There have been a lot of takes on all things to do with Norse mythology. There's Marvel with their stories about the god of thunder Thor, who ends up becoming the mightiest Avenger of that particular team of superheroes. Then there's the God of War games, which have started to explore Norse mythology after previously being associated with Greek mythology. There's probably others besides those examples, and now we come to Netflix's take on it. Presumably in their quest to invest more on productions globally rather than on their home turf (seeing as there is appeal for that), we get a take on Norse mythology that sees these gods, giants and so forth, be depicted as taking up residence in modern day humans. Sounds interesting and could be a great coming of age show if done right. Let's take a look (and its appropiately Norwegian too):
Season 1
A family of three, return to their home town of Edda, a fictional Norwegian town after learning that the father died there under mysterious circumstances. The family adjust to life here again until the eldest son Magne (played by David Stakston) begins to experience the powers of Thor. As this is happening, the town is plagued by climate change and pollution at the hands of factories owned by four Jotunn that are posing as a family and become a threat to Magne. Though as time goes on, some of them begin to question if they truly want power or not. So from reviews, I understand that its may not trully be a Norwegian show despite claims that it is and instead is a Danish show that happens to feature Norwegian things. Nevertheless, it's alright for what it is. It's no Thor or Kratos, but it's a decent show and one that's worth watching if you want a take on Norse mythology is a bit more serious than Marvel, but still set in the modern day and has the twist of humans being the gods and giants and so forth. 8/10
Season 2
A war begins to brew among the gods and giants in Edda, and it's up to Magne to assemble people ready to fight, especially as Thor's weapon the Mjölnir is close to being his. As this is happening, his younger brother Laurits (played by Jonas Strand Gravli) learns about his father and how he may be an incarnation of Loki. All this, and a change in management for the Jotunn's various companies, starts to put everything into place. There isn't really a war per se in this season, but character development is a big deal with many of the characters (old and new) in this season. Especially as both Magne and Laurits begin to question their respective destinies when certain events take place. 9/10
Overall, as a show, it's a different take on Norse mythology and one that tries to double as a coming of age story too. It's probably not ever going to top anything that Marvel or PlayStation do in what they make, but it's a decent Netflix series to say the least. I know it's not really an excuse to subscribe to them again with this price rise, but do check this out if you get a chance. Especially with the third and presumably final season not too far away. 8/10
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