Kethina

Right off the gate this documentary series starts off well by describing the rise and fall of Boyz II Men. They explain in great detail how they came up, how the highs came about and what caused the fall of their dominance. They do the same thing with episode 2 with T-Pains career and the auto tune phenomenon. I think for someone who doesn't know every single story behind Boyz 2 Men, T-Pain and the backlash against auto tune and then the big Swedish pop phenomenon, I think those first 3 episodes are amazing.

I can also say that as a swede, I appreciate when our impact in the pop music industry is rightly acknowledged. I have to say however that it would have been even better if they acknowledged the artist Robyn's impact when it comes to early Swedish pop export.

All in all the second half of this show was a bit anti-climactic at times and had a lot of moments where bits and parts of stories were brought up without deep diving into them. I wish they would have picked a handful of stories and really go into detail with them (for example in the Festivals episode). However, this is just me picking this documentary apart, I really do think that they did a great job showcasing aspects of music history that we seldom hear about. Therefore it gets a 7/10 and was really worth the watch.

If you value your time, do not watch more than half of the first episode of this. This documentary is badly paced and dragged out for absolutely no reason at all. You will get more value out of reading the Wikipedia page about the case.

If you like documentaries about robberies/scams/frauds like this, I would recommend the following three documentaries instead:

• Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art (2020)
• Sour Grapes (2016)
• Murder Among The Mormons (2021)

Smart, witty, brilliant, original and an instant classic. That is how I would describe this show. Elle Fanning is remarkable, I have not been impressed by an actress in a show for a while like this. She gives a 10/10 performance.

It is the overall story, the end goal and the characters that drives the story forward. The writing could however be a little bit more sophisticated for my taste. The chemistry between Elle and Sebastian (Leo) could also have been better. It was a little lackluster. But the chemistry between Elle and Nicholas was all the way there.

You should watch this if you want a funny and clever period drama that is not focused on a love plot. It is instead about a coup lead by Cathrine with some occasional historical accuracies.