The Undertaker: Season 1 Recap
Luc Conrad (Mike Müller) has left his job as senior investigator for the Aarau police. It seems he cannot move past the trauma of seeing his partner and friend, Mäder, die at the hands of an unknown murderer. I don't know how it’s helpful for his PTSD to become an undertaker, dealing with – along with your garden variety dead people -- victims of the picturesque town's…
The Kitchen Hierarchy of Chefs
Just like any great sports team, the key to a great kitchen staff is structure and discipline. In this post, we break down the famous French brigade system found in many kitchens, hotels and restaurants -- as well as in MHz Choice French drama 'Chefs'! Your Chefs starting line-up for the 'Big Game'! In MHz Choice series Chefs, we go behind the kitchen doors of the…
First Look: The Sandhamn Murders Season 5
The Sandhamn Murders Season 5 now on MHz Choice! The Sandhamn Murders Season 5: Burning questions It's Midsummer on Sandhamn, and the party is in full swing. Of course, it's all fun and games until someone ends up dead. This time, the tragedy involves rich kids behaving badly, murder with a preppy flair. You'd think the legal and class ramifications of all that would be…
First Look: The Sandhamn Murders Season 2
The Sandhamn Murders Season 2 now streaming on MHz Choice! The Sandhamn Murders Season 2: Burning questions If you fell in love with Thomas and Nora (not to mention Sandhamn, itself) in Season 1 of The Sandhamn Murders, you have no doubt been urgently waiting for the next installment of the beautifully shot, skillfully paced series. Who's back, and how are our faves faring…
Johan Falk Season 3 Recap
Editor’s note: Spoilers abound! Before digging into Allison’s unique take on this insanely entertaining and supremely suspenseful Swedish series, we suggest watching all of Season 3 first! Johan Falk Season 3 Listen, I'm really not ready to say goodbye to the GSI crew. We've been through too much! Patrik, Helen, Sophie, Seth, Matte… and, of course, our beloved Frank Wagner.…
Weekend Binge – The Hamilton Collection
Looking for something to binge this weekend? Go ahead and lose yourself in the world of action and espionage with the Hamilton collection on MHz Choice!
The Hamilton Collection
Carl Gustaf Gilbert Hamilton is a Swedish nobleman who, after training with the Navy SEALs in San Diego, returned home to work for Swedish intelligence. Operating out of a restored 18th century villa…
Songs in ‘The Scent of Rain in the Balkans’
Folk music in The Scent of Rain in the Balkans gives the series a unique cultural authenticity and texture. Here are three examples:
#1 - Sarajevo's ancient song:
The Salom family sings a very old song at Buka’s wedding, which many consider to be the anthem of Sarajevo. It has a Sephardic Jewish melody, and is also claimed by some Bosnians as belonging to their culture.…
The Weissensee Saga: Season 3 Recap Part 2
SPOILER ALERT: Do not read on unless you’ve seen Season 3, Episodes 3 and 4.
SEASON 3 RECAP PART 1 SEASON 3 RECAP PART 3 Season 3, Episode 3: One of Us Marlene is released from the hospital. The restructuring of the Ministry for State Security, now renamed the Office for National Security, is in full swing. Falk gives his first orders: all Stasi files are to be…