a5c7b9f00b A newspaper journalist revealing fraud in a large multinational company, finds his family involved, ruining his career, family relations, and entangles him in a following mystery. Mammon (which is biblical for material wealth or money) is advanced mix of crime, corruption, religion, rituals, media criticism and bad childhoods. Soundsa lot? Well it is, and this series is a deep woven mystery, which is almost impossible to read before you the last episode.<br/><br/>That is of course positive in a world of a TV-series and films which are all too like. This differs from most, due to it being a mystery involving media, politicians and old school time secret networks.<br/><br/>We follow a newspaper journalist, Peter Verås, which is reporting on a case which entangles him way more than is good for the job, the paper, his family and friends. And he can&#39;t grasp what it is about, but it goes right down the core of his own family.<br/><br/>Some will love this due to it&#39;s complexity, others will have a hard struggle with understanding the complicated plot. This series has been a great success even before the first episode was screened, and sold to the folds of countries eager to get more of Nordic noir. Therefore the plans for a second season is already on the way, which once more will follow the journalist, I guess. This series goes right into that category, though it&#39;s more a mystery than a crime story.<br/><br/>The series was immensely popular when it was aired, having a 40 percent of the total marked when being aired, but was criticized for having advanced surround sound, making it difficult to grasp all being said on a small TV-set, but great on a surround system. As dubbed, or with subtitles, this will not be a problem outside Norway. From the third episode they decided to subtitle the series even on Norwegian TV.<br/><br/>It was also criticized for being unrealistic due to how a Norwegian independent newspaper would react to be scrutinized by the investigative police, but this came more out of pride of journalistic integrity than reality. I&#39;m afraid the integrity isn&#39;t that strong, even in an otherwise low corruption nationNorway. <br/><br/>I both liked it, and didn&#39;t, but I just had to watch the series through, and didn&#39;t have a clue who was responsible.<br/><br/>Exciting, yes, but easy to understand, no! Interesting due to the ethic dilemmas, yes, but easy to make a second season, no! Really – there are too many things wrong with this to make a list, I watched it all cos it was atmospheric and spooky, and I liked the general tenor of it .. but my wife packed in after two episodes and I kept thinking it could only get better .. in fact it got worse! The plot was full of holes and none of the links between the people and the money were ever really explained. The thing about the suicide on a certain date years after the Daniel committed suicide was probably the most ludicrous, in a long list of craziness … never explained. Presumably that was not really sent by him. The 5 year time gap? What was that for? Daniel screaming at the painting? Really, what was that about? Who WAS tipping off the press to be there taking photos of Peter every time he witnesses a suicide? Never satisfactorily explained. The swinging loyalties of the pregnant journalist was that just cos of her hormones? To say nothing of the other mysteries of how the media were presented in this drama. The moody vicar /dad and the church angle? Was that serving any point at ALL? The real baddie behind it all was a lowly criminal finance investigator? How did she get into a position to do that? Never satisfactorily explained. Did she employ Vibeker just to drive her crazy with stalking and mis-direction?<br/><br/>Sitting on her paradise island at the end you&#39;d have thought she&#39;d have a happy face on her, having apparently got away with all the loot, but her face wasmiserablemine! We both felt robbed, somehow, eh!
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