Mike D'Angelo’s review published on Letterboxd:
73/100
Third viewing, still ridiculously fun even though it remains an aesthetic abomination*. At the time, everyone (myself included) made superficial comparisons to Twin Peaks; today, I see a precursor to The Boss of It All, with Von Trier using the series' supernatural hook as a means to lampoon petty office politics. Rhythms and compositions are unmistakably televisual (we were all stunned when a modified version then showed up in Breaking the Waves), but these first four episodes do more or less work as a single unit, even if certain plot threads—most notably Helmer's trip to Haiti—would have been left dangling without the sequel/S2. Expected to wince at the recurring Greek-chorus interludes featuring the dishwashers, but those two actors are so good that their presence just doesn't feel exploitative, even though I can imagine a Down syndrome equivalent of Peter Dinklage blasting off about filmmakers who cheaply exoticize the genetically anomalous. If you've never seen this, treat yourself. It's on Shudder, which offers a 7-day free trial (and you can find a 30-day or even 60-day trial if you poke around a bit).
* Hard to believe 16mm was the capture format, though that's what my super-brief review from '95 reports. Whatever Von Trier did in post to make the series look like primitive DV shot through a piss-soaked rag, I'm glad it didn't catch on. Apparently there's a forthcoming remaster, but the clip suggests it'll be 16:9, which boooo.