Meningen med livet (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - Episode #1.3 - full transcript
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Nora, please, can you...
we'll be late.
Come on, darling.
Come out from... Yes, come out.
-No!
-You need to eat breakfast too.
-I don't want to!
-Nora, come out, now.
-No!
-Yes.
-No!
-Wow.
What?
Where are you going?
-The hunting course.
-What?
I'm leaving as soon as
I've dropped the kids off.
Wasn't that next weekend?
No, it's now.
Damn, I'm working.
What do we do about the kids?
Yeah, what will we do about them?
Don't forget to feed Hubbe.
Fill the dry litter properly.
-Nora, come out now.
-No.
Yes. Listen, I'm counting.
If you're not out on 10, you won't
get Christmas or birthday presents.
One, two, three, four, five...
It's getting close!
-Six, seven, eight...
-I don't want to!
...nine, ten. Look, there you are!
Stop!
Put on your coat
and you can eat in the car.
I don't want to!
Are you sure about this?
-What?
-The whole hunting thing.
Is it really you?
What do you mean?
If I do it, it must be me.
Yeah, yeah... absolutely.
Bye.
THE MEANING OF LIFE
Oh, I forgot I had it in my hand.
And then I like, put it in my pocket
as I grabbed my phone.
-That's not what happened.
-No, really, I swear.
Listen, I'll forget the report.
If this doesn't happen again, okay?
If it happens again, I'm calling
your parents and reporting you.
-Okay.
-Let's never see each other again.
Okay...
There. I'm building up trust.
Yeah, man.
-Hi, it's Nico.
-Yeah, hi, It's Angelica here.
Angelica Iliescu.
Right. I looked up that weekend you
mentioned and I was in London then.
So... yeah.
That can't be right.
I remember you told me you'd just
gotten home from there, and...
you and a few friends and been there
for some football match, I think.
Then we went to a pub.
We ordered shots, Fernet I think,
and you said you couldn't drink it
because Fernet made you lie.
Okay.
You said you were studying
to be a police.
And then we went to your hotel room.
No, you're not getting...
No, forget it.
-Hi!
-Hi.
Ah, nice. Oh, where's he going?
-Just to buy something.
-Hey!
-Hey.
-Hey.
-Good morning.
-Hey! Good morning. Oh!
-What?
-Nice. You're a little hunter girl!
Yeah... I don't know.
I just went for it.
Yeah, I see that. Nice.
But hey, how did it go?
-I haven't done it yet.
-The IVF?
Wasn't it test day today?
Yeah, but Nico started early.
I didn't want to do it alone.
-Come on...
-No, it would feel really weird.
Yeah, but come on.
I'll wait until tonight when we're
together, and then I'll do it.
God, how exciting.
-Mm.
-It'll go well. I can feel it.
It will.
Oops, sorry.
Welcome, everyone.
And congratulations on your decision
to get your hunting license.
If you haven't achieved
anything meaningful in your life,
at least you have now.
But we'll start with
a little introduction round.
Introduce yourselves
and tell us why you're here.
Yeah, okay, I can start.
I'm Ellen and... yeah.
I'm here because I like the look.
As you can see. Yeah.
I'm Jerk...
-Are we going around, or...
-Yes, you go.
Yeah, okay. I'm Matteo, anyway.
And... I've got a thing
for the look too.
I love it. But I'm here partly
because I'm recently divorced,
having a bit of a crisis.
I needed to find something to devote
myself to that was just mine.
So... yeah.
I'm curious about all this.
Thanks for that. I'm Jerk.
I've always been interested
in hunting.
And I think it would be good
to have a gun at home
in these uncertain times.
Well, you know what I mean.
Right, let's move on.
Well, I'm Micke and I like nature
and being out in the forest.
SORRY. RUNNING LATE. BE THERE SOON.
-Hey.
-Hey!
-So...
-Angelica.
Nico.
Do you want a coffee
or something...?
-Uh, yeah. Just black.
-Mm.
-Good.
-Okay.
So the night we met...
I... had a boyfriend.
And I didn't tell him.
And then I got pregnant
and we had Harry.
And I thought he was his.
Until Harry grew a bit,
then it was clear he was yours.
And I told my boyfriend.
And we tried to make it work,
but it...
It didn't work,
so we broke up and he...
disappeared.
But...
Well, why didn't you say anything?
To me.
Yeah, I should have, of course.
Sorry.
I was so fucking scared
to let a new person
into his life who might disappear
again, so I didn't dare.
And I had this, fucking naive
thought that he had me.
And that would be enough.
But of course it isn't,
because all kids want their dad.
I get that this is totally crazy
for you, I really do get that,
I just wanted you to have
the opportunity to meet.
And you do what you want, you have
no responsibility, of course.
And, and you don't even need to...
You don't have to decide now,
you can think about it, but...
And he's big enough to be asking a
bunch of questions about you.
And I don't know what to say.
So, if you decide you want to meet
him, it can't be a one time thing,
because I can't do that to him.
I've got a picture that...
It's old now, because...
he's had a haircut, he's...
He refused to have his hair cut
for awhile, so...
he's got short hair now.
You can keep it if you like.
PREGNANCY TEST
TEST EARLY
I WANT TO MEET HIM.
DOES SATURDAY WORK?
Hey!
-Hey!
-I have to tell you something.
I've got something too, that...
Do you know what this is?
-Champagne, right?
-Nonalcoholic Champagne.
I'm pregnant! Yeah.
We're having a child!
-You're going to be a father!
-What?
I'm pregnant!
-What?!
-We'll be parents!
Sorry, I couldn't help it.
I checked at work, I peed at work.
-No, wow, that's...
-Are you okay?
-Yeah, yes, Jesus.
-We're pregnant!
Shit...
It was such a strong line!
-Should we...
-No, no, forget it.
Okay.
GUT, SKIN AND BUTCHER
How's it going?
Uh, God. Yeah. I don't know.
I don't think you need to know
all these birds.
I think it's just their way
to filter out the amateurs.
Unfortunately, I feel very amateur
right now.
Yeah, I know.
My brain's about to explode.
I'm just doing it because if Jerk's
armed, I think we should be too.
It feels like our duty.
Kind of, actually, yeah...
It's for society's sake.
Should I quiz you?
Yeah, do you want...
Yeah, that would be nice, thanks.
Let's do it. Okay, where are you?
Chapter two?
Yeah. The bird chapter.
-Let's do it.
-Mm. Okay.
"Week five.
The baby is as big
as an orange seed."
-Wow.
-A bit early to call it a baby.
But anyway,
"The spine begins to develop."
Wow, how cute that it's in there
with its little spine.
Yeah. Very cute.
Hey.
Yeah.
You're going to be
the world's best dad.
-I put it all back.
-It doesn't matter.
I'm reporting this, you know that.
I can see you're not stupid,
you know I have to report theft?
-Yes.
-What did you say?
-Yes!
-Yes?
Good.
What?
It's interesting to
watch trust-building.
What does it matter?
I'll take 300 of these calls
every day.
Bloody idiot kids.
They don't learn anything.
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
Really?
We're going to have a baby.
-Wow!
-No, no, no. I have a son.
What?
Are you and Alva having a son?
No, no. I mean, Angelica and I.
Who... is that?
How many fucking small birds
can there be?
-150, I think.
-Mm.
-And they're all ducks.
-Yeah, I mean, I...
I thought we'd shoot them,
not research their genealogy.
CAN YOU TRANSFER 200 FOR PIZZA?
SURE.
MAKE IT 240. I WANT COLA.
-Do you have kids?
-Yeah, I have twins, actually.
-Oh, how old?
-Thirteen.
-Wow.
-Every day is like The Shining.
I can believe it.
This one, what is it?
Male or female?
Sorry, wait on.
-Hey.
-Hey, darling. How are you?
Hey, I'm a bit busy right now.
Is there something specific?
Yeah, no. Or, yes. It was...
I was thinking about...
The neighbours...
That hedge. What did we say
about the height of it?
Did we decide with them
how tall it should be?
-Can't we talk about it later?
-Yeah, sure.
Yeah, God. Of course.
I was just thinking...
there's a lot going on.
Yeah, okay. Good. Bye.
Yeah... Are you having fun?
Is the course fun?
Uh... yeah.
Oh? Nice people there?
Yeah, they're just regular people.
But you're learning
lots of new things, yeah?
-Yeah, but...
-New and...
I really have to go now.
We'll talk later.
You know what? I have to go now,
because there's a lot to do.
-So talk later. Okay, love you.
-Okay. Bye.
So, sorry. Where was I?
Here. Male or female?
Isn't that a they?
I have to say something.
But I can't.
No, it would be very fucking good...
not to, actually, I think.
It's good to avoid stress
at certain critical times, like now,
during pregnancy, for example,
early on.
No, but I have to say something.
I...
I can't just lie to her.
I hate fucking secrets like this,
and I have to say something.
Yeah, but this is also
a very special situation,
you'll have to think of her
well-being above all.
Yes...
But I've said
I'll meet Harry tomorrow.
And... so I have to tell Alva
tonight.
Damn...
-Alright, great. Thank you!
-Bye!
-Want to see what I bought?
-Um, yeah.
I bought a couple of chairs
from your friend Aida.
Oh. Aren't they pretty expensive?
Yeah. But I'm using
my Christmas bonus.
Mhm. Oh, yeah.
Yeah. So nice to finally be able to
treat myself.
-Excuse me?
-Hey!
CREDIT CHECK
AMANDA SAXBO
SALARY 2021: 28,000 PER MONTH
Hey, I'd like 3,050 kronor
more per month.
-Plus a retroactive Christmas bonus.
-Wow.
That sounds like a lot.
Mm. But I think I'm worth it.
And why do you think you should have
50 kronor more than Amanda?
Well, I'll tell you.
Because I am, as you know,
a qualified furniture designer.
I know a lot more than Amanda
about design,
and therefore sell more
than just an object, I sell...
context as to why the object exists
and why it's designed the way it is.
Mm. Well, that's true, you have
more knowledge than she does.
But the reason Amanda earns
more than you got this bonus,
is because her sales numbers look
totally different to yours.
Oh? Surely it can't be by that much?
Well, 25-30 per cent on average.
So, to be fair, one might say she
should earn 25-30 per cent more.
But she doesn't, because we've
chosen to give you a bit more
because you have that knowledge.
Okay. Um, fine. But then there's...
well, inflation, we have indexing.
-Mm.
-And I haven't had a salary review
in over, what is it now?
One and a half years.
No, you're absolutely right.
Taking that into consideration...
you should have 470 kronor more.
But let's say 500 to make it even.
What do you think of that?
Mm.
Hey, darling.
-Hey.
-How are you?
Good.
Hey, Alva.
I have to tell you something.
I just need... Yeah.
Alva?
Alva? Darling?
Darling! Hey? What's happened?
-There's no muesli.
-What did you say?
There's no muesli left!
Oh. There's no muesli left!?
Fucking muesli.
And everything is so fucking unfair
all the time.
Everyone else gets everything
so fucking easily!
Here. Look here, if you need it.
Just make sure you don't blow out
the orange seed.
Yeah, hi. It's Nico.
I was thinking, all this with Harry
and meeting tomorrow.
I actually need a bit more time.
Yes.
-Oh, hey!
-Hi...
I...
Yeah, no, of course.
Yeah, well,
I've been looking forward to it too.
Truly.
No, I don't want him to
be disappointed.
Okay, well I'll come tomorrow.
I will.
Yes, it'll be good.
It'll be fun. Yes.
We'll begin with clay pigeon
shooting, as you see.
Many find this to be
the hardest part.
You have to follow your instinct.
It's just you, the pigeon
and your gun.
-Okay?
-Okay.
Ear protection on.
-Ready?
-Ready!
Nice!
It's that simple.
Again.
Ready!
Come here.
-Hey!
-Hi, there!
Nice to finally meet you.
-Do you know who this is?
-Nico.
-Nico, yeah.
-And you're Harry?
Mm.
-Can I sit down?
-Yeah, sit down. Of course.
Thanks.
-You brought something for Nico.
-Yeah.
-What's that?
-Biscuits.
Biscuits.
He wanted to bake for you.
Oh, yum.
I actually have...
something for you, too.
Um... yeah.
I don't know if you're maybe...
well... maybe too old,
but here you go.
-What do say?
-Thank you.
It's great.
Okay.
-Is it a police car?
-Yeah.
You know, I'm a police.
-A real one?
-Yeah, a real police.
-Maybe you can come along one day?
-Mm.
It looks like it's going to fly
over here?
Let me see.
It has to be taller,
don't you think?
We're going to build
the tallest one ever!
Here, put this under it too.
This is really tall. I can hold it.
Drive!
Hey, darling. Sorry.
-Hey!
-Hi.
-Are you late?
-Yeah.
-Hey...
-Can't I say hello?
Hey... You look great. Beautiful.
Thanks.
You're just...
You're the most beautiful person
I know.
You know that, right?
I love you, so much.
I love you, so much, too.
Lucky.
Okay, shall we...
Oh yeah, I ran into Andrea,
who lives upstairs.
Yeah?
We talked about having them over
for dinner soon.
Yeah, awesome.
Have you become pals?
-Yeah, that's nice, right?
-Yeah, absolutely.
I'd rather have a neighbour like her
than a sourpuss who doesn't dare
look out the peephole.
Or in the peephole.
-We're fun neighbours. 100%.
-Yeah.
We try.
Want to...
We don't have time.
Come on, before Polly murders us.
Hello? Hey!
Hey. Oh, hey! Hey!
Oh, no! Don't touch that,
it's precious!
Yeah, but not as precious as you!
-Hey, darling.
-Hey.
Hey.
-What?
-What?
-No, nothing.
-No?
No.
I don't know where I got it,
but I just hit every one.
First the clay pigeon...
Finally, we get to cheers
to something really exciting!
Alva's and Nico's fantastic news!
-What an incredible gift!
-Thank you!
-Santé!
-Is it true?
-Yeah, yes... Yeah, it's true.
-God!
-Yeah.
-Great! Congratulations!
-Yeah, thank you!
-Thanks.
-Congratulations!
-Thank you.
-How wonderful.
-Yeah.
I have no memory of celebrating
any of my pregnancies like this.
But it's never too late to start.
I mean, it's so incredible,
of course.
-Yeah, amazing.
-Yeah, super.
Henri. Can you pass the oysters?
They were meant to be here.
-Right.
-On this corner.
I can't eat oysters now.
-What? What idiocy.
-That's what they say.
-It's not a good idea.
-Rubbish!
If you know how many oysters I ate
when I was pregnant.
-And how much wine I drank!
-Yeah...
What makes you happy
is good for your health.
Yes, that sums up your mothering
quite well.
Santé! And dig into the
delicious oysters.
-Cheers!
-Cheers and congratulations.
I win every time.
-Ugh! Damn.
-You have no money!
Can you keep it down a bit?
I'm winning!
You're going to be a father.
How does it feel?
Uh, well. It's fantastic, obviously.
Just a bit overwhelming.
Yes, it really is a big adjustment.
There are so many sides to it.
Because it's tough, as well.
You can feel like you lose yourself
in it a bit, parenthood.
But then you get these little
bursts of unconditional love
and it's so worth it again.
Yeah, you have to be careful
not to lose yourself.
Yes, well you were never
in the risk-zone for that, were you?
Women in Sweden seem to stop caring
as soon as they have kids.
Completely lose their identity
and style,
they start dressing
like they live in a hospice.
-Well, it's true.
-Polly...
I don't believe in that mentality
of wearing tracksuit pants
and go around with unwashed hair,
that doesn't make anybody happy.
But don't worry,
you're not like that.
You have art in you,
the great wide world.
A completely different perspective.
And your little child
will inherit that.
It will be an extraordinary child.
Of course Alva's child will be
totally extraordinary.
-Since Alva is so fantastic...
-Come on...
-...and special...
-Ellen...
...really just the best at
everything. Right, Polly?
But I'm so fucking boring.
And my kids,
they're regular little brats.
-Ellen!
-Shut up!
No!
This hospice mother's finished
eating.
Ellen, wait. Ellen? Ellen!
-Dad.
-No, just let her go. Leave her be.
What's going on here?
She's drinking like a fish.
She's just carrying on.
-She's just started hunting.
-Hunting?
No!
Shit!
Shit!
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Nora, please, can you...
we'll be late.
Come on, darling.
Come out from... Yes, come out.
-No!
-You need to eat breakfast too.
-I don't want to!
-Nora, come out, now.
-No!
-Yes.
-No!
-Wow.
What?
Where are you going?
-The hunting course.
-What?
I'm leaving as soon as
I've dropped the kids off.
Wasn't that next weekend?
No, it's now.
Damn, I'm working.
What do we do about the kids?
Yeah, what will we do about them?
Don't forget to feed Hubbe.
Fill the dry litter properly.
-Nora, come out now.
-No.
Yes. Listen, I'm counting.
If you're not out on 10, you won't
get Christmas or birthday presents.
One, two, three, four, five...
It's getting close!
-Six, seven, eight...
-I don't want to!
...nine, ten. Look, there you are!
Stop!
Put on your coat
and you can eat in the car.
I don't want to!
Are you sure about this?
-What?
-The whole hunting thing.
Is it really you?
What do you mean?
If I do it, it must be me.
Yeah, yeah... absolutely.
Bye.
THE MEANING OF LIFE
Oh, I forgot I had it in my hand.
And then I like, put it in my pocket
as I grabbed my phone.
-That's not what happened.
-No, really, I swear.
Listen, I'll forget the report.
If this doesn't happen again, okay?
If it happens again, I'm calling
your parents and reporting you.
-Okay.
-Let's never see each other again.
Okay...
There. I'm building up trust.
Yeah, man.
-Hi, it's Nico.
-Yeah, hi, It's Angelica here.
Angelica Iliescu.
Right. I looked up that weekend you
mentioned and I was in London then.
So... yeah.
That can't be right.
I remember you told me you'd just
gotten home from there, and...
you and a few friends and been there
for some football match, I think.
Then we went to a pub.
We ordered shots, Fernet I think,
and you said you couldn't drink it
because Fernet made you lie.
Okay.
You said you were studying
to be a police.
And then we went to your hotel room.
No, you're not getting...
No, forget it.
-Hi!
-Hi.
Ah, nice. Oh, where's he going?
-Just to buy something.
-Hey!
-Hey.
-Hey.
-Good morning.
-Hey! Good morning. Oh!
-What?
-Nice. You're a little hunter girl!
Yeah... I don't know.
I just went for it.
Yeah, I see that. Nice.
But hey, how did it go?
-I haven't done it yet.
-The IVF?
Wasn't it test day today?
Yeah, but Nico started early.
I didn't want to do it alone.
-Come on...
-No, it would feel really weird.
Yeah, but come on.
I'll wait until tonight when we're
together, and then I'll do it.
God, how exciting.
-Mm.
-It'll go well. I can feel it.
It will.
Oops, sorry.
Welcome, everyone.
And congratulations on your decision
to get your hunting license.
If you haven't achieved
anything meaningful in your life,
at least you have now.
But we'll start with
a little introduction round.
Introduce yourselves
and tell us why you're here.
Yeah, okay, I can start.
I'm Ellen and... yeah.
I'm here because I like the look.
As you can see. Yeah.
I'm Jerk...
-Are we going around, or...
-Yes, you go.
Yeah, okay. I'm Matteo, anyway.
And... I've got a thing
for the look too.
I love it. But I'm here partly
because I'm recently divorced,
having a bit of a crisis.
I needed to find something to devote
myself to that was just mine.
So... yeah.
I'm curious about all this.
Thanks for that. I'm Jerk.
I've always been interested
in hunting.
And I think it would be good
to have a gun at home
in these uncertain times.
Well, you know what I mean.
Right, let's move on.
Well, I'm Micke and I like nature
and being out in the forest.
SORRY. RUNNING LATE. BE THERE SOON.
-Hey.
-Hey!
-So...
-Angelica.
Nico.
Do you want a coffee
or something...?
-Uh, yeah. Just black.
-Mm.
-Good.
-Okay.
So the night we met...
I... had a boyfriend.
And I didn't tell him.
And then I got pregnant
and we had Harry.
And I thought he was his.
Until Harry grew a bit,
then it was clear he was yours.
And I told my boyfriend.
And we tried to make it work,
but it...
It didn't work,
so we broke up and he...
disappeared.
But...
Well, why didn't you say anything?
To me.
Yeah, I should have, of course.
Sorry.
I was so fucking scared
to let a new person
into his life who might disappear
again, so I didn't dare.
And I had this, fucking naive
thought that he had me.
And that would be enough.
But of course it isn't,
because all kids want their dad.
I get that this is totally crazy
for you, I really do get that,
I just wanted you to have
the opportunity to meet.
And you do what you want, you have
no responsibility, of course.
And, and you don't even need to...
You don't have to decide now,
you can think about it, but...
And he's big enough to be asking a
bunch of questions about you.
And I don't know what to say.
So, if you decide you want to meet
him, it can't be a one time thing,
because I can't do that to him.
I've got a picture that...
It's old now, because...
he's had a haircut, he's...
He refused to have his hair cut
for awhile, so...
he's got short hair now.
You can keep it if you like.
PREGNANCY TEST
TEST EARLY
I WANT TO MEET HIM.
DOES SATURDAY WORK?
Hey!
-Hey!
-I have to tell you something.
I've got something too, that...
Do you know what this is?
-Champagne, right?
-Nonalcoholic Champagne.
I'm pregnant! Yeah.
We're having a child!
-You're going to be a father!
-What?
I'm pregnant!
-What?!
-We'll be parents!
Sorry, I couldn't help it.
I checked at work, I peed at work.
-No, wow, that's...
-Are you okay?
-Yeah, yes, Jesus.
-We're pregnant!
Shit...
It was such a strong line!
-Should we...
-No, no, forget it.
Okay.
GUT, SKIN AND BUTCHER
How's it going?
Uh, God. Yeah. I don't know.
I don't think you need to know
all these birds.
I think it's just their way
to filter out the amateurs.
Unfortunately, I feel very amateur
right now.
Yeah, I know.
My brain's about to explode.
I'm just doing it because if Jerk's
armed, I think we should be too.
It feels like our duty.
Kind of, actually, yeah...
It's for society's sake.
Should I quiz you?
Yeah, do you want...
Yeah, that would be nice, thanks.
Let's do it. Okay, where are you?
Chapter two?
Yeah. The bird chapter.
-Let's do it.
-Mm. Okay.
"Week five.
The baby is as big
as an orange seed."
-Wow.
-A bit early to call it a baby.
But anyway,
"The spine begins to develop."
Wow, how cute that it's in there
with its little spine.
Yeah. Very cute.
Hey.
Yeah.
You're going to be
the world's best dad.
-I put it all back.
-It doesn't matter.
I'm reporting this, you know that.
I can see you're not stupid,
you know I have to report theft?
-Yes.
-What did you say?
-Yes!
-Yes?
Good.
What?
It's interesting to
watch trust-building.
What does it matter?
I'll take 300 of these calls
every day.
Bloody idiot kids.
They don't learn anything.
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
Really?
We're going to have a baby.
-Wow!
-No, no, no. I have a son.
What?
Are you and Alva having a son?
No, no. I mean, Angelica and I.
Who... is that?
How many fucking small birds
can there be?
-150, I think.
-Mm.
-And they're all ducks.
-Yeah, I mean, I...
I thought we'd shoot them,
not research their genealogy.
CAN YOU TRANSFER 200 FOR PIZZA?
SURE.
MAKE IT 240. I WANT COLA.
-Do you have kids?
-Yeah, I have twins, actually.
-Oh, how old?
-Thirteen.
-Wow.
-Every day is like The Shining.
I can believe it.
This one, what is it?
Male or female?
Sorry, wait on.
-Hey.
-Hey, darling. How are you?
Hey, I'm a bit busy right now.
Is there something specific?
Yeah, no. Or, yes. It was...
I was thinking about...
The neighbours...
That hedge. What did we say
about the height of it?
Did we decide with them
how tall it should be?
-Can't we talk about it later?
-Yeah, sure.
Yeah, God. Of course.
I was just thinking...
there's a lot going on.
Yeah, okay. Good. Bye.
Yeah... Are you having fun?
Is the course fun?
Uh... yeah.
Oh? Nice people there?
Yeah, they're just regular people.
But you're learning
lots of new things, yeah?
-Yeah, but...
-New and...
I really have to go now.
We'll talk later.
You know what? I have to go now,
because there's a lot to do.
-So talk later. Okay, love you.
-Okay. Bye.
So, sorry. Where was I?
Here. Male or female?
Isn't that a they?
I have to say something.
But I can't.
No, it would be very fucking good...
not to, actually, I think.
It's good to avoid stress
at certain critical times, like now,
during pregnancy, for example,
early on.
No, but I have to say something.
I...
I can't just lie to her.
I hate fucking secrets like this,
and I have to say something.
Yeah, but this is also
a very special situation,
you'll have to think of her
well-being above all.
Yes...
But I've said
I'll meet Harry tomorrow.
And... so I have to tell Alva
tonight.
Damn...
-Alright, great. Thank you!
-Bye!
-Want to see what I bought?
-Um, yeah.
I bought a couple of chairs
from your friend Aida.
Oh. Aren't they pretty expensive?
Yeah. But I'm using
my Christmas bonus.
Mhm. Oh, yeah.
Yeah. So nice to finally be able to
treat myself.
-Excuse me?
-Hey!
CREDIT CHECK
AMANDA SAXBO
SALARY 2021: 28,000 PER MONTH
Hey, I'd like 3,050 kronor
more per month.
-Plus a retroactive Christmas bonus.
-Wow.
That sounds like a lot.
Mm. But I think I'm worth it.
And why do you think you should have
50 kronor more than Amanda?
Well, I'll tell you.
Because I am, as you know,
a qualified furniture designer.
I know a lot more than Amanda
about design,
and therefore sell more
than just an object, I sell...
context as to why the object exists
and why it's designed the way it is.
Mm. Well, that's true, you have
more knowledge than she does.
But the reason Amanda earns
more than you got this bonus,
is because her sales numbers look
totally different to yours.
Oh? Surely it can't be by that much?
Well, 25-30 per cent on average.
So, to be fair, one might say she
should earn 25-30 per cent more.
But she doesn't, because we've
chosen to give you a bit more
because you have that knowledge.
Okay. Um, fine. But then there's...
well, inflation, we have indexing.
-Mm.
-And I haven't had a salary review
in over, what is it now?
One and a half years.
No, you're absolutely right.
Taking that into consideration...
you should have 470 kronor more.
But let's say 500 to make it even.
What do you think of that?
Mm.
Hey, darling.
-Hey.
-How are you?
Good.
Hey, Alva.
I have to tell you something.
I just need... Yeah.
Alva?
Alva? Darling?
Darling! Hey? What's happened?
-There's no muesli.
-What did you say?
There's no muesli left!
Oh. There's no muesli left!?
Fucking muesli.
And everything is so fucking unfair
all the time.
Everyone else gets everything
so fucking easily!
Here. Look here, if you need it.
Just make sure you don't blow out
the orange seed.
Yeah, hi. It's Nico.
I was thinking, all this with Harry
and meeting tomorrow.
I actually need a bit more time.
Yes.
-Oh, hey!
-Hi...
I...
Yeah, no, of course.
Yeah, well,
I've been looking forward to it too.
Truly.
No, I don't want him to
be disappointed.
Okay, well I'll come tomorrow.
I will.
Yes, it'll be good.
It'll be fun. Yes.
We'll begin with clay pigeon
shooting, as you see.
Many find this to be
the hardest part.
You have to follow your instinct.
It's just you, the pigeon
and your gun.
-Okay?
-Okay.
Ear protection on.
-Ready?
-Ready!
Nice!
It's that simple.
Again.
Ready!
Come here.
-Hey!
-Hi, there!
Nice to finally meet you.
-Do you know who this is?
-Nico.
-Nico, yeah.
-And you're Harry?
Mm.
-Can I sit down?
-Yeah, sit down. Of course.
Thanks.
-You brought something for Nico.
-Yeah.
-What's that?
-Biscuits.
Biscuits.
He wanted to bake for you.
Oh, yum.
I actually have...
something for you, too.
Um... yeah.
I don't know if you're maybe...
well... maybe too old,
but here you go.
-What do say?
-Thank you.
It's great.
Okay.
-Is it a police car?
-Yeah.
You know, I'm a police.
-A real one?
-Yeah, a real police.
-Maybe you can come along one day?
-Mm.
It looks like it's going to fly
over here?
Let me see.
It has to be taller,
don't you think?
We're going to build
the tallest one ever!
Here, put this under it too.
This is really tall. I can hold it.
Drive!
Hey, darling. Sorry.
-Hey!
-Hi.
-Are you late?
-Yeah.
-Hey...
-Can't I say hello?
Hey... You look great. Beautiful.
Thanks.
You're just...
You're the most beautiful person
I know.
You know that, right?
I love you, so much.
I love you, so much, too.
Lucky.
Okay, shall we...
Oh yeah, I ran into Andrea,
who lives upstairs.
Yeah?
We talked about having them over
for dinner soon.
Yeah, awesome.
Have you become pals?
-Yeah, that's nice, right?
-Yeah, absolutely.
I'd rather have a neighbour like her
than a sourpuss who doesn't dare
look out the peephole.
Or in the peephole.
-We're fun neighbours. 100%.
-Yeah.
We try.
Want to...
We don't have time.
Come on, before Polly murders us.
Hello? Hey!
Hey. Oh, hey! Hey!
Oh, no! Don't touch that,
it's precious!
Yeah, but not as precious as you!
-Hey, darling.
-Hey.
Hey.
-What?
-What?
-No, nothing.
-No?
No.
I don't know where I got it,
but I just hit every one.
First the clay pigeon...
Finally, we get to cheers
to something really exciting!
Alva's and Nico's fantastic news!
-What an incredible gift!
-Thank you!
-Santé!
-Is it true?
-Yeah, yes... Yeah, it's true.
-God!
-Yeah.
-Great! Congratulations!
-Yeah, thank you!
-Thanks.
-Congratulations!
-Thank you.
-How wonderful.
-Yeah.
I have no memory of celebrating
any of my pregnancies like this.
But it's never too late to start.
I mean, it's so incredible,
of course.
-Yeah, amazing.
-Yeah, super.
Henri. Can you pass the oysters?
They were meant to be here.
-Right.
-On this corner.
I can't eat oysters now.
-What? What idiocy.
-That's what they say.
-It's not a good idea.
-Rubbish!
If you know how many oysters I ate
when I was pregnant.
-And how much wine I drank!
-Yeah...
What makes you happy
is good for your health.
Yes, that sums up your mothering
quite well.
Santé! And dig into the
delicious oysters.
-Cheers!
-Cheers and congratulations.
I win every time.
-Ugh! Damn.
-You have no money!
Can you keep it down a bit?
I'm winning!
You're going to be a father.
How does it feel?
Uh, well. It's fantastic, obviously.
Just a bit overwhelming.
Yes, it really is a big adjustment.
There are so many sides to it.
Because it's tough, as well.
You can feel like you lose yourself
in it a bit, parenthood.
But then you get these little
bursts of unconditional love
and it's so worth it again.
Yeah, you have to be careful
not to lose yourself.
Yes, well you were never
in the risk-zone for that, were you?
Women in Sweden seem to stop caring
as soon as they have kids.
Completely lose their identity
and style,
they start dressing
like they live in a hospice.
-Well, it's true.
-Polly...
I don't believe in that mentality
of wearing tracksuit pants
and go around with unwashed hair,
that doesn't make anybody happy.
But don't worry,
you're not like that.
You have art in you,
the great wide world.
A completely different perspective.
And your little child
will inherit that.
It will be an extraordinary child.
Of course Alva's child will be
totally extraordinary.
-Since Alva is so fantastic...
-Come on...
-...and special...
-Ellen...
...really just the best at
everything. Right, Polly?
But I'm so fucking boring.
And my kids,
they're regular little brats.
-Ellen!
-Shut up!
No!
This hospice mother's finished
eating.
Ellen, wait. Ellen? Ellen!
-Dad.
-No, just let her go. Leave her be.
What's going on here?
She's drinking like a fish.
She's just carrying on.
-She's just started hunting.
-Hunting?
No!
Shit!
Shit!