The main actress carries the series from start to finish on her shoulders and does it magnificently! The story takes some time to build momentum but creates a very unique, insightful and heartbreaking conflict between the love for a partner and love for a child.
I am only 19 years old and children are still beyond my horizon but this series gives a great glimpse into the (future) responsibility of parenthood and the difficult choices of women at the end of their 30s, early 40s, who have to decide if they want kids now or never. While I am slowly becoming a young adult this series helped me to understand where I am going to be in 20 years and make present and future decisions accordingly. While the decision of the protagonist to impregnate herself in the last 6 months of being fertile is reckles and morally wrong, the viewer can identify with her and understands her motivation fully.
The resolution of the conflict and collaps of her lies in the last two episodes were long coming. They offer a great opportunity for the protagonist to redeem herself, but also to show the dilemma she is in. Either way she could only lose. Just like most women she was looking for a partner while the clock of her body was clicking. So she had to either rely on fate and fortune to find a partner at the right time, or to take her fate in her own hands while risking the career of a friend and losing her true love.
The music is very subtle, yet fits the overall mood of the series and theme. The characters are believable and storyline builds steadily and slowly. The cinematography, lighting and mood is both scandinavian due to the subdued colors and intimate through the constant focus on the protagonist's struggle.
