#lovleg season 2

[lovlegskada]

Lovleg season overviews

Did you miss out on Lovleg (2018-2019), the Norwegian queer web TV show with the gorgeous cinematography, adorable characters, and the sweetest main character ever to grace a screen?

Fear not, because there are neat chronological overviews of both seasons, with English subtitles and transcripts of each clip (translated by @lovlegenglish) and translations (by us at @lovlegskada) of social media posts, Gunnhild’s notes and all the more or less weird but always creative ways Lovleg gave us content.

Season 1

Season 2

There will be no more Lovleg, unfortunately, but by all means enjoy what we did get.

(And here’s the bts)

[sdxps]

Cris and Joana // Luna and Gunnhild 

Parallels part 1

[livsoulsecrets]

Lovleg Cast & Crew Behind the Scenes (2/2)

Takk for alt Lovleg

[arcaneriddles]

Du er den skjønnast personen i hele verda. Synes du? Ja.

[alterlovleg]

LovLeg s2 start first impression

It’s back, it’s awesome, and I don’t know where to start. 

1. I have missed this so much. It’s finally happening! Lovely Gunnhild and this whole universe are back!

2. There were some hints that we would get a Luna season. Well, it was “a trapp”. Now it seems like we get another Gunnhild season, and I love it!  Gunnhild seems to be seriously infatuated with and/ or awkward around Luna. Luna seems awkward too. Something must have happened, or Gunnhild must have realized something. They were very relaxed around each other in season 1 and now everything is awkward. Is it because of the flirting back in the end of October? Is it something else? I need answers!!!

2. The notes. There are 11 new notes from about December until now. I love them so much! This is one of the reasons why I love the idea of another Gunnhild season. We’ll get more of her amazing notes! I need time to process them all though. At least one seems to be about lurking on a crush? Or am I wrong? I love that Gunnhild worries about other things as well, like politics. Very relatable. Also, she refers to the Tardis and other universes. <3

3. Moonlight Sonata. Seriously? <3 <3 <3

4. Aaaah Gunnhild really gets hung up on things, like the Orderud case and things like that. She’s still awkward when she stresses. I love her! 

5. I WANT MORE! NOW!!!!

[nordic-language-love]

Tanker om Lovleg akkurat nå

Jeg synes det var ikke kult av Luna å stoppe konserten og trekke oppmerksomhet til Gunnhild sånn. Ikke kult i det hele tatt. Selv om det var for å “spørre” henne å være kjæresten sin. Hva faen er med henne? Hva spiller hun på? Gunnhild fortjener bedre - hun er så søt og dyrebar, og jeg vil bare klemme og beskytte henne. Jeg er redd for at Luna kommer til å skade henne mye :(

[inmyarmswrappedin]

Based off @liburnapworld​ and @floraflorenzi​'s Skam season tier rankings.

[lovlegenglish]

Lovleg S02E10 Clip 5

Spegelen (The mirror)

S: Hi. What are you doing? G: Writing. Not really. S: Do you want to be alone? G: Yeah. Or no. S: We have pizza. G: Great. Sara, it’s short notice, but… Would you like to go home with me for the easter holidays? I’m sure it’s going to involve a lot of crying and there won’t be much to do, but... S: Sounds perfect. Do you want a ride on my back? G: No. S: Did I just hear a no? G: I’d rather hang off your back. S: Let’s get on with it, then. Come on. One, two, three. G: No… Ow, ow, ow. I’m choking you. Ow. S: Shush. S: Ok, here, here, here. G: OK. S: Nice.

I stand alone in rooms full of people

There are too many voices speaking at the same time

And there are too many days that merge into each other

And there are too many times I stumble over stairs or over feelings

And there are too many things I have forgotten to do or forgotten to be

And I think that I don’t really know what it takes

To be a human being

To be someone to look at

Listen to

But I can see my stupid face

In your clear eyes

And suddenly there I am!

Whole and worth something

Because I live in you, I can walk down the street

With a smile in my heart, because I exist.

The air is full of words I haven’t said,

And thoughts I haven’t thought.

And I am full of faults and affectations.

But that depends on the eyes that are watching.

Whether you fall or fly.

Whether you stumble or dance.

Whether you are full of faults

Or full of small tunnels.

Where love can come in,

And love can come out

You can be a whole person.

When you forget the bathroom mirror

And see yourself in the fjord and the clouds,

Until the whole blue planet,

Is the iris of someone who loves you.

And you don’t want to hate yourself,

Because then, you hate everyone.

And you don't want to hate others,

Because then, you hate yourself.

And you want to save the world, because she is a friend

Who’s got something in her eye and can’t get it out.

G: Did you learn the whole poem by heart? S: Yeah. And I still think you should have read it at that slam thing. G: Yeah. S: It reminds me a bit of… G: You have my full attention. S: OK. Anyway, it reminds me a bit of when I was small. I had a best friend I used to run off to. And her father was so good with poems and stuff, and he used to read, like… and there was one poem I especially liked, and it goes like this …

This was the last clip of the last episode of season two! Thank you so much for keeping up with our translations! It has been a wonderful journey :) (and hopefully, we get a season three)

💛❤️💙 💚 🖤

[als-vuur]

Lovleg S1E10:

Lives here.

[lovlegskada]

Note 39 April 12

“Who do you believe you are?” assignment Norwegian

You can come up with several terms if you are to define yourself as this assignment asks. You can say something about looks, social status or astrological sign. You can emphawise sexual orientation, gender or what kind of home you have grown up in. We are always asked to define ourselves. Who am I really? Lately I have thought that I will never really find out. Yes I can hang parts of my personality up on hooks like everybody else. And each of part will be correct and each part will tell you something, and I do not want to be ashamed of any of the parts. But none will say all of it either. I am a strange, colourful, embarrassing, poetical, queer girl from the countryside who says the wrong tings all the time and sometimes is terribly egoistic and sometimes is the kindest person in the world. I make some smile and laugh and some hide their face in their hands and ask me to be quiet. I spent a lot of time thinking that I ought to be quiet and pleasant, ordinary, someone everyone could look at and think “that is who I am”. But now I am beginning to understand, slowly, that everybody does not need to fully understand me and I do not need to be only one thing. I can be many different things at once and what really makes me me, is what happens when I meet other people. I have spent so much time thinking about what I am like, and whether that is good or bad. But I do not exist in a room alone with a mirror.

Right now the head of my best friend is resting on my shoulder. We are going to my home for the Easter holiday. She is drooling a little. I am trying to sit perfectly still so she can sleep.

When I met her I thought that we could never be friends. I thought that she was a popular girl who fit in and cared about clothes and makeup and selfies. And it was not like I suddenly realised that all of that was wrong. That it was one big misunderstanding. No it was actually correct, but there was just so much else there as well. A whole universe really. When I met my ex girlfriend I thought that she always knew what she wanted and was going to do and think about everything. And in a way that was true and in a way it was not. I understood that when she seemed most certain, was when she was most uncertain. When she gritted her teeth and insisted that the world was going to be like she saw it it was because she was scared. And now when it is over, at least for now, I am thinking that I have learnt and grown so much because of her. That the bad did not erase the good but that I learnt so much from being loved and it was worth it. Because now I am a slightly different person, and she is a slightly different person while we still are ourselves. Even though it hurts I am looking forward to seeing her after the holiday because I feel like I actually see her now, and the other way around. I don’t know. Everyone I have met since I moved away from home has been exactly who they were at first sight and still so much more. And I am thinking that the whole point of it all, if there was one, probably was to understand that nobody really knows, and that you need to be generous to each other, and honest and kind. That you should try to find those who are different from yourself, not those who are precisely the same. Those who are strange in their way. Everybody is strange. I do not know what will happen from now on or who I will end up being. Some times I picture that I have cables from my heart to many other hearts I never see. That it is like powerlines over mountains and through valleys. That they end up somewhere where they warm someone I may never meet. Or turn the light on. Or maybe give them electric shock so they get hurt. But at least there is some sort of connection there. Not just to those I spend time with every day, but that the line goes out to places I have never been. Maybe they are there to pull me in that direction one day. That one day I will get to hear their stories, what they think about right and wrong, what they feel, what matters to them, what upsets them. And I do not know who I will really end up being in a year, or two or ten. But I am thinking that I just want to be something to somebody. That maybe I can help somebody. And that is the most important hook I can hang my personality up on. That the one I most of all think I am, is a friend.

Translator’s note: there are some misspellings in the original text, and I’ve tried to translate the intention of those. It’s written in an assignment-like style, so I’ve tried to make it a little more formal than usual.

[sdxps]

Cris and Joana // Luna and Gunnhild

Parallels part 2

[livsoulsecrets]

Lovleg Season 2 Social Media (6/9)

[arcaneriddles]

- Stop being so paranoid. She’s not here. - Can’t you show a little more sympathy?

[jegheterkerry]

lovleg gets me

[nolabballgirl]

hey, you’re going to watch lovleg? have you started yet? if yes, how do you like it so far?

hi, Anon! yes! i am watching lovleg. (@inmyarmswrappedin gave me a whole set of post-skam nrk show recs, and i've found this to be the most accessible, e.g. someone has gone to the very hard work of assembling the subs!) and i'm really enjoying it so far!

so when i first started watching, i made the mistake of instantly comparing it to skam (clip by clip format, socials, etc.) but the viewing experience is so much better to just let the show breathe on its own. the main for both seasons, gunnhild, is this quirky, lovable weirdo (bordering on cringe sometimes 😅), and she's allowed to be herself - mistakes, warts, and all. and the show captures both the awkwardness but also moments of joy of high school without being overdramatic or harming its characters.

i will point out that the show skews quite white casting wise. and that may be a result of the demographics of the town in which its set, sandane (in contrast, one of the POC side characters referenced being from oslo). but it's not as diverse as other norwegian shows i've seen.

i also like that the clips are all of varied lengths, and not just these short 1-2 min ones, so we're given more time with the characters. gunnhild and sara's friendship is 💛. and finally, the show can be really funny too. all in all, so far, so good, and on to season 2!

[nordic-language-love]

Norwegian TV shows you don’t need a VPN to watch

With us being all on lockdown, there’s a lot of time for language-learning, and a fun way to do that is to watch TV shows in your target language. For Norwegian-learners, NRK TV has a lot of choice. Although a lot of shows are geoblocked, there are many that are available worldwide, so here are some that I like. Feel free to reblog and add your own!

Current Affairs & Talk Shows

Kveldsnytt - daily news featuring the main headlines, sport and weather. Usually 15-20 minutes long, features news from in Norway and worldwide. Really good starting point for breaking into Norwegian TV.

Debatten - debate show about current political issues, usually 30 minutes long. Host speaks very clearly with an easy dialect, guests vary but tend to be well-spoken.

Einig? - 2-4 people sat in a room trying to have sensible discussions about politics

Sånn Er Norge - another good show for breaking into Norwegian TV as it covers cultural aspects of Norway and the host speaks in clear Oslo dialect.

Quiz Shows

Hva Feiler Det Deg? - medical quiz show where a team of three doctors go head-to-head with a team of three normal people with internet access to try and guess a person’s medical condition. Lots of medicine-related vocab so ideal for anyone wanting to go into a medical profession

Nytt På Nytt - comedy quiz show about current affairs (Norway’s version of Have I Got News For You). Lots of slang and humour related to Norwegian celebrities and politicians so better suited to higher level learners.

Documentary

Fra Bølle Til Bestevenn - reality-documentary series following six dog-owners and their naughty doggos through doggy bootcamp with a pro trainer. If you don’t fall in love with Anton then we can’t be friends.

113 - documentary series following first responders in Trondheim. Again, good for those who are interested in medicine as you’ll pick up lots of relevant vocab. Dialects vary but you’ll get a good helping of trøndersk.

Dialektriket - documentary series about different dialects throughout Norway. Super interesting if you wanna learn more about dialects and how they’re perceived by Norwegians.

Folkopplysningen - documentary series about how easily we’re influenced, covering topics related to health, science, politics, media and all sorts. Andreas speaks really clearly so it’s good for A2+

Evig Ung - documentary series about ageing and how to avoid it. Good for science nerds wants to learn/practice science-y vocabulary.

Drama

SKAM - well, it had to be mentioned! Chances are you’ve already watched (or at least heard of) this show. Lots of drama, romance, scandal and everything else you’d want from teenagers living it up in secondary school (linked episodes have english subtitles).

Blank - drama series about teenagers being teenagers. Kinda similar to SKAM but it follows completely new characters each season and is a bit less OMG DRAMA.

Lovleg - series following 16yo Gunnhild starting a new life at a new school in Sandane. Also similar to SKAM with slightly less drama. Mostly vestlandsk dialects. Wlw in season 2.

Comedy

Side Om Side - sweet and light-hearted sitcom based around the day-to-day lives of three very different families.

Parterapi - comedy series about couples in partner therapy. Short (10 min) episodes.