Blank (2018–2019) User Reviews

Another winner coming up from Norway

[gjudorovastella · 9/10 · 11 June 2018]

First of all, I want to excuse myself if I make some mistakes due to me not being an english native speaker.

The show starts very very promising, similar to Skam in the way of broadcasting and also in the very realistic atmosphere they are presenting. I think most of the viewers are tired of the same old picture most of the shows are giving us, which is unreal. Well, the european tv is different and Norway is the real world we live in - full of mistakes, insecurities and no 100% good heroes. The plot is unique and has the potential to be another hit series. The acting is also good, we are given a lot of facial expressions and nothing is rushed, that's what differentiate this show from the others. I am definitely going to watch it with high interest!

Blank: good at reflecting numbness or is it just plain boring?

[Halopalo · 4/10 · 8 February 2019]

Series about 19 year old Ella, who develops a crush to her new co-worker Simon in the garden shop she works at, while being in a relationship with her boyfriend Mats. Ella shares a flat with her more energetic friend Susanne, who is confident on the surface, but actually obsessed and insecure about her appearance and thinking about getting a nose job. The relationship with Mats seems to be more of a habit to Ella instead of a romantic and passionate relationship. Also Mats is clueless about the fact (or effectively ignoring it), that Ella is not into their sex life at all. She is drifting through her life without any passion or vision what to do next.

Honestly, I was surprised when it ended, because nothing really came out of it. I felt the whole first season was just a prolonged introduction to characters and I was expecting them to develop the plot more as well as explore the characters and their relationships more. But it just kind of started and then it already ended. Hardly anything happened.

The main character is an introvert, who doesn't know what she wants from her life and I can understand it affecting the story and how it's told to a point. I mean if the series name reflects blandness and numbness of the main character, then I guess the show really showcased that. But as a viewer I was also left quite emotionless and numb about the whole thing.

I guess the point would still be to make viewers care about the character and be somewhat interested in her even though she is struggling with expressing herself. But that didn't unfortunately happen. Instead I just became more bored as the story continued. I felt the story was just stuck. Blaah. Susanne's insecurities with her nose seemed more interesting to be honest. Too bad it was told from Ella's point of view, instead of giving Susanne herself a chance to talk about it more. Can plastic surgery be a road to your true self or was she just fooling herself when thinking it would be liberating to change herself to whatever she wants to?