I love dysfunctional families

Ah, how I love dysfunctional families. There is no better pastime. I mean, lust, unbelief, hatred, envy, poisonous sting, witch’s cauldron of sad feelings given freely. Fun with a light aftertaste. And then you’re a little glad you’re not quite there yourself.

“Billiardærøya” is on the way to victory across the country, with Trine Wiggen in excellent form as Julie Lange, with other strong performances to go along with it. The relationship between her and her daughter Amy, brilliantly played by the hugely talented Ragne Grande, is anything but delightful.

Julie Lange is not just a Mother Godheart, to use the words of the poet Jan Erik Vold. Wiggen makes Kjell Inge Røkke appear as a wagging spaniel cock, Liv Ullmann and Ingrid Bergman in the “Autumn Sonata” compared to the exact recipe for a loving mother/daughter relationship.

It is said that there is no one families are completely inactive. But it’s not completely functional either. And here is some of the magic. It is known. Uncomfortably familiar at times – for many. What families don’t have a ghost in the closet? The thing that is never talked about. Where you feel that there is something or other. And when it comes to light. You are talking. Then it hits.

In “Milliardærøya” it is about power and money. Lots of power. And a lot of money. A clever move they have made is to reverse the gender role pattern. It’s the women who are hungry for power, for example Kåre Conradis because Julie Lange’s husband looks like a passive woman Exit where he moves around in a silk frock coat and enjoys the tjall his

“Billionaire island” is not alone. Other series with dysfunctional families that have caught on in recent years are “The Perfect Couple,” “Succession” and “Yellowstone.” We can draw the lines all the way back to the Bible. One of the most famous stories is Cain and Abel, the fratricide.

They were asked to make an offering to God, which Cain refused and agreed to Abel’s offering. Cain became so afraid that he killed his brother, and for that reason God marked him on the tablet of the face and cursed him.

Yes, that’s how it can go when you feel the wrath of God. But this can also happen when the anger of family members is brought to life.

Why families are dysfunctional such a good pastime? Basically, it’s sad. But a cynical, bitter humor often lurks in the background. You are a little unsure if you can smile.

I myself have never laughed as hard as I did when I saw “Who is afraid of Virginia Woolf” at Trøndelag Teater. Here we are talking about the nachspiele from hell.

About the married couple Martha and George, who feed on each other’s contempt, maybe there is a kind of love at the bottom, a piece that is full of poisonous exchanges of lines.

It was much funnier than, for example, “The Battle of Testikkelstad.” Admittedly, the laugh crept into my throat every now and then.

I say yes, thank you for more of “Billiardærøya.” We are excited to join the Lange family on another dysfunctional journey into the heart of darkness.

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