Now, it is no secret that I love the dynamic between Deeks and Kensi on NCIS:LA. They are so incredibly dysfunctional as people and yet work so well together. They are without a doubt two of the most frustrating characters to enter the TV scene and still so much fun and nicely realistic. So I am looking mildly forward to seeing how things will turn out between them. And I will write about it!
But today I am going all Nordic and extremely shallow on ya'll!
In my last coverage of imagining Kensi's boyfriend Jack Larsen I emphasized the fact that he would be Swedish-American. This may come across as quite strange to those readers that are not Scandinavian are not aware of the relationship between Norway and Sweden. As I explained earlier Norway is a former colony of Sweden, they were always poorer and had less military power and influence. However Sweden has always been a big country, was the leading power in Europe at one point, is influential in international matters and hold a greater military power. Today the countries stand on far more equal ground but there are still lingering remains of dissatisfaction between them and how Sweden treated Norway
Seeing that Deeks is 100% Norwegian-American (looks the Norwegian part to a tee and is of full Norwegian descent (the actor, that is)), his family would probably have moved to America from Norway in early 20th century, right around the time they got their full independence. So Deeks would have gotten to known presumably strong nationalistic ideas, filled with pride and a bit of dislike towards the Swedish. Plus, stereotypes of the perfect Swede and the coolness of everything Swedish are abound everywhere and he would have seen them (there is no way escaping them sadly). I am guessing that someone with a turbulent past like his would have found his identity (at least in part) in being a descendant of Vikings and a Norwegian. No one messed with the Vikings and they had a wonderfully rich and interesting culture and Norway is a wonderful country. He would have found strength in that and would still in his adulthood. Because the Vikings were conquerors and ruled the world and
So I can imagine him fussing over Mr. Jack Larsen being Swedish with Nell and Eric (he would never do it with Sam and Callen!) and Neric would not understand in the slightest but lend a sympathetic ear. He would then fuss about Vikings and their culture. That'd be the beauty of it, a completely Scandinavian reference which no one would get except Nordics or those that love Nordic history!
Some might say I am probably reading way too much into this but that is the fun part of it. Making connections and creating things :)
And to add a comment:
I found a comment on TV Line (Click here!) about how Deeks' turbulent past lends to his inability to establish a romantic connection with Kensi. I just wanted to say: The incredible relationship dysfunction between the two characters goes both ways. Kensi is just as dysfunctional as Deeks. So in theory, two dysfunctions should be wonderful together. And lest we forget, the spark is there and it just has to be flamed. Hell, they've kissed twice and are eerily comfortable playing romantic partners. And please do not turn this into another TIVA! Look to the Caskett dynamic and go from there.
But today I am going all Nordic and extremely shallow on ya'll!
In my last coverage of imagining Kensi's boyfriend Jack Larsen I emphasized the fact that he would be Swedish-American. This may come across as quite strange to those readers that are not Scandinavian are not aware of the relationship between Norway and Sweden. As I explained earlier Norway is a former colony of Sweden, they were always poorer and had less military power and influence. However Sweden has always been a big country, was the leading power in Europe at one point, is influential in international matters and hold a greater military power. Today the countries stand on far more equal ground but there are still lingering remains of dissatisfaction between them and how Sweden treated Norway
Seeing that Deeks is 100% Norwegian-American (looks the Norwegian part to a tee and is of full Norwegian descent (the actor, that is)), his family would probably have moved to America from Norway in early 20th century, right around the time they got their full independence. So Deeks would have gotten to known presumably strong nationalistic ideas, filled with pride and a bit of dislike towards the Swedish. Plus, stereotypes of the perfect Swede and the coolness of everything Swedish are abound everywhere and he would have seen them (there is no way escaping them sadly). I am guessing that someone with a turbulent past like his would have found his identity (at least in part) in being a descendant of Vikings and a Norwegian. No one messed with the Vikings and they had a wonderfully rich and interesting culture and Norway is a wonderful country. He would have found strength in that and would still in his adulthood. Because the Vikings were conquerors and ruled the world and
So I can imagine him fussing over Mr. Jack Larsen being Swedish with Nell and Eric (he would never do it with Sam and Callen!) and Neric would not understand in the slightest but lend a sympathetic ear. He would then fuss about Vikings and their culture. That'd be the beauty of it, a completely Scandinavian reference which no one would get except Nordics or those that love Nordic history!
Some might say I am probably reading way too much into this but that is the fun part of it. Making connections and creating things :)
And to add a comment:
I found a comment on TV Line (Click here!) about how Deeks' turbulent past lends to his inability to establish a romantic connection with Kensi. I just wanted to say: The incredible relationship dysfunction between the two characters goes both ways. Kensi is just as dysfunctional as Deeks. So in theory, two dysfunctions should be wonderful together. And lest we forget, the spark is there and it just has to be flamed. Hell, they've kissed twice and are eerily comfortable playing romantic partners. And please do not turn this into another TIVA! Look to the Caskett dynamic and go from there.
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