Occupied is back

[catchnrelease]

For anyone that has watched the first 2 seasons of Occupied--an eco-political-thriller-drama set in Norway--the third and final season is now on Netflix. I've been looking forward to this since the last season ended, so am excited to see it's back. I hope it's as good as the first two.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I just binge-watched it last night.

It has become even more relevant, and there are some surprising twists. One thing I like about it is that there's so much ambiguity; you can't always figure out who are the bad guys and who are the good guys (except for the Russians, mostly). Everybody has a secret. The whole thing is a well-done series.

[catchnrelease]

2. I just finished it

Wow, it is truly relevant! Even more than the first seasons. And you are correct, I think I will need to watch the last couple of episodes again to be sure I got it all straight. It's excellent but also frightening as we are seeing these things right now.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. I might watch parts of it again, too, in order to sort out a few things.

It's interesting how they made almost everybody both good and bad. Sidorova was a total snake in the first seasons but now we see that she has a personal relationship for which she takes huge risks. Same with Bente Norum, who tried to play both sides, and Berg is ruthless but principled in his own way. It's a very well-written, twisty series that I'd recommend to everyone.

[Fla Dem]

4. I had not heard of this series. Looked it up......article in Politico raised the hairs on the back

of my neck. The article was written almost 3 years ago, but the concerns it documents are even more relevant today.

Will definitely put this on my watch list.

The Norwegian TV series that’s enraged the Kremlin
And why you should watch it.

By JAMES KIRCHICK 3/20/16, 6:59 AM CET Updated 2/17/17, 12:27 PM CET

Okkupert (“Occupied”), the most expensive Norwegian television show in history, never mentions the word “quisling.” And yet its premise — a Russian occupation of Norway — evokes Vidkun Quisling’s Nazi collaborationist government and is permeated with the still unshakable trauma of that era.

Between 1942 and 1945, Quisling’s puppet regime revoked the authority of the Norwegian King (exiled to Great Britain after refusing German demands to abdicate), banned the entry of Jews fleeing Nazi terror, and fruitlessly committed Norwegian soldiers to the Eastern Front. At the end of the war, Quisling was executed and his name now dubiously lives on as an eponym for “traitor.”

Okkupert wrestles with a modern version of Quisling’s devastating legacy — and the shameful blot it left on the country’s history. The show is set in the near future, where a Green party government comes to power in Oslo on the heels of a hugely damaging global warming-related hurricane. Promising to unveil a revolutionary new form of nuclear energy powered by the chemical element thorium, Prime Minister Jesper Berg strikes a very Scandinavian pose by announcing that Norway will lead by example and immediately shut down its considerable gas and oil production.

More>>>>

https://www.politico.eu/article/occupied-norwegian-tv-series-thats-enraged-the-kremlin-norway-russia-occupation/

[OAITW r.2.0]

5. Loved the series, posted about it last year.

Binged watched the 3rd season....it really is a thought provoking series about the political realities that the Scandinavian countries live under.

[Fla Dem]

6. Just finished the series. Sent chills down my spine. How foreboding to current events.

Through the many twists and turns of this series, the underlining storyline was Russia's influence on the Norwegian government. It was almost like it was written to warm European countries and the US how insidious the Russian oligarchy / government is. The "Russian-led velvet glove invasion of Norway", how it can influence through money and blackmail to get formerly loyal government officials and citizens to work against the best interests of their country.

Not saying any of our government officials are compromised, but the influence the Russians have in the media and in our elections is worthy of great concern.

Frightening, absolutely frightening.


Spoiler:
So sad to see Hans Martin Djupvik, the news paper reporter Thomas Eriksen and Anita Rygh killed.