Heder - Season 3

The exciting drama in Heder makes us forget that the chosen theme may still be a bit far-fetched.Heder is a law firm focused on making the world a better place for women. The four female partners have all experienced (sexual) violence themselves. It ensures that all four of them are driven and fanatical in the fight against injustice. In the first two seasons, it became clear that they do not always fight this battle within the framework of the law. It causes all four women to be haunted by their own pasts in different ways. This results in considerable complications and threats to their address.



The main course this season, in addition to the personal battle, is a threat from an extreme angle. A movement has emerged that fights against feminist principles. According to this theory, women have been given too much say at the expense of men. According to this line of thought, this threat must be countered with violence. Given the nature of Heder and her partners, it's only natural that they would be at the center of the battle. Although the theme in the elaboration seems a bit far-fetched, in reality we still see a movement that does not take women's rights very seriously. In that sense, you can see the main course as an enlarged fantasy with a high 'what if' content. That this is necessary can also be seen in a series such as The Handmaid's Tale.

In that sense you can see the main course as an enlarged fantasy with a high 'what if' content.

Now Heder is not The Handmaid's Tale. Where this series sketches a grim future perspective, Heder takes place in the here and now. It makes the chosen theme seem a bit far-fetched. On the other hand, no one can deny that women still experience a lot of (sexual) violence. The same applies in today's society, there are still different views on men and women. Then what still feels too far-fetched could just become a bitter reality. With that in mind, Heder makes sure they make a current theme more urgent and dangerous.



The fact is that this third season is full of tension. The danger is very close. One partner is threatened and manipulated. The other finds it difficult to deal with her intense past. The third has problems at home. Everything she has to deal with at home suddenly seems to become public. The latter especially suffers from establishing relationships. That has caused problems before. Now she is trying to restore what has been damaged, but the question is whether this will succeed.

Heder's third season has some key components that make it even better than the first two seasons.

Heder's third season has some key components that make it even better than the first two seasons. Especially the built-up tension and the fact that it penetrates into the private lives of the main characters provide intensity. The main actors have clearly grown (further) in their roles. It feels very natural what they do. Partly because of the problems they all have. Although some of those problems are very specific and sometimes quite far-fetched, the vast majority is something that can happen to all of us. In that sense, Heder's third season is just fine. It's not for nothing that I've decided to give this season an 8.