This is the review of the
second season of the Danish political drama, Borgen by Adam Price.
Although I feel that there wasn't much continuity in the episodes of
the first season of Borgen, I'd still recommend you to not watch the
second season unless you've watched the first. The review of the
first season is available here.
The first episode of season
2 is eleven months after the end of season, which means Birgitte
Nyborg has nearly completed 2 years of her term. A lot of changes
have taken place. Kasper gets into a new relationship and Katrine,
after quitting TV1, is now working under Michael Laugesen for The
Express. Birgitte Nyborg is
separated from Philip but the couple haven't gone through the divorce
procedure yet.
The
first thing I liked about season two was the continuity, it isn't the
easy to pick a random episode and watch, unlike season 1. Season 2,
was more within the government – problems within a parties putting
the entire coalition into turmoil and also, covered some larger
issues / events, such as the Somali pirate issue (which unfortunately
was only in the background). My personal favourite, however, was the
two episodes focusing on the problem in Kharun (a fictional African
state, similar to Sudan) with Denmark presiding over the negotiations
between the North Kharun and South Kharun. Another positive thing
about season two is the fact that Birgitte was actually put under a
lot of pressure in her job, forcing her to take some decisions going
against the policy of her party. In season two, Birgitte has
completed her transformation as an absolutely callous politician (but
for her stance on Afghanistan). The second episode, on appointment of
an EU representative, could've been done better, the choice being
good, its narration wasn't good enough.
Moreover,
season 2 ended on a high note, making me eager to watch the third
season but I wasn't so desperate for the second season after I was
done with the first. Considering the depth of the series and its
abstract theme, it is not possible to do an elaborate review without
giving away some unintended spoilers (not that Borgen is a thriller)
and I'd conclude season two's review here. In my opinion, season 2
was better than season 1 on nearly all aspects and hence, I'd give it
a higher rating than season 1.
Rating
– 8/10
Have
a nice day,
Andy
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