User Reviews

I just finished season 2, and I downloaded the family tree - and I cannot count how many times I had to pause and look at it while watching this season.

This show requires your full attention! (No fumbling with your phone during this one)

The writers have done a perfect job, same with the actors.

Best foreign show I have ever seen, and in my top 3 of all time.

(You might even learn some german)

HIGHLY recommended

The first season of Dark was one of the single greatest slates of opening episodes I had ever seen in a TV show. Though I had little doubt that the show would continue to be good, I did wonder if this sophomore effort could possibly live up to the billing. Remarkably it did, proving to be every bit the equal of its predecessor.

To get into all the characters and plots of Dark S2 would require an essay-length document, so I won't take that route. It would also suppose that I have everything figure out myself, which is never a given in this complex series. What I will say, however, is that the best analogy I can draw for this season is to the similarly time-travel themed Back To The Future films. Much like BTTF2, Dark S2 doubles down on the complexity while still managing to keep it watchable (and enjoyable) for viewers at all levels. It would have been easy for this show to continue dancing around the peripheries of its fantastic mysteries, but instead it dives right in and that proves to be 100% the correct approach.

Whenever I have recommended Dark to family members or friends, I have always prefaced it with a statement that it takes incredible concentration (and maybe even outside research of family trees and names) to truly enjoy. I probably scared some people off of it in the process. One thing that S2 really hammered home for me, however, is that this is a show that can actually be enjoyed by many various interest levels. Basically, you can go as deep as you want to into it (and it holds up), or you can engage on a bit more of a surface level and still be satisfied, at the very least. You don't have to be a quantum physicist to enjoy Dark.

Another film property I liken Dark to is the film "Enemy". Both there and here, concrete answers do not abound, yet that doesn't spoil the fun in the slightest. In fact, in both cases, feeling as if you are slightly in the dark (pardon the pun) is all part of the fun. If this show wanted to truly explain everything, it would grind to a halt. Instead, it brings up incredibly interwoven time-travel plot lines and intersperses them with incredible cinematography and editing. The overall effect is an absolute sensory overload (eyes, ears, brain, etc.) with every episode.

Of course, no show is much of anything without interesting and relatable characters, and Dark has that front covered without a problem. One particular episode this season, "An Endless Cycle", is an absolute clinic in this area. Truly one of the greatest character-centric episodes of television I have ever witnessed. That episode alone somewhat elevates the entire show to an entirely new level of achievement.

Overall, Dark is now firmly entrenched on my short list of favorite television shows of all time. From music to visuals, plots to characters, Dark legitimately has it all. The confirmed third (and final) "cycle" cannot drop soon enough for this fan!

I fell in love with the genius of that show... Dark is too underrated for the brilliance of its creator's mind behind that script.Every action in this second season was unexpected but also had a specific reason to happen in the end so each character is unintentionally following it's own role in the rule of time.JUST PERFECT. Looking forward for season 3 and making sure all my friends are gonna watch it.

The writing in this show is phenomenal, and the season finale was no different. For every prediction I got right there were three other things that I never saw coming, and for every question answered another one arises. I have complete and utter faith in the writers that they will tie everything together perfectly in the final season - which I am already desperate for.

And the music in the final scene was perfect, as usual.

I loved everything what they did to this season. This season exceeds my expectations. If I only have a time machine, I would really loved to travel to the future to watch the season 3 because I really need it now. Congrats to the casts and crews, you guys are the best.

Two years ago when this show debuted, I was absolutely captivated and found season one incredibly intoxicating and compelling. Many shows try to capture this series theme, but many fail to execute it as well as Dark does.

I believe Dark does it so well because the characters are so emotionally grounded. The writer's didn't overlook the shows characters and have special places for each one.

For those like me that love the concept of time travel and paradoxes, this show is like a stimulant to the brain and tickles your mind. It's mental munchies and also serves as mental foreplay.

Season 2 finally scratches that itch at the roof of your mouth that for so long, your tongue couldn't quite reach.

This season proves that the writer's know exactly what their doing. The way this show deals with the "time-travel paradox" is utterly flawless. I realize how hard it is to get it right and not have so many plot holes and terrible plot devices and that's why I appreciate this show so much.

Dark is on another level than anything I've ever seen before!

This series is a masterpiece, there's no doubt about it. It provides an incredible reward for viewers that love celebral shows that refuse spoon feeding the audience and also satisfies the viewer by addressing the questions you have by answering them, and then raising many more with twist after twist, reveal after reveal.

I now fear I will fall into the inevitable show hole because really, where is there to go from here; devouring this exceptional series. It raises the standard of quality among TV and sits amongst the top.

I'm in love with the storytelling and how it engages us to think about all the connections and guess what's what, and even if you may predict something, the show then blows your mind.

I applaud the writers of this series for not only getting this theme so right, but imo, also perfecting it and upping the ante for shows to come. I only hope this show serves as inspiration for creators.

After season 2, Dark has officially become one of my favorite shows and bravo to Germany for producing this groundbreaking hit.

Those that have doubts that it will not live up to the quality of season 1, fear not! The second season has a faster pace and expands on what's so very intriguing. That's what this show does so well: it's intriguing as ever to the very end!

After witnessing how well the writers deal with every loose thread this season, I have great confidence that they will meet, my now, high expectations with the third and final season and tie it up nicely for fans satisfaction.

10/10

2019 has produced truly great shows and Dark is amongst the top.

I wish I had a time machine now to travel into the future so I could watch season 3 right now. There is nothing worse than this waiting period.

I have never done a review before but for this one i'll make an exception. Just go and watch it for freaks sake! I'm from the future, i know stuff!!

In the final episode of 1st season, I was thrilled but in the Final episode of S2, I was jumping off my bed and my heart was pounding hard... Best Sci-Fi series ever. I think I'll repeat S2 on Loop. Mannnn I want to time travel and watch S3 rn. How did they even manage to set so many paradoxes. So many more questions..

Believe me just go for it.

God bless Germany for this gem that is Dark.

Throughout the last several decades "shocker" and "plot twisr" shows and movies have become super popular, as they stretch the viewer's mind into new adventures into one's mind. Incredible movies such as the "Interstellar", "Inception", "The Butterfly Effect" and most notably "Game of Thrones" technically generalised the genre. Every time you would think of a move shocker and a twist you would think at some moments in those television cinematics.

Dark however takes everything you know about the said genre and throws it into the bin. The writing is so well-done that it manages to create a connecting storyline with over 10 characters and add an emotional depth and connection in between each other that u cannot but relate and experience it from their eyes. It is incredibly hard to adapt any sort of time-travel or space-like drama into TV, let alone keeping you up on the edge of your seat, and it just keeps on giving.

Season 1 was an incredible introduction to the characters, while Season 2 is a full blown Game of Times in action. As if they they purposely slow-paced the first season, so we'd learn the characters and be comfortable with them as S2 raged on.

Every episode was beautifully warped by the end of it with incredible music combined with a twist we totally sod not expect giving us a moment to contemplate what just happened while our subconscious is being drawn by the emotional music.

The ending was as we all expected "unexpected". Rarely there is a cinematic art who's plot as complicated as it is you'd assume at some point what would happen to some of the characters and it always turns out in a completely new and incredible direction.

Dark season 2 is a straight 10 out of 10 and i can't wait for the final season 3!

Better then the first season. This is my favorite tv show. I loved the story, the secrets, everything. It's perfect.

After hearing those last pieces of dialogue from this season finale, all i can say is season 3 is gonna be mind bending. And the creators say that it is the final season, which I'm totally fine with. Can't wait.

After the end credits rolled, i was speechless. I expected the second season to be good, but what we got is way above my expectations! Season 3 can not come soon enough! It poses more questions than it answers and got rid of all my criticism of the first season (sloppy dialogue, mediocre acting). This is by far the best german TV-show this century has seen and it is on one level with "Das Boot", which was my favourite german TV-show until now!

This show moves at a breakneck speed while constantly introducing new characters and plot lines so if you're looking for something light, look elsewhere. I cannot even begin to explain how insanely brilliant this show is. Jonas is the most intriguing character, in all his forms, but honestly each character jumps off the screen in their own way. There isn't a wasted scene, sort of reminding me of LOST. There isn't a song out of place. Each answer brings more questions. The enormity of it all is astounding. With the questions of the finale asked, Season Three will be phenomenal.

This episode just a masterpiece With perfect story, script, plot twists, soundtrack, cinematography, directing, and acting. That mix made it a masterpiece episode

Do NOT listen to the haters cause simply haters just gonna hate for no reason.

This show is absolutely insane and my brain is melting. Kudos to the people that put this together for being able to connect all these dots. This is literally the most complex show I've ever watched but complex with a purpose, not just for complexity's sake. Very quickly ascending my list of all time great TV shows. If you like time travel you WILL LOVE THIS SHOW.

The ending was unexpected, and opened a lot of possibilities. Maybe Winden's world is more like 'The 13th Floor' than 'The Matrix', for that would explain better what's going on. Anyway, I can't wait for season three. So many questions...

For the whole season 1 and the majority of season 2, my opinion of this show was that it was an excellent piece of entertainment that offered a challenging timeline so the viewer had to keep in mind plenty of details.

At some unspecified point I began to feel that the show was lacking a clear direction. Things happened, then in the next episode it turned out that it was the opposite, then in the next one they started adding some more complicated details that didn't solve any of the previous misteries,...

The final scene of this last episode has been the last straw for me, as they have not only not concluded any of the major misteries, but instead they have opened yet more stuff that overcomplicates the plot.

It feels as if the directors/producers/whatever just want to shock the viewer with one final revelation each episode that does not go anywhere near on giving any kind of satisfactory conclusion.

The second half of this season has left me very unsatisfied and it has tainted my opinion on all the previous episodes, as it seems clear that their original plan that was set up has been stretched to fit more and more stuff that was not necessary for the story that it was telling.

Just when one thought this series couldn't grow more intense, the concept of parallel worlds breaches the barriers and occupies the stage. This is not only a show, this is a brand new vision of the future.