#lovleg

Oh my fucking god a Lovleg ask! In 2025! I love you. Please accept my hypothetical firstborn.

I think NRK's entertainment for teens and young adults department was just trying to bite off more than they could chew at the time. At the same time they were producing 16-19 (urban setting, characters with non-Norwegian ethnicities), Blank (more or less urban settings but also small town), Skitten snø (urban setting, crime/revenge plot) and possibly some I've forgotten. There's only so much attention you can grab from the target audience, and Lovleg probably had lower viewer numbers than other shows.

So all we can do is stew in our bitterness and maybe rewatch now and then.

Whole and worth something

hi, Anon! yes! i am watching lovleg. (@inmyarmswrappedin gave me a whole set of post-skam nrk show recs, and i've found this to be the most accessible, e.g. someone has gone to the very hard work of assembling the subs!) and i'm really enjoying it so far!

so when i first started watching, i made the mistake of instantly comparing it to skam (clip by clip format, socials, etc.) but the viewing experience is so much better to just let the show breathe on its own. the main for both seasons, gunnhild, is this quirky, lovable weirdo (bordering on cringe sometimes 😅), and she's allowed to be herself - mistakes, warts, and all. and the show captures both the awkwardness but also moments of joy of high school without being overdramatic or harming its characters.

i will point out that the show skews quite white casting wise. and that may be a result of the demographics of the town in which its set, sandane (in contrast, one of the POC side characters referenced being from oslo). but it's not as diverse as other norwegian shows i've seen.