It’s hard to describe what Ida Engvoll does on “Love & Anarchy” as anything other than a magic trick. There’s a moment early in Season 2 of Lisa Langseth’s Netflix series involving a cup of coffee that’s somehow wilder and funnier and more believable than it has any right to be. Part of the thrill of “Love & Anarchy” is that the characters at the heart of it often seem surprised in the same way. Whether it’s a secret kiss, a coworker walking into a meeting in slippers, or a transformative weekend retreat, watching these people continually pinch themselves to remind them that what’s happening in front of them is actually happening is what helps make this show a top-tier Netflix viewing experience.
Sofie (Engvoll) finds herself in plenty of those moments early on in “Love & Anarchy” as the incoming new high-powered consultant at Stockholm-area publishing house Lund & Lagerstedt,...
Sofie (Engvoll) finds herself in plenty of those moments early on in “Love & Anarchy” as the incoming new high-powered consultant at Stockholm-area publishing house Lund & Lagerstedt,...
- 6/17/2022
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
[This post originally appeared as part of Recommendation Machine, IndieWire’s daily TV picks feature.]
Where to Watch ‘Love & Anarchy’: Netflix
If you took out all the flirting from “Love & Anarchy” (though why on earth would you ever do such a thing), what’s left is still a pretty solid workplace comedy. A Stockholm-area publishing house has its share of backward-facing execs, eminently more capable employees lower on the organizational chart, and one receptionist/secretary often baffled by what plays out in front of her desk.
But understandably, the hook of this series is the gradual escalation between Sofie (Ida Engvoll), the company’s new publishing consultant and Max (Björn Mosten), the temporary It specialist who makes a noisy first impression. Much of the opening episodes is devoted to showing how one accidental after-hours interaction sets the template for a series of in-office dares between the two. What starts as a potential dark story of blackmail...
Where to Watch ‘Love & Anarchy’: Netflix
If you took out all the flirting from “Love & Anarchy” (though why on earth would you ever do such a thing), what’s left is still a pretty solid workplace comedy. A Stockholm-area publishing house has its share of backward-facing execs, eminently more capable employees lower on the organizational chart, and one receptionist/secretary often baffled by what plays out in front of her desk.
But understandably, the hook of this series is the gradual escalation between Sofie (Ida Engvoll), the company’s new publishing consultant and Max (Björn Mosten), the temporary It specialist who makes a noisy first impression. Much of the opening episodes is devoted to showing how one accidental after-hours interaction sets the template for a series of in-office dares between the two. What starts as a potential dark story of blackmail...
- 12/12/2021
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
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