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Home for Christmas (Season 2: 2020)

2:1 Love You, Love You Not

After a quick recap of season 1 (I reviewed each episode in 2019), we launch into season 2 with a very romantic looking scene and Johanne (Ida Elise Broch) freaking out and leaving. Then it cuts to the scene at the end of season 1, and we find out who was at the door. Then Johanne goes back to her apartment alone. Shortly after, Henrik (Oddgeir Thune) shows up to tell her that one of the patients they were treating didn’t make it.

As the episode goes on, we see Johanne and Henrik’s relationship. When it becomes less than perfect, they start fighting. Johanne wants a break, but she doesn’t seem that worried about it until her roommate Jørgunn (Gabrielle Leithaug) gets engaged to her boyfriend. Great first episode- 4 stars.

2:2 Sweet Revenge

I don’t think there’s a better way to show a hot mess express of a person going through a break up. Henrik is trying to get in touch with Johanne, but she doesn’t want to speak to him. They work on the same floor of a hospital, but Johanne asks for different shifts. She and her brother Morten (Christian Ruud Kallum) are trying to take care of their dad, Tor (Dennis Storhøi). Finally, a coworker takes Johanne out clubbing, and she becomes the epitome of the drunk girl looking for validation after a break up. It was difficult to watch because we’ve all been to that level of crazy, but it’s never pretty. 4 stars for this episode.

2:3 Stuck in the Past

Johanne is trying to understand what went wrong with Henrik when Jørgunn points out that Johanne still hangs on to her ex of 4 years Christian (Stian Blipp). Johanne decides that she needs to move past it, so she goes to talk to Christian about why he left her after being with her for 8 years. Once that is settled, Johanne goes out to celebrate putting the past behind her and runs into Stein (Mads Sjøgård Pettersen), a guy she dated briefly last year. The next day, Johanne decides to get a new tattoo to empower herself to move forward, so love that for her. Tor shows up at her apartment to check on her and tags along, which begs the question why are dads so weird about tattoos? I felt that this episode put Johanne in the most relatable light so far, so 4.5 stars.

2:4 Christmas Speed Dating

Johanne accompanied her neighbor Nick (Edward Schultheiss) to a bar while he does some speed dating. Nick strikes out pretty hilariously, but Johanne meets a man at the bar who invites her to a Christmas concert with him the next morning. Come to find out, it’s Nick’s choir! So of course Johanne has to go. Nick has a pretty epic rendition of “O Holy Night” (Disclaimer- Nick is currently my favorite character in this series). Johanne goes out to eat, where she gets a blast from the past in Jonas (Felix Sandman), who is back from Bali and out with his family. I think this is my favorite episode so far, so 5 stars.

2:5 The Perfect Date

Johanne runs into Jonas again while he’s visiting a friend who is in the hospital. Johanne then tries to seal the deal with the guy from the previous episode, Knut (Hermann Sabado), but he isn’t picking up what she’s putting down. Then Johanne takes him a sleigh ride which triggers an allergic for Knut reaction to the reindeer pelt. Jørgunn is moving out, so things are emotional. Johanne invites Jonas to the Christmas “workshop” she’s having with Nick and his daughter to make Christmas decorations since Johanne doesn’t have many. I’m worried Jonas is going to break our hearts again, so a tentative 4 stars for this emotional roller coaster.

2:6 Christmas Chaos

Johanne is trying to get everything ready for Christmas Eve at her apartment even though she’s not sure who will show up besides Morten and his family. She sees Knut again, but it’s a little awkward. He honestly feels like he’s trying to convince himself that he’s into her but he’s not, and our girl Johanne is too nice to say no, but she’s not feeling it either. Once Christmas Eve arrives, she is struggling in the kitchen. She burns the rib roast and the rice pudding, but Nick comes in clutch with a new rib roast that he makes and they order some rice pudding for delivery. The whole family shows up, which surprises Johanne, but there’s so much love. Then Jørgunn calls and asks if she has found who actually sent the roses last Christmas. Once the whole family gets involved, Johanne has to be honest about her feelings. It’s very sweet and warms my cold, dead heart. 5 stars.

This season was less chaotic then the first because most of the characters were in the first season. Johanne grew so much this season, which we love to see. Let’s hope this happily ever after sticks. For the season, it gets 4.5 stars.