Mittsommernacht

5 episodes. 30 mins per episode. Finished all in one seating. It felt like 300 eps of Lifetime Soap Opera family drama condensed into a 2.5hr movie, which I absolutely appreciate and love about it.

Everyone has their share of things going on, in which you find out one after another. Everyone has their own flaws. Every bit of their struggle is so relatable - it makes you think "what would you have done if you were in their shoes?" and I love such shows.

It truly is an evening of big confessions. Love the casting choices and hope to see more of Amalia.

A midsummer night filled with drama and ends with love.

At first I felt provoked by some of the storyline and considered not continuing to watch it. But I am so glad I did. Felt my heart open in the end and a lot made sense, a clarity about the vision of the show, a beautifully crafted storyline that, as Scandinavian storytelling so often does, zooms in on the details of our life and relationships. Emotional intimacy, family care and real life is what you will meet in this series. It is not black and white, and precisely therefore does it open your heart to the people in the show and ultimately to the people in your own life. I really recommend this wholesome show.

The series starts off with a dramatic scene full of tension that sets the tone for the rest of the show.

It's full of plot twists, secrets and complexities we face as human beings in real life too.

All of this comes to light during the joyful festivities of Midsummer Night in the beautiful Norway.

You'll have some foreshadowing here and there that you'll pick up a hint or two that'll make you think, hmm that is probably linked to this or that and that makes you want to keep watching until you know it all.

Compelling stories, an even more interesting end with yet many questions left unanswered, hoping on a second season so we can see these characters their stories continued.

Because there is so much more to explore for these characters and their stories that were told in these 5 episodes.

At first, I thought it's going to be a normal story about normal family gathering to celebrate and having a little party at the nature, with the smiling and those faces and the worms in their feelings but as it turns out, there is a particular reason for the party and you're gonna be shocked because the collapses it's going to fall down one at a time after another.

It kept me open an episode one after one until I finish it, I felt catharsis after watching all this happen and actually, I was relief because I thought it's challenging to phase those kind of situation, especially when you see yourself in one of those characters, you Gotta feel the pain you gonna feel the doubt the sadness and the joy and happiness and the smile on your face so I say it's worth your time but what happened in the end, it's up to you what it satisfy you or not?

I found the casting and acting to be phenomenal. The setting was stunning as it primarily took place at a beautiful Norwegian home on a lake. The show is filmed in Norwegian but the English subtitles are accurate. I wish there were more seasons to come but this story is certainly meant to be told as a short series which adds to the appeal. I found myself thinking about the ending and its meaning afterward which is a metric I use to assess a series: is it thought provoking and impactful? Yes. There was a lovely musical element and focus on real Swedish Midsummer traditions that brought so much color to the show. I would rewatch this series in anticipation of taking away a different message or noticing new details.