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perennialanna1) It passed the Bechdel test before the opening credits of the first episode, as Birgitte Nyborg (our political heroine) and the make-up woman discussed the imminent election. And keeps on passing it (I particularly liked the scene where Birgitte gets the (female) leader of the New Right on side over tea and compliments about biscuits)
2) Birgitte's wardrobe. It keeps repeating itself. As wardrobes tend to.
3) I confidently predict that her home life falling apart is going to recur, but so far it's not been gendered - she isn't presented as a Bad Mother, simply as extremely busy, in the same way as male characters in other dramas are (and the work that is causing her absence is shown to be genuinely important).
2) Birgitte's wardrobe. It keeps repeating itself. As wardrobes tend to.
3) I confidently predict that her home life falling apart is going to recur, but so far it's not been gendered - she isn't presented as a Bad Mother, simply as extremely busy, in the same way as male characters in other dramas are (and the work that is causing her absence is shown to be genuinely important).
