Beforeigners

Imaginary Worlds

Eric Molinsky

Arts, Science Fiction, Fiction, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 February 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

In the sci-fi drama Beforeigners from HBO Nordic, Oslo is overrun with immigrants and refugees. But they haven’t come from other countries. They’re from the past. In fact, they’re from three specific eras: the Stone Age, the Viking age, and the Victorian age. No one knows why or how they came, but police detectives Lars Haaland and his partner Alfhildr Enginsdottir – who is a former Viking herself – are uncovering mysteries and conspiracies that might lead to the truth. The show was created by Eilif Skodvin and Anne Bjørnstad, and I was very happy that I got to talk with Anne about how they created the show, and why time travel turns out to be a great metaphor to explore issues of immigration and national identity. This episode is sponsored by Brooklinen and Realm. Our ad partner is Multitude. If you’re interested in advertising on Imaginary Worlds, you can contact them here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Tab for a cause is a browser extension that lets you raise money for charity while doing
0:04.9	your thing online.
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0:11.6	And part of that ad money goes towards a charity of your choice.
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0:22.4	Sign up at tabforacaws.org slash imaginary worlds.
0:31.1	You're listening to imaginary worlds.
0:32.9	A show about how we create them and why we suspend our disbelief.
0:36.8	I'm Eric Molinsky.
0:39.1	I have become obsessed with a TV show called Before Inners.
0:43.3	It's on HBO Max in the US and it originally comes from HBO Nordic in Norway.
0:49.9	Now this episode will not give away any major spoilers, but if you want to watch the show
0:54.7	first, it's a quick binge, only two seasons, with six episodes per season.
1:01.6	When the first episode begins, we meet a police detective named Lars.
1:06.0	He's called in for what looks like a refugee situation.
1:10.0	A small group of people have emerged from the Oslo Harbor.
1:13.8	They're addressed from a thousand years ago.
1:18.6	Lars can't understand what they're saying.
1:21.0	And then someone tells him they seem to be speaking an old Norse.
1:25.5	In response, Lars begins to call a mental institution, but then he notices an international
1:31.5	news report on TV.
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