This is a 30 minute, 6 episode, 5 season dramedy that I binged over the last few days. It has been a long time since I have watched something that so utterly charmed me and covered the breath of emotions as this show did. Set in Oslo in current times. it is a look into the life challenges of a single mother who works as a child protection social worker. It deals with many of life’s toughest challenges with the back drop of a culture and society that that looks after its basic citizens’ needs better. While there are always financial challenges keeping up with the needs and wants of 2 teenage daughters and a gap year in Argentina, there is no sense of fear of access to education or healthcare or a looming bankruptcy with an injury or illness.
A more equitable distribution of wealth does not eliminate problems of racism, child abuse, drug addiction or teen suicide but these characters seem to face their challenges with less fear.
Tamara Unleashed 