Borgen: Season 2

April 26, 2013 | By

Until the second season makes its debut in North America (presumably via Mhz Networks, who handled Season 1 [M]), fans will have to settle for the import release of Borgen: Season 2 [M] on DVD and Blu-ray via Britain’s Spirit Entertainment / Arrow Films – the latter label is responsible for a series of packed BR releases of Mario Bava classics with full extras, like the upcoming Black Sabbath.

Season 2 offers another satisfying batch of 10 episodes, but unlike the prior season, the finale sets things up for a slight reset within Prime Minister Nyborg’s administration. The BBC is slated to air English-subtitled episodes of Season 3 in January of 2014, which will be a painful wait – but there’s no shortage of Nordic shows available on video in the U.K., Australia, and North America.

Coming soon: will be a review of Those Who Kill / Dem som draeber (2011), the short-lived series that pretty much riffs the CSI template in feature-length episodes (plus one theatrical effort) and features several actors from both Borgen and The Killing [M]; and Ornen / The Eagle: Season 1 (2004), a German-Scandinavian co-production which manages to transcend the tiresome anti-terrorist elite squad sub-sub genre with some novel twists and a great docu-drama style.

Coming next:  a set of soundtrack reviews, and some George Romero on DVD and Blu. Because Hot Docs runs April 25 – May 5, some updates will run in clusters as I’ll be hopping between cinemas. The first capsule review – Cullen Hoback’s Terms and Conditions May Apply (2013) – will be up shortly.

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Mark R. Hasan, Editor
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