Watched season 1. I like the show, but did not love it. Its put well together. Pro's: modern day western family themes, dry humor, sometimes surprising, funny moments. There are some characters very dominant in the show. But I like the scenes with the less dominants characters as well (even more sometimes), like the two therapists (nice to have an "outsiders" view, funny lines), Martins mom and friend are also nice to have in the show and Henrik (nice humor). Would love to see more of them, a storyline. I Like Katya as a character, she is more "layered", interesting person. Love this kid Wille. He is adorable.Dislikes: the forever and ever arguing, fighting between, well, everybody. It does not always add something to the show/storylines, in my opinion. It gets bored even, its shallow. Like they cant even have a normal conversation as adults. This kid Eddie is very dominant and annoying... He shouts, calls his bonusdad/others names, in every episode! Oh my, horrible. It bothers me that he does not get disciplined on this. Also, the "new" couple fight a lot, it seems not realistic that they have a good relationship. Suddenly, right after a argument (and thats everyday...) they have fun again, huh... Martin is not always very reasonable, picking fights. He behaves childish, narrowsided (cause he is hurt..). He annoys me as well, good playing by the actor *). He can be funny though. The daughter could have a better storyline, more scenes and text, in my opinion. She is there, but not really. So bottom line, I would like a little bit more depth in the storyline(s) and less superficial arguing. Will see what happens in season two...

I'm a big fan of anything scandanavian . Great show top notch acting . Really captures modern European family life.

8 stars for the lipstick, reduced to 2 because it's on a pig. Warning: many spoilers. This review only covers episodes 1-6. I quit after that.The lipstick: interesting premise & script, good acting, and engaging characters. See other reviews for details.The pig: rampantly corrupt values. These include parental delinquency and promiscuity.Another reviewer warned that "sexually liberated themes may not sit well with more prudish audiences." I'd call them "sexually corrupt themes." The highest values embraced by this modern, extended, Swedish so-called 'family' are to communicate with each other. Granted, this is important, but don't these values count anymore: fear of God, marital fidelity, respect for life, responsible parenting, childhood obedience, childhood respect for elders, and parental discipline of a child when needed? Granted, many people in Sweden and other countries have rejected these bonds that hold together families and civilizations, but a TV series that embraces this lifestyle has no appeal to me. We've all heard of "family values". What might "bonus family values" be? Here are a few examples. Spoilers start here.Lisa, still married to Martin, is committing adultery with Patrik, her boyfriend, in full knowledge of her two children.Lisa, after learning that Bianca, her young teen daughter, is sleeping with Bianca's boyfriend, does nothing to restrain her.Lisa and Eddie consider her getting an abortion because she becomes obnoxious when pregnant and might spoil their relationship. Although she doesn't end up getting one, they would place their own happiness above the new life they have conceived.Eddie, the son of Lisa and Martin, is an obnoxious, out of control, spoiled brat. He constantly insults Patrik, his pseudo-stepfather, and at least once kicks him in a painful place. Yet Lisa, Patrik, and Martin do nothing to restrain Eddie, discipline him, or teach him how to respect his elders. Instead, they rejoice when Eddie expresses himself, however obnoxiously.Katja, who is Patrik's self-centered ex-wife, sleeps with two coworkers and obsessively favors her work over caring for her son, William. She's even willing to leave him alone at night, even though he's only seven years old.Martin, a nervous wreck, only gets around to sleeping with one coworker, at least through episode six.Jan and Ylva, the married 'family' counselors, are dysfunctional in their own relationship and hate each other's guts. This comes out clearly in episode six. How could they possibly be effective counselors?

This is a well written, funny version of "Modern Family". Because it is set in a different culture, it has its own originality. If you are not familiar with Scandinavian culture and their way of thinking, you probably may not relate well to the plot. The story revolves around a family of "exes", who have changed partners and are trying to make the change in family life and dynamics a workable one. There is the attempt to maintain old relationships so as not to radically change the family dynamics, all this while trying to make new relationships work. The acting is very good, and the issues associated with each character really comes through....no holds barred! The sexually liberated themes may not sit well with more prudish audiences but it is a reality in that culture where sexual activity and education starts early, and is regarded as a natural bodily function that is openly discussed. The subtitle translation is well done in "modern" English, and this fits well with the current way of conversing in today's world. Overall, it's a great series and I hope there will be a second season shown here in the US.