The man, Holger, was indeed a neighbour and close friend of Rasmus and his parents. I can't really remember how much they talk about him in the series, but in the books Rasmus's parents often joke about Holger never getting married, and he shrugs it away saying 'it just didn't happen'. In the end he invites Benjamin to come and see Rasmus's grave, and tries to talk him into staying over night, planning dinner and all. Nothing more is really said out loud, or even hinted upon, but I for one am led to believe that Holger has been a closet case all his life, and now he was hoping to meet up with another gay man. Maybe even wishing for more. I guess it's down to everyone's own interpretation; maybe he was just lonely after his friends' deaths and wanted some company.
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pbn
9 years ago
In the series, too, he is there at the parents' Christmas dinner, is asked if he never married and shrugs it off. I suppose it's easy to miss that bit.
Those scenes at the end were not my favourite part, perhaps because they seemed too tagged on and because the performance in question was not that strong. His appearance felt a little too odd.
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