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The Seeress' prophecy
Ancient, mythological tale about the creation of the world,
its demise and rebirth.
The Seeress Volven speaks to both gods and men
to tell them how the world will end if they continue their evil, immoral deeds.
Come on.
I didn't even know there was a tunnel up here.
Me neither.
I'm certain it goes all the way to the factory.
They've used it to hide their chemical waste.
What's he doing here?
I had to inform Jutul Industries.
They own this entire part of the mountain.
Magne informed his teacher, and he contacted us.
I understand you were here last night, Magne.
So you were the one who broke the padlock open?
Tell me.
What did you see in here?
Two or three thousand barrels.
Isolde's last water sample was from here.
It contained chemical waste.
Lead, cadmium and mercury.
Your barrels are leaking...
into everybody's drinking water.
That is a serious matter.
DANGER
Now I truly hope we're done with you...
and your outrageous behavior.
You will regret this. Understand?
EPISODE 6 YES, WE LOVE THIS COUNTRY
Magne has been asked to pack his things and leave the school.
And I'm here to inform you that he likely...
won't come back for the rest of the school year,
which means that he won't take his exam.
Does it have anything to do with his accusations against Jutul Industries?
I neither can nor will discuss that here and now.
All of you know that I personally only want what's best for Magne.
Is Magne ill?
That's what they're trying to find out.
He's been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
But I want you to know that a group of teachers led by Erik
came to me with a signed statement,
where they state that it's not safe to have Magne remain at this school.
Not while his evaluation is ongoing.
As principal, I'm obliged to agree.
Gry, I don't have any choice.
I don't remember. Sometime back in the '60s.
We need all loose ends tied up.
Fjor!
Understand?
It wasn't illegal at the time.
Where is it?
Where is what?
Look here! Look here.
How many times do I have to say, no close contact with the humans?
You fucked her in our home,
so I ask you now.
Did she steal this photo of our family?
Took it home as a little souvenir?
No, God damn it! She saw nothing.
You can't be here without seeing something.
Are you aware of the risk you've exposed us to?
Your feelings might lead to the demise of our family.
You're jeopardizing everything.
Hi, sweetie.
Hi.
What are you watching?
How are we doing today?
Apart from the fact that "we" were expelled today
and that "we" are forced to see a shrink,
I think we're doing great. Thanks for asking.
Magne! We need to talk about this, right?
Go on, then.
-Sounds like everyone is in a good mood. -Well, we're not in a bad mood.
Magne just needs to understand that he has to see a psychiatrist.
There's a chance of juvenile detention, but we'll handle that, too.
Maybe we will have to move, but that's fine.
Forget it. The shrink won't believe me either.
Like hell I'll move again.
You'll do what I say. You're my responsibility until you're 18.
You've never taken responsibility for any fucking thing.
Maybe you should concentrate on being a good mother.
And one more thing, we're out of milk.
Don't let yourselves be devoured by darkness.
The light is on its way.
What are you talking about? I don't understand a word you're saying.
You just sit there behind the register, beeping things and spewing nonsense.
It's impossible to understand what you're saying. I live in the real world.
Where are you from?
629 kroners and 50 øre.
Are you okay?
Well done, bro. She's down again.
Don't stare at me.
Just go away.
You have entangled yourself in this fantasy world.
You just need to understand that you have to see a psychiatrist.
I like you, new boy.
Don't count on anyone to help you.
Not your family, or your little on-and-off girlfriend, Gry.
I think that you think that what you experienced was real.
EXAMS - SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY QUIET! EXAMS IN PROGRESS
Yeah, I think we should go...
Yeah. Yeah.
Have you noticed that we're starting to look more and more like a Benetton ad?
There's even room for you, emo.
So, in many ways, you can draw the conclusion
that Edda is a textbook example of a successful town
within Norway's welfare system.
Because, after all, who's in charge?
We are, all of us.
I think you have a very good grasp of your topic, Gry.
Do you have anything to add?
No. I almost want to move to Edda.
Very good. Now we'll evaluate...
Yeah. Thank you.
It was all irony. I hope you got that.
-What? -Everyone knows
that this isn't how it is in Edda at all.
We have pollution, ice melting, people lie sick at home,
but nobody talks about that.
Gry, I think you need to--
You know what, I don't need to do anything.
Edda is just like so many other Norwegian towns.
We are completely dependent on one shitty factory.
And who paid for the new civic center, the new scanner at the hospital,
the new sports arenas we're building down there?
You know what, Nygaard, we basically live in North Korea.
Do you know who's gonna give the speech on May 17th?
How did it go? Did you get a 6?
I flunked.
-What? -Why?
Because I said the whole paper was purely ironic.
You didn't just write a bad paper?
Isolde was right, and we all know it.
We just never talk about it.
We know perfectly well about all the crap in the water
and that it smells pretty strange from time to time.
Hey.
I won't even listen to this. You're not Greta Thunberg.
You're a random student in a high school in a tiny town
who just flunked her exam.
So what did Magne see up on the glacier?
Delusions.
Come, let's go.
Hi, it's Magne, Turid's son.
I just wanted to say that Mom can't come to work today.
She's going with me to the doctor.
It's important for our family.
Hi, Magne. Good that you came after all.
So, we've been asked to conduct a psychiatric evaluation.
Ida Storlien.
-Nice to meet you. -Hi.
-Hi. Turid. -Ida. A pleasure.
Well, maybe you can take Magne to the office?
Yes, of course. Please come with me, Magne.
I understand that this is a tricky situation,
but I promise that we'll take good care of your son.
Thank you.
And a little head massage?
Excuse me just a moment.
-Hi! -Hi.
I need another bottle of that miracle lotion you gave me last time.
-Yes, wasn't it great? -Fantastic.
Yes.
I'm sorry to hear about Gry and her exam.
I think it has something to do with Magne.
They spend a lot of time together.
And now he's involved with both the police and psychiatrists...
Right.
I just think it's smart if us adults keep an eye on
what these lovely young people are actually up to.
Are you coming?
Laurits.
You're here.
-Sorry if I-- -No, no.
Magne's a bit off his rocker, so...
Well, we're only trying to help him as best we can.
Yes.
-I have to go. -Yes.
Preparations for the 17th of May.
By the way, the student speech,
do you think I could give it this year?
I'll think about it.
No, no, no. Power Woman will run for you!
Thank you, Bjørg.
-Okay, now it's us. -Yes.
Just a trim, right?
Actually, I think... I want to go blond.
All right.
Well, that's gonna require some chemicals.
I wrote the speech. I re-used parts from the one Saxa gave in 1974.
No one remembers it.
"When we, in Norway, celebrate the 17th of May,
we do not only celebrate our country.
More than anything, it's the youth--"
I have to take this.
William.
There are only two days left until May 17th.
We are still looking for the craziest 12th grade bus
in the West Country. So send us the photos.
Maybe you'll win a family dinner at the Edda Grill.
You shouldn't drink that water.
By the way, I talked with the school.
They'll let you redo your exam.
So you phoned your friend Ran?
-Hi. -Hi. Am I interrupting?
No, no, come in.
How nice.
I'm on my way out for a run.
-What do you want? -I have something for your dad.
For my dad?
I want to help.
-Dad? -Yes?
Fjor is here.
Okay.
I don't think you've been treated fairly.
What is this?
It's justice.
The same amount you would have gotten from the insurance.
250,000.
You can't just give 250,000 kroners to my father.
Why not? You need the money.
Maybe, but you still can't give away
-a quarter of a million just like that. -Gry.
This is very, very kind of you.
I'm sure it feels right to do it.
But I can't accept this.
Okay, let's drive.
Let's drive?
I just don't understand how one can be so proud.
If you don't stand for something, you're nothing.
No.
Yet you're so frail.
You become old and sick, and you die.
"You"?
It happens to all of us.
Yeah. Yes, of course.
I've never met anyone quite like you.
You're just so...
perfect, but in a very strange way.
Your whole family is like that. For example, Saxa, she's always got--
No. Stop.
Forget it.
When it's just the two of us...
everything is fine.
I'm sorry.
My entire family...
They... were...
Were also perfect.
Just like you.
I don't want to be perfect. I want to be a good person.
Just like you.
Can you teach me?
EDDA HOSPITAL
Well, Magne and I have had many nice talks these past few days.
And I want to thank you for your honesty, Magne.
For letting me into your world.
However, Magne believes that the world is about to go under,
and that it's his task to save us from the impending doom.
What does that mean?
What we can see is that Magne fulfills every criteria
of a paranoid schizophrenic diagnosis.
The most important thing right now is that Magne is treated
so that he's not a danger to others or to himself.
I've written some prescriptions for ziprasidone and risperidone,
so that you can start the treatment at once.
With these medications, you will see Magne become more calm,
less violent, maybe more passive.
Perhaps you'll feel like you're a little different,
but it's a necessary treatment for you now.
A diagnosis and medicine.
That's a start, at least.
Talk to you later?
Magne!
I just wanted you to know that you were right.
There were 2,500 barrels in the glacier.
They're being shipped off tonight.
I know it's too late to make everything right.
I just wanted you to know.
So nice that you're becoming friends.
Should you take a pill now just to start?
Might as well get started.
No.
No, I'm not going to.
I'm going to be myself.
No, Magne...
You have committed an offense against your own family.
You lied about the photo.
She knows too much.
Yes, Father.
It's time to prove your loyalty. Kill her.
Happy Constitutional Day to you all.
We'll celebrate the day all over the country.
But we are concerned about everyone in a national costume.
Because twenty seven degrees have been predicted for today.
And I think even the Finnish sauna champion would have said,
"Fuck you, damn!"
Hi, Happy Constitutional Day.
Magne. Hi.
I think you have guts to be here today,
after all that shit you've been through.
-Hello. Happy Constitution Day. -Hi. Happy Constitution Day.
Happy Constitution Day, Magne.
Listen... you might have heard of that document that I signed.
-I just wanted to-- -It's fine, Erik.
Okay.
Dear everyone.
Happy Constitution Day.
If you don't do it... then I will.
Normally, it has been Flagstad
who has been the host on May 17th,
but as most of you know, she's had to leave her position.
So you will have to make do with me this year.
This is a day of joy,
and we are going to celebrate.
So it's a great honor for me to welcome you all
to the traditional 17th of May show!
These barrels were here when we arrived this morning.
We don't know who put the barrels there,
but they fit Magne Seier's description perfectly.
I have no knowledge of this.
Vidar, these are your barrels.
This is illegal containment of chemical waste.
We will launch a police investigation. I expect you to cooperate.
I expect us to be very calm.
Let's talk to the mayor about this.
That may have been the way it worked with my predecessor,
but that's not how it works anymore.
Now I have the honor of inviting Saxa Jutul to the stage
to sing the national anthem with us.
Yes, we love this country
As it rises forth
Rugged, weathered, over the water
With the thousand homes
Love, we love to think of
Our fathers and mothers
And the saga night that lays
Dreams upon our Earth
And the saga night that lays
Dreams upon our Earth
Where are we going?
I'm gonna show you something. It's in there.
-After you. -Okay.
Now I have the great honor of introducing
the school's principal.
So give a round of applause for none other than Ran Jutul!
Dear everyone.
Happy Constitution Day. May 17th.
Yes, we love this country, do we not?
You've gotta tell me where we're going. This is getting a bit odd.
You have to trust me.
There's so much to love.
The youth.
There shall be no doubt how much I personally love the youth.
I also love our fine, old Norwegian democracy.
Fjor, seriously, just tell me.
Because even though people don't actually have a say in anything,
it's nice that they think they do.
Fjor?
And the country itself.
The pure, beautiful nature that's Norway's pride.
The ice is melting. The climate runs amok.
I'm sorry.
People talk about pollution, but who cares?
It's what makes Norway one of the world's richest countries.
And should there be any eco-friendly national traitors
who don't see any particular reason to love Norway...
think about the mountains, my friends,
and ask yourselves...
-Fjor, what's going on? -I have to do this.
...who do you think will be the last ones to drown
when all the ice has melted?
We, who live on top of the world.
No!
Magne!
Magne! Magne!
Magne, stop!
He's himself again.
Thor!
He's gonna kill us.
The sun blackens.
The earth sinks into the sea.
Run. Run!
The bright stars go out in the sky.
The fire rages against the flames.
I was wrong.
You're not the god Thor.
You are not the old arch enemy of the giants.
You are just a boy.
A scared, little boy.
Just like your father.
Just like Isolde was nothing but a scared little girl.
Now, I take your heart, little boy.
Many believe that Ragnarok was the end.
They are wrong.
It is where it all starts.