apes-30375
Unfortunately I think it is a very good show. However many times I have wanted to stop watching because although the writing, characters, and story line are very well done. "Eddie" is an out of control horrible spoilt and undisciplined brat. With a bad attitude and foul mouth on him. He is a bully he is rude and and is a complete and utterly annoying iratation to watch. ABOSUTELY DREADFUL!!!! And the parenting or complete lack of it I find disgusting. The adults come across as mindless fools when it comes to Eddie with their reactions or lack there of are outrageously unbelievable. Everyone I have ever spoke to shares the same opinion, the characteristics of Eddie are so off putting and unacceptable that they are the reason many people have or are considering to stop watching the show
VivaCinematicArt
8 stars for the lipstick, reduced to 2 because it's on a pig. Warning: many spoilers. This review only covers episodes 1-6. I quit after that.The lipstick: interesting premise & script, good acting, and engaging characters. See other reviews for details.The pig: rampantly corrupt values. These include parental delinquency and promiscuity.Another reviewer warned that "sexually liberated themes may not sit well with more prudish audiences." I'd call them "sexually corrupt themes." The highest values embraced by this modern, extended, Swedish so-called 'family' are to communicate with each other. Granted, this is important, but don't these values count anymore: fear of God, marital fidelity, respect for life, responsible parenting, childhood obedience, childhood respect for elders, and parental discipline of a child when needed? Granted, many people in Sweden and other countries have rejected these bonds that hold together families and civilizations, but a TV series that embraces this lifestyle has no appeal to me. We've all heard of "family values". What might "bonus family values" be? Here are a few examples. Spoilers start here.Lisa, still married to Martin, is committing adultery with Patrik, her boyfriend, in full knowledge of her two children.Lisa, after learning that Bianca, her young teen daughter, is sleeping with Bianca's boyfriend, does nothing to restrain her.Lisa and Eddie consider her getting an abortion because she becomes obnoxious when pregnant and might spoil their relationship. Although she doesn't end up getting one, they would place their own happiness above the new life they have conceived.Eddie, the son of Lisa and Martin, is an obnoxious, out of control, spoiled brat. He constantly insults Patrik, his pseudo-stepfather, and at least once kicks him in a painful place. Yet Lisa, Patrik, and Martin do nothing to restrain Eddie, discipline him, or teach him how to respect his elders. Instead, they rejoice when Eddie expresses himself, however obnoxiously.Katja, who is Patrik's self-centered ex-wife, sleeps with two coworkers and obsessively favors her work over caring for her son, William. She's even willing to leave him alone at night, even though he's only seven years old.Martin, a nervous wreck, only gets around to sleeping with one coworker, at least through episode six.Jan and Ylva, the married 'family' counselors, are dysfunctional in their own relationship and hate each other's guts. This comes out clearly in episode six. How could they possibly be effective counselors?
qui_j
This is a well written, funny version of "Modern Family". Because it is set in a different culture, it has its own originality. If you are not familiar with Scandinavian culture and their way of thinking, you probably may not relate well to the plot. The story revolves around a family of "exes", who have changed partners and are trying to make the change in family life and dynamics a workable one. There is the attempt to maintain old relationships so as not to radically change the family dynamics, all this while trying to make new relationships work. The acting is very good, and the issues associated with each character really comes through....no holds barred! The sexually liberated themes may not sit well with more prudish audiences but it is a reality in that culture where sexual activity and education starts early, and is regarded as a natural bodily function that is openly discussed. The subtitle translation is well done in "modern" English, and this fits well with the current way of conversing in today's world. Overall, it's a great series and I hope there will be a second season shown here in the US.
