Episode 016 - S2, E9 and E10 - recap and discussions

We recap and discuss season 2, episode 9 (“The Sanctity of Private Life”), and episode 10 (An Extraordinary Remark”). Private life is under the spotlight for both Birgitte and Katrine. For Birgitte, Laura moves to a residence where she can get professional guidance to help her get better and the media won’t back off which forces Birgitte to do something shocking - she decides to step away from her PM duties and take a leave of absence to focus on her family. For Katrine, she divulges to Torben that she’s in a relationship with Kasper which later causes tense conversations between Katrine and Kasper on the topic of starting a family together. Katrine worries that her career may be in jeopardy now that Torben knows that her and the Prime Minister’s spin doctor are living together and are in a relationship. In the end, Birgitte returns as Prime Minister and announces a snap election.