jim-21751 The casting is fantastic, especially the young Rita and young Lea in Season 4. I love the actors who play Molly, Jeppe and Said as well. I find it surprising anyone would rate it lower than 6.

agkona At first, I couldn't figure out who the target audience was. But I love where it has gone. Rita, Hjordis, the various principals, her lovers. So interesting. I did have a hard time with her incessant smoking, but I understand it's part of her character and Europe. I think season 4 has been the best and I was truly shocked by Episode Family, but I figured it was going there. Loved the Dragonborn song at the end of that episode. Rita reminds me of me a little when I was in high school and I turned out ok. Hope there is a Season 5. I was intrigued by her throwing her flannel shirt in the box and shown disposing of the box. Will Rita turn a new leaf?

lzkennedy I stumbled upon this show on Netflix and ended up having a Rita marathon weekend. I'm not usually a fan of subtitles, but it was very easy to follow and ever so enjoyable. The writers have provided a rich story with a complex but powerful woman as the main character. There are so many wonderful story lines and characters. The casting is right on. The show is a little edgy for US standards, which is a plus for me. It deals with real topics and I feel does an outstanding job.I especially enjoyed learning more about Denmark, a little about the school system(I know it is TV, but still a glimpse) and being introduced to Denmark TV. This show has me searching for more Danish programs. I can't wait for season 3. Please hurry up Netflix.

rbruhn-1 Probably the thing I like most about this series, and the thing which attracted me to it in the first place, is the contrast it provides between it and anything that might appear on American TV. This show could NEVER appear on American TV, unless on one of the subscription channels like HBO, because it has such a casual and accepting attitude towards sex and sexuality and towards "profanity." These things don't bother me in the least, but I'm hardly the norm in America. If this series is any indication, then clearly the Danes, like other Europeans, are much more grown up in their attitudes towards sex and language. Not that that should surprise anyone.That being said, I'm right on the cusp of giving up on this series. (I've watched 6 episodes.) This is another of those productions which is plot-driven to the detriment of character development. What I mean by that is that the writers, in order to move things along, cause the characters to be simply carried along by the necessities of the plot without regard to whether their characters ever would (or could), in a million years, actually act like that. Zebras, it is rightly said, cannot change their stripes, but in this series people change their personalities quicker than you can change your pants.Bottom line, I think, is just that the series is poorly written, and as a result the characters swim around in a plot-driven sea tide which carries them around willy-nilly, without any volition or logic on their part.On the plus side, Mille Dinesen has a beautiful butt, and the camera unabashedly lingers on it. I wish that were enough to keep me watching, but I'm afraid it's not.