This episode has to do with the state of the world when it comes to women's rights. Bregitte's bill to put more women in positions of power is being challenged by the oligarchs in Denmark. She is put to the test when the richest man in Denmark threatens to move his empire out of the country. She must go toe to toe with him and risk her political life. One of her ministers comes under scrutiny in the process, where the enemy investigates her sexual activity in her twenties. Dirty politics are at the center, but there is a smoking gun and that comes into play as things end. Also Kasper and Katrine continue to play in a garden of turbulence. Good episode with some interesting twists and turns and some realistic confrontations.
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Great Episode
Warin_West-El12 February 2023
Warning: Spoilers
A thoughtful, challenging story.
When the going got tough, Denmark's first female prime minister, Birgitte Nyborg faces this problem head-on. In an understated duel with the owner of Denmark's largest corporation, the Prime Minister executed her moves brilliantly.
Although portrayed as radical, as the story unfolds, an initiative requiring that all corporate boards must include an equal number of men and women doesn't seem far-fetched.
Also interesting was the status-seeking Minister for Social Affairs and Gender Equality Pernille Madsen, who pretends to care about gender equality as long as it leads to her rising in the government hierarchy.
An interesting subtext was the writer's choice for the last name of Denmark's most powerful industrialist (Chrone). As you may know, "krone" is Denmark's currency.
Never one to disappoint, Kaspar Juul yells at Henriett, telling her she needs to be more professional. Then seconds later he tries to put the moves on her . . . Uhhh.
You have to wonder what's going on between Brigitte and her husband. She won a major political victory and wanted to celebrate with a frolic in bed. But Philip put the quash to that. Is this a preview of things to come? Is Philip secretly jealous of his wife's success? We'll have to wait and see.
When the going got tough, Denmark's first female prime minister, Birgitte Nyborg faces this problem head-on. In an understated duel with the owner of Denmark's largest corporation, the Prime Minister executed her moves brilliantly.
Although portrayed as radical, as the story unfolds, an initiative requiring that all corporate boards must include an equal number of men and women doesn't seem far-fetched.
Also interesting was the status-seeking Minister for Social Affairs and Gender Equality Pernille Madsen, who pretends to care about gender equality as long as it leads to her rising in the government hierarchy.
An interesting subtext was the writer's choice for the last name of Denmark's most powerful industrialist (Chrone). As you may know, "krone" is Denmark's currency.
Never one to disappoint, Kaspar Juul yells at Henriett, telling her she needs to be more professional. Then seconds later he tries to put the moves on her . . . Uhhh.
You have to wonder what's going on between Brigitte and her husband. She won a major political victory and wanted to celebrate with a frolic in bed. But Philip put the quash to that. Is this a preview of things to come? Is Philip secretly jealous of his wife's success? We'll have to wait and see.
Cold Comfort in a Major Misstep
darryl-tahirali27 September 2022
Gender issues heat to a boil as "Men Who Love Women" do so only when women know their place, especially in business and politics, or so goes Tobias Lindholm's glib, shallow script mapping out a serious problem for Denmark's first female prime minister Birgitte Nyborg (Sidse Babett Knudsen) whose essence is heavy-handedly familiar and whose resolution is predictably trite. Not helping is snickering innuendo as Lindholm's script devotes equal time to the romantic lives of Birgitte and television news journalist Katrine Fønsmark (Birgitte Hjort Sørensen), gender "balance" as subtle as American political melodrama that cannot address issues of women's equality without constant reminders of women's sexuality.
Making that groaningly obvious is Henriette Klitgaard (Stine Stengade), "the Clit" (yes, really), Birgitte's brainy, beautiful Business Affairs Minister wunderkind tasked with spearheading her initiative requiring that all corporate boards must include an equal number of men and women, a ham-fisted mandate that rankles Minister for Social Affairs and Gender Equality Pernille Madsen (Petrine Agger), the central-casting feminist who believes the initiative is her purview, and especially Joachim Chrone (Ulf Pilgaard), Denmark's most powerful industrialist ("krone" is Denmark's currency) who threatens to offshore his enterprise unless Birgitte kills the bill, and who also has dirt on the Clit, who---surprise, surprise---has sexy skeletons in her closet including a bygone one-night stand with Birgitte's husband Phillip Christensen (Mikael Birkkjær).
Additional salaciousness comes from Katrine's budding attraction to her spin-class instructor Benjamin (Kenneth Christensen), to the dismay of her ex-boyfriend Kaspar Juul (Pilou Asbæk), Birgitte's spin doctor hoping for a reconciliation but who nevertheless puts the moves on Henriette as "Borgen" descends into sexual stereotype as inevitable as Henriette's ultimate fate. At least gender equality is reached as Annette Olesen makes her directorial debut, cold comfort regarding this major misstep in an otherwise-standout series.
Making that groaningly obvious is Henriette Klitgaard (Stine Stengade), "the Clit" (yes, really), Birgitte's brainy, beautiful Business Affairs Minister wunderkind tasked with spearheading her initiative requiring that all corporate boards must include an equal number of men and women, a ham-fisted mandate that rankles Minister for Social Affairs and Gender Equality Pernille Madsen (Petrine Agger), the central-casting feminist who believes the initiative is her purview, and especially Joachim Chrone (Ulf Pilgaard), Denmark's most powerful industrialist ("krone" is Denmark's currency) who threatens to offshore his enterprise unless Birgitte kills the bill, and who also has dirt on the Clit, who---surprise, surprise---has sexy skeletons in her closet including a bygone one-night stand with Birgitte's husband Phillip Christensen (Mikael Birkkjær).
Additional salaciousness comes from Katrine's budding attraction to her spin-class instructor Benjamin (Kenneth Christensen), to the dismay of her ex-boyfriend Kaspar Juul (Pilou Asbæk), Birgitte's spin doctor hoping for a reconciliation but who nevertheless puts the moves on Henriette as "Borgen" descends into sexual stereotype as inevitable as Henriette's ultimate fate. At least gender equality is reached as Annette Olesen makes her directorial debut, cold comfort regarding this major misstep in an otherwise-standout series.
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