This Tatort episode was a disappoinment. Following a "tip", the two female inspectors survey the scene at a villa, a seemingly endless task. A scene like that shouldn't run on and on and on. From there the plot runs no faster, with several contrived twists.
The Dresden team has never been so unpleasant and weak. The constant sexism exhibited by the male authority figures, and the utterly repulsive behavior of the main suspect (who for some never explained reason was so important that he was "to be touched with kid gloves") was a bit much. The scene with the "search party" organized by the missing woman's husband looks like something from a zombie movie or a story about a religious cult. No explanation is offered where the people came from, or why they were so enthusiastically playing along.
The main theme of domestic abuse and/or obsessive love is turned into a psycho thriller with too many crazies. In the end, we're not sure if anyone of the guest stars was playing with a full deck. Something so confusing just does not happen in real life.
I have seen excellent Dresden Tatort episodes, but this one is not one of them. Take it from a ground-zero Tatort fan: This one is a dud!
The Dresden team has never been so unpleasant and weak. The constant sexism exhibited by the male authority figures, and the utterly repulsive behavior of the main suspect (who for some never explained reason was so important that he was "to be touched with kid gloves") was a bit much. The scene with the "search party" organized by the missing woman's husband looks like something from a zombie movie or a story about a religious cult. No explanation is offered where the people came from, or why they were so enthusiastically playing along.
The main theme of domestic abuse and/or obsessive love is turned into a psycho thriller with too many crazies. In the end, we're not sure if anyone of the guest stars was playing with a full deck. Something so confusing just does not happen in real life.
I have seen excellent Dresden Tatort episodes, but this one is not one of them. Take it from a ground-zero Tatort fan: This one is a dud!