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Line 1: {{~~trope~~work}} [[File:~~Lilyhammer_2357~~Lilyhammer 2357.png\|frame]] ''Lilyhammer'' is a Norwegian-American co-production that describes exactly what happens [[X Meets Y\|when]] [[The Mafia]] meets [[Norse Byby Norsewest]]. After the death of [[The Don\|his boss]], [[Big Applesauce\|New York]] mobster [[Anti-Hero\|Frank Tagliano]] is betrayed by his new Capo and nearly killed (unfortunately, [[Kick the Dog\|his dog is not so lucky]]). [[Defector From Decadence\|Tired of the Mafia lifestyle]], Frank turns state's evidence and enters [[Witness Protection]]. Deeming New York to be unsafe, Frank demands that the FBI send him to Lillehammer, whose beautiful surroundings he remembers from watching the [[Olympic Games\|1994 Winter Olympics]] on TV. [[Hilarity Ensues]] as Frank takes the identity of "Giovanni Henriksen" and travels to [[Norse Byby Norsewest\|Norway]]. Things quickly turn out differently than poor Frank intended: the system treats him as an immigrant on par with any Middle Easterner or African refugee, he has weeks of courses to pass before he can gain citizenship, and [[What Do You Mean It's Not Heinous?\|the Feds "forgot" to set him up with a valid driver's license]]. And on top on that, he ends up [[Dramatic Irony\|living next door to the local chief of police]]. Faced with all this, Frank quickly gets up to his [[The Mafia\|old tricks]] to bend the sleepy, freezing town to his will... Broadcast by NRK (the Norwegian equivalent of [[The BBC]]) in Norway and available on [[Netflix]] in the United States, ''Lilyhammer'' is unabashedly and unashamedly ''[[The Sopranos]]'' [[In Space\|in NORWAY!]]. ''Sopranos'' alum [[Steven van Zandt]] more or less plays an [[expy]] of Silvio Dante, and much of the comedy comes from watching him tackle the totally unfamiliar landscape of rural Norway. The series has turned out to be a huge success in Norway, while garnering... ''slightly less'' attention in the US. A second season is now available, with even more ''Sopranos'' stars putting in appearances. Line 26: * [[Important Haircut]]: Played for {{spoiler\|Drama/Tragedy. Julius shaves off most of his newly converted Muslim son Olav's beard while he's asleep. When Olav wakes up, he runs away from home.}} * [[I Never Said It Was Poison]]: {{spoiler\|"How did you know he was interested in Elvis?"}} * [[Jerk ~~With~~with a Heart of Gold]]: Frank is this or just a [[Jerkass]]. * [[Killed Off for Real]]: Poor {{spoiler\|Geir}}. And a few more. * [[Meaningful Name]]: In-universe, Julius's son Olav takes the name Olav Abdulkarim to signify his conversion to Islam. * [[The Nicknamer]]: Frank. Julius becomes Julie. Utsi [a Sami name] becomes ''Tootsie''. * [[Norse Byby Norsewest]]: Norway's politics and society are explored in all their baffling detail - to be tackled head-on by Frank. * [[Neighbourhood Friendly Gangsters]]: Frank does his fair share of philanthropy in the ~~community -- especially~~community—especially when it will get him closer to a woman. * [[Precision F-Strike]]: Frank does this all the time, but most impressively when it's revealed that {{spoiler\|Sigrid is pregnant with twins}}. {{quote\| '''Frank''': Oh, ''fuck me''.}} * [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]]: Frank in a nutshell. * [[Theme Tune Cameo]]: In the last episode of the second season, both portions of the song get played, as well as the Sopranos theme. * [[Turn in Your Badge]]: After {{spoiler\|inadvertently stopping the Minister of Justice from completing the Birkebeinerrittet ski race, Geir}} is put on a six month probation. * [[Villain ~~With~~with Good Publicity]]: Frank, in the "criminal" sense. * [[The War Onon Terror]]: Geir is wholly convinced that Frank is a wanted al-Qaeda terrorist. * [[Wrong Genre Savvy]]: Geir. If he were in a serious cop drama about terrorism, some of his earlier actions would be in the right, such as taking security at the race seriously and {{spoiler\|calling a code red when he saw Frank with the (toy) gun to keep the Minister of Justice away from the finish line.}} * [[Your Days Are Numbered]]: {{spoiler\|Julius}} gets cancer. {{spoiler\|[[Averted Trope\|Then it turns out he jumped to conclusions based on some worrying signs - in fact, he's perfectly healthy]].}} {{reflist}} [[Category:~~Trope~~Television]]▼ [[Category:The New Tens]] [[Category:Dramedy]] [[Category:~~Lilyhammer~~{{PAGENAME}}]] ▲[[Category:Trope]]