Character Relationship Map: Therapy

Characters

• Anders (played by Nikolaj Lie Kaas) — protagonist

  Anders is Puk’s partner and Bitten’s father. He moves with them into a large house, where he and Puk begin couples therapy with Ulrik, their basement tenant. He grows attached to Ulrik, later is found...

• Puk (played by Sidse Babett Knudsen) — supporting

  Puk is Anders’s partner and Bitten’s mother. She moves into a large house with them and becomes a client of Ulrik, who rents the basement as a therapy workspace. Uneasy about Ulrik’s questions and inf...

• Ulrik (played by Søren Pilmark) — supporting

  Ulrik is a therapist who rents the basement of Anders and Puk’s house, saying he needs a place to work on a book about couples therapy. He treats the couple and leads exercises intended to address the...

• Nanna (played by Ditte Hansen) — supporting

  Nanna is a woman who discusses her insecurity about aging and her relationship during a session led by Ulrik. He guides her and the group through exercises about attraction and connection. Her appeara...

• Bitten Agerbo (played by Georgia Katerina Potsos) — supporting

  Bitten is the daughter of Anders and Puk, who move with her into their new house. She is part of the family whose home life is affected by Ulrik’s arrival as a basement tenant and therapist. Ulrik lat...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Ulrik → Nanna (Professional Therapist And Client) — Ulrik leads exercises in which Nanna discusses personal relationship concerns.

  Nanna discusses insecurity about aging and her relationship while Ulrik guides the group through exercises about attraction and connection.

• Anders → Ulrik (Professional Client And Therapist) — Ulrik's therapeutic role becomes personally significant to Anders, blurring the boundary between professional support and household intimacy.

  Ulrik moves into the basement and begins seeing Anders and Puk as clients. Anders later publicly thanks Ulrik, saying his moving into the basement has...

• Puk → Bitten Agerbo (Family Mother And Daughter) — Puk shares a household with Bitten as her mother; the account gives no further specific interaction between them.

  Puk moves into the house with Anders and their daughter, Bitten.

• Anders → Bitten Agerbo (Family Father And Daughter) — Anders shares a household with Bitten as her father; the account gives no further specific interaction between them.

  Anders moves into the house with Puk and their daughter, Bitten.

• Anders → Puk (Romantic Partners In Crisis) — Their relationship shifts from an established couple seeking to rebuild intimacy to a bond strained by jealousy, suspected infidelity, and an unfinished reconciliation.

  Anders and Puk share drinks after meeting at a bar, later live together as a couple, and attend therapy to address their relationship problems. Anders...

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Puk → Ulrik (Client And Therapist In Conflict) — Puk becomes uneasy about Ulrik's questions and growing influence, then resists his attempt to direct her decisions.

  Ulrik begins seeing Anders and Puk as clients. Later, he tells Puk she is too vulnerable and should distance herself from the situation, while she res...

Story Analysis

A couple's effort to repair their relationship becomes entangled with a therapist's growing presence in their home.

Plot Progression

1. A New Home and a New Tenant — Anders, Puk, and Bitten move into a large house and disagree about renovations. They rent the basement to Ulrik, who says he needs a place to work on a couples therapy book and begins treating the cou...
2. The Couple Opens Old Wounds — Ulrik's sessions expose jealousy and frustration through awkward exercises. He encourages Anders and Puk to remember their initial attraction and try to rebuild intimacy.
3. Boundaries Begin to Blur — Nanna discusses insecurity about aging and her relationship during exercises guided by Ulrik. Ulrik's growing presence in the home makes Puk uneasy, while Anders appears increasingly attached to him.
4. A Household in Crisis — At the housewarming and fastelavn party, Anders publicly expresses gratitude to Ulrik. The situation deteriorates after Anders is found with another woman while Puk is away, and Ulrik urges Puk to dis...
5. An Unfinished Apology — Ulrik offers to handle matters concerning Bitten and the house, but Puk resists his control. Anders comes to Puk despite the changed lock, apologizes, and begins to explain before she stops him, leavi...