JORDSKOTT is a police procedural set in a small Swedish town, with elements of mysticism/folklore and ecology. The very complicated plot is set out at a steady pace that does not provide an explanation until Episode 7, and then is given in such an offhand manner that if you are not paying attention, you might miss it. If remade in English, I'm sure the writers, not trusting the intelligence of the audience, would underline and repeat it, but not here.
The acting is uniformly good. The central character, Eva, looks like Anna Torv. The Crime Department cop reminded me of Jeffrey Cymbler, a lawyer I worked with for several years; his small town cop partner reminded me of Brent Spiner. The important mystic characters are either not seen (Muns, the last of his race) or barely seen (the lake spirit who we see as a small white blob who quickly grows to bathtub size). My favorite character, Elva, starts out looking like an ancient bag lady, but by the last image in the final episode, she somehow looks preternaturally young, her skin unlined. The forest setting is beautiful and eerie. A warning of two bad animal things for people like me who can't bear this.
The acting is uniformly good. The central character, Eva, looks like Anna Torv. The Crime Department cop reminded me of Jeffrey Cymbler, a lawyer I worked with for several years; his small town cop partner reminded me of Brent Spiner. The important mystic characters are either not seen (Muns, the last of his race) or barely seen (the lake spirit who we see as a small white blob who quickly grows to bathtub size). My favorite character, Elva, starts out looking like an ancient bag lady, but by the last image in the final episode, she somehow looks preternaturally young, her skin unlined. The forest setting is beautiful and eerie. A warning of two bad animal things for people like me who can't bear this.