Annika Bengzton: Crime Reporter

    Watched the first episode of this Swedish crime drama on Netflix this evening. A fine show. We've got insidious villains, secret motives for revenge, and a whole raft of characters who might be the villain or maybe the villains' next victim. It's all in Swedish with subtitles and sometimes the timing on the subtitles was a little off, but that was okay. What we are watching for are the characters' expressions. That shifty eyed old fossil up on the podium, he's the villain, I'm sure of it. Oops, off the balcony he goes. Guess it wasn't him. Time to pick your next candidate for villain-of-the-night.
    There was an odd bit involving her son and a bully at school. Well, he might not be a bully, but he is rowdy and seemingly unaware of the problems he is causing. Her son gets pushed, gets a gash in his head and needs stitches. Nobody else seems concerned about this, not her significant other, nor the staff at the school, so she takes matters into her own hands and tells the rowdy eight year old that if he hurts her son again she will kill him. Seems a bit extreme, but then again, dammit, he's eight years old. Mind your manners you little reprobate.
    And what's with the significant other? She's living with a guy and her two kids, but is he her husband? Maybe not. Is he the kids' father? Maybe. My wife says this kind of half-assed arrangement is more common in Sweden. Maybe it is. Safely on the other side of world I express my disapproval.