“The Election” is an adequate end to this confused season of Borgen, in that it provides Birgitte with a suitably…
The plot I hate most in political dramas is “the hero has some dirt on her chief rival for election, but she refuses…
Look: I don’t care how unrealistic it is that Birgitte and the New Democrats are forging out on their own, refusing…
Is it fair to grade this episode entirely based on one scene? Because while this was by far the most intriguing and…
There’s a moment toward the end of “Sins Of The Past” (the actual English translation is “Sons,” but “Sins Of The…
After last week’s detour into the politics of pigs, Borgen does another standalone “let’s pass a law!” storyline,…
“One Man’s Loss” is an important episode to this season’s story arc, in that it depicts the New Democrats finding a…
As someone who’s lived his entire life in a political system with only two parties, where both attempt to adopt a…
Listen, Borgen. When I was talking about Birgitte forming a Danish analogue to the Tea Party, I was only joking. How…
Borgen is usually at its best when Birgitte Nyborg gets piiiiiissed, and in “In Denmark I Was Born,” the whole…
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“An Extraordinary Remark” closes out the second season of Borgen in fitfully excellent fashion by making all of the…
There’s this unwritten rule in politics: The kids are off-limits. What this means is that the children of a…
I didn’t have high hopes for this episode, what with it following up what might have been the weakest episode of Borg…
Toward the end of “What Is Lost Inwardly Must Be Gained Outwardly, Part 1,” someone said something that made me bark…
What’s astonishing about “Them And Us” is just how many pieces of story come together in its conclusion, a tumult of…
Oh, Birgitte. Will you ever pass your welfare package?
To become a public figure is to give up on a private life entirely. We’ve all lived in the world of the media…
On the occasion of Borgen’s first season finale, I made the observation that I didn’t really understand what…
In the prime minister’s office, no one hears you scream.