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Good plot, good acting from all the actors. Don't judge this series by the bad reviews, it's definitely worth seeing!

Overly convoluted plot involving events that come close to starting another world war being dealt with by a bunch of second rate political hacks and the police force of a remote Greenland village. Nice scenery though.

The central - absolutely true - argument is beautifully spoken and demonstrated. But if this is a Documentary, then what is the plot? The main character is filmed clumsily spying around corners, finding conveniently open windows (in the Arctic), entering an upstairs room by slipping in at ground level, and generally succeeding at Superman speed.

The impossible human movements (eg, a whole ship's crew magically transported to a hut in the wilderness) detract in the same way.

The story behind this is very good, with greed (Russia) and (Greenland's First Minister) outwitting the Swedish argument (for the planet) and the social problems of indigenous Greenlanders are made clear.

It would be better shortened, with some of the silly action left out.

First, the scenery is amazing and almost worth watching the series for alone. Nordic crime drama are my favorite genre so this was wort the watch. The plot was unpredictable and keptenoug cliff hangers to make it binge-worthy. Several familiar faces made up the cast and all did well in their roles with one very notable exception. Bianca Kronlöf played a lead role but the writing for her character was at times childish and her "acting" was very difficult to watch. That alone dropped this from a solid 9 to a 7 for me. It was nice to see Greenland natives play key roles. It is worth a watch as I'm sure not everyone will find Bianca Kronlöf's acting so subpar.

Newer Swedish television series are mostly left-leaning PC-infected nonsense and this series has some of the those flaws. Still it is quite good and not at all as predictable as I expected.

I don't often write reviews but in this case I regard it as my civic duty to warn my fellow earthlings. From the summary I was hoping for something on a par with Smilla, Trapped or even Fortitude but this doesn't even deserve to polish the snow boots of those movie/series.

So, how did they create this turkey (tin Swedish: "kalkon")? It all starts with a ridiculous plot. Turn that into a laughable screenplay and add some of the most toe-curling dialogue this side of the arctic circle. Finally, add some of the hammiest actors you can find (in particular the Swedish agent who vacillates between arrogant unprofessional termagant and blabbering unprofessional cry-baby, all the while showing she's a founding member of Over-actors Anonymous). I honestly don't know what made Lena Endre sign up for this - she's a classic actress but is dragged down to the level of the rest of this stinker.

In the first few episodes the local actors at least act well, but later on even they are made to suffer inane plot twists and ludicrous dialogue. The only one who deserves kudos is the little girl.

The only positive thing about this series is the stunning scenery of Greenland (let's enjoy it while it lasts).

The true star is the Greenland setting. Breath-taking scenery. I can't really understand the negative reviews. There may be issues with use of language, but subtitles were good enough to follow what was happening. Plenty of plots twists and story lines and kept the pace over 10 episodes. The political state of Greenland was brought sharply into focus (like an episode of Borgen some years ago). Anyway, I enjoyed it and would watch a second series.

Borgen Power and Glory was almost exactly the same storyline. I enjoyed it more and would recommend it! This show bored me to tears. Another slow burn... The first episode was okay but then it dragged.

An international political thriller with environmental issues and dirty oil business as a frame could be fascinating and exciting, and the Swedes normally don't dissappoint when it comes to the genre. However, Thin Ice slowly developes into a thin soup with too many threads and to little substance. This is partly due to bad directing and mistaken casting which again is resulting in achievements that are below par for several actors, a plot becoming less and less credible throughout the episodes, dialogue sometimes crossing into laughable, and editing occasionally painful to watch. Too bad then that some actors try hard to raise the level, in particular those from Greenland. The best acting is done by a kid.

Really don't understand the criticsm. Great series, realistic and in an exciting scenery! Good actors and awesome footage

Senseless violence against the polar bear and senseless violence against the polar dogs. Contributes nothing and it certainly doesn't make the series any better. The story falters and the actors contribute nothing. No i stopped after the first 10 minutes of episode 2.

I guess programme producers are always trying a new angle and new backgrounds and here one is; an important meeting of Arctic foreign ministers being held in Greenland. In reality it could never have happened - the town the meeting took place in was more or less a large village and there would have been the need for 100s of bodyguards and security staff both foreign and, principally, Danish as the country responsible for Greenland.

Well, there weren't and it would have cluttered the setting if there had been. The backgrounds, scenery and the village were fascinating. What on earth a large conference centre and hotel were doing there, I don't know. I have no idea if this is a real place or not or if shooting was done somewhere else and the place named in the series was fictional.

So, we have this meeting to sign a treaty to forbid arctic drilling for oil. Right from the start, it appears that one country is the elephant in the room that wants concessions and watering down of the clauses. Just before the meetings are going on, a Swedish ship is hijacked and the crew and a diplomat taken hostage by ruthless terrorists.

The action sweeps through majestic landscapes in one thread and in the conference room in another. We can see that one country is the guilty party - this is not an ecological group that has taken the prisoners. All the evidence points one way so we know it must be false. It's a bit surprising that clever diplomats and SPADs didn't realise who the real baddies were by the end of episode three - I'd worked it out. It took me till episode five to work out who the agent on the ground was.

Nonetheless, it was fascinating to see the ministers playing catch up and working out the wheels within wheels. Some of them had feet of clay that were used against them and over it all was the threat of extreme violence by the supposed terrorists.

Individual heroism had to have a look in as well and the hostages' location was worked out by a couple of renegade cops who had begun to suspect that all was not as it seemed either in the cop shop or the conference room with all the currents of political wheeler dealing and double crossing.

This is the second Nordic political thriller I've watched in the past few weeks that pulls no punches about which country is the real danger to the world. Events at the end meant that there could be a second season that will obviously have to wait. If there were one, I'd watch it.

Swedes makes great films and series - when I found this one, it was an easy pick. But as stated by others, after two episodes we stopped watching. It just didn't keep up with expected level of quality. Just watch yourself, though, if the story keeps you going, great!

I'm not sure if this is exactly scandi crime but it is close enough. If this had been made ten years ago it would be something, but now it's just unoriginal. IMO the only good things about this one is that the ending is a little bit different and that it is set in Greenland. But all in all it's the same old scandi crime story with many of its clichés, which is getting very old by now. They should come up with something new already. Of course if one is not tired of scandi crime yet, then this one's certainly worth watching. There have been much worse series in the recent years.

Aside from the global warming propaganda pushed from beginning to end it was an interesting watch. The scenery is absolutely breathtaking, it's worth a watch for that reason alone. Some people hate movies with subtitles but personally I love getting a chance to see other countries and their culture. The cinematography is good, along with most of the acting. The dynamics between the local government of Greenland and the representatives from Denmark felt genuine and was an interesting detail to include in the storyline. Again, I cannot stress how absolutely breathtaking the scenery in this film is.

This series was a terrible waste of some good actors and an unfortunate vessel for some awful ones. The one actress that should never be allowed near a movie set is Bianca Kronlöf as the 'do as you please' unprofessional SAPO investigator. The remainder of the principal actors woodenly walk through their lines. Every possible cliche and a few that I had never seen before were incorporated into the script and directed as if it were a paint by the numbers project. The intelligence aspects of the script were juvenile and Internet access was incredible to the point of being science fiction. In the real world 90% of the events would never haver taken place at that level and that venue. The only reason why I stuck it out was to see whether the ending was predictable. It was!

Smart, modern and thrilling. Great watch, both cinematically and crime-wise.

Unlike the fantastic "Occupied" taking place in Norway and " Trapped" taking place in Iceland this new Nordic thriller set in Greenland is a confusing, too many plot twists series I nearly turned off several times. Figuring out who the "bad guy" is takes so long and is so unsatisfying at the end you don't really care and I am a huge fan of Nordic TV shows. A couple of the subplots were interesting- who knew they had A. A. in Greenland, and the little girl in this series is a firecracker little actress. But everything else the environmental story, the political thriller if you can call it that, have all been done better elsewhere. And unlike another reviewer claimed I'm no "snowflake" who doesn't have an intelligent opinion on movies just like them.

After having watched only 2 episodes I must say it is one of the timeliest series these days. A wonderful insight into the lives of Greenlanders and into the plight of the animals in the Arctic.Shocking scenes that might make the worst climate denier change their shallow minds. Not easy to watch, it is so painful what human animals have done and are doing to the Earth. But it has to be watched.

Amateurish dialogue, amateurish sound, completely unrealistic story. This is so bad you just want to scream.

Deserves to be buried under a mile of ice.

All actors do a miserable job, the Swedish dialogue is so excessive that it hurts to hear it, please stop torturing the viewers with such garbage.

Captivating, good alting, beautiful scenery, fits in to the climate-problematic right now.

No thanks, I prefer not seeing bears and dogs shot.

Overall a great arctic political drama-series with reflections to climate change, greater politics, the political stand of Greenland, greenlandic independence and the relationship to Denmark in the Unity of the Realm and their foreign relations. Regardless

Not to point fingers at anyone but the series is also about how the Danes behaved towards Greenlanders after the colonial period. It tells the truth about what it was like and what people sometimes still feel today.

Greenland is an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark that has been suppressed in the past, and this is something all of us must talk about, thanks to this series. It's also important to talk about the ice melting and the climate changing.

The series creates curiosity and gives an occasion to make a great debate.

NB: The animated fake polar bear that got killed getting into town symbolises roughly climate change and what people will see more often in the future due to the warming climate. It is a true fact that polar bears increasingly venture into human habitats to get food, as arctic temperatures have warmed, making sea ice and their hunting habitat more scarce. People should not be sensitive to see this as this could happen in real life.

Although the acting at the start of the series could be better.