Becoming Adam

Becoming Adam

A tribute to Andreas Pietschmann (part 5 of ∞)

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Dark S3E5

Heartbroken and grief stricken, I was crying for about 15 minutes after the ending of this episode.

After I calmed down a bit, and started to think about what I have seen, I realized that I missed one important detail.

Major spoiler alert!

I warned you!!

If this Jonas dies here, he cannot become neither The Stranger not Adam. I would love to jump to conclusion that they have finally changes something, and the loop is broken, but no. There must be something that we are missing, or something that we don't know. The Stranger we know haven't met Martha 2.0 when he was young. It actually might not have happened to him, which makes me wonder that maybe there are some key points that are changing from one circle to the other. Or that there are other versions of Jonas we don't know about. Or maybe, anything is possible at the end of the loop, because if will start anew and the last details of the last days won't matter that much.

What if that's exactly what needed to be done to create the redemption path for Martha? I guess we'll see the reason for everything in the following episodes.

P.S. Also, the whole Katharina and her mother situation are heartbreaking. However, it made a lot of sense about the pendant that Jonas has found and gave to Martha, eventually becoming a symbol of travelers. I am so sorry for Peter too... And Eli, poor soul, the shit she went through in several months and especially that day is just too much.

I don't know if I am ready for what's about to happen.

there are reviews out by seeing them what I can say is a tragic love story which means Jonas Nd martha will die or they just get erased in a new world so what do you think of a tragic loss story??

To be fair, Dark always had a bit of a greek tragedy in it, so I don't see a reason why it will stop being a part of the show in season 3.

On the contrary, I expect their story to have even better development, to deepen their bond and lead the viewers to an epic, poignant finale that will cut to the heart.

I have no clue how exactly a story of Jonas and Martha will end, but I have a feeling that loosing his Martha won't be the hardest thing for him to overcome. I definitely don't see a happy ending for them. I want to, I really do, but Dark doesn't strike me like a show that would have something like that. They probably will lose each other, or themselves while trying to change everything and break the loop. I wonder if they will even experience something worth then death of each other. Maybe there will be a betrayal, when one's instinct of self-preservation will be be higher than anything else on the priority list. Maybe the price of breaking the loop will be erasing both of them from the existence. Or maybe one's love is deeper than the other's and there will be unspeakable things one would do for the other and that will change a lot in their relationship. Or maybe their love is strong enough to change it all and... Oh, was I daydreaming again? A happy ending would be a huge plot twist I won't be ready for. Can one be prepared to find out they all will be ok in the end? No! We are here for the tragic mind-twisting paradoxes and revelations and of course for discovering the human nature.

About how story will turn out for Jonas and Martha...We can only guess.

Nevertheless, I am sure the ending would be logical and everyone will stay true to their characters, cause it's Dark, and that's how they make it. With a huge quality sign.

We've finally got the official trailer and it looks absolutely stunning!

The full Dark trilogy trailer is here!

They beautifully wrapped up the story of several years into one final trailer.

P.S.: Guys beware of the spoiler about the pendant, it kind of blew my mind!

I remember the first time i watched Dark, and i still get the chills whenever i watch it (by now i watched it at least 10 times) because it's such a bold story not afraid of stepping into paradoxes and what the heck revelations which i find so refreshing, most time travel stories i've read/watched walk the same lines, it feels people didn't know how to approach time travel really, dark is my one and only. I'm a bit scared for season 3 because of that.

Well, we should thank Baran bo Odar for it:) I can only imagine how one's mind can create such complicated, but consistent story and didn't leave any loose ends. Everything is where it's supposed to be, the events that seem to be ordinary at first are interconnected and have an influence on the story.

Probably, that's a huge benefit of creating a tv series having a complete story in mind and a clear vision of the rules of time traveling. Thus, the show has fixed amount of seasons from the beginning and all the dots will eventually connect.

I also love how they approach paradoxes and how weirdly understandable they seem. If one is in a time loop one cannot change - everything is possible and there is no beginning and no end. So the book can exist without being freshly written in the first place, more like copied from itself.

I'd say that most of the TV series or movies approaching the time travel on such a scale don't make it look so smooth and easy to grasp for the viewer. Even the show's revelations, which are wonderfully timed and truly mind-bending actually make a lot of sense once the audience let them sunk in.

To be fair, I'm also a tiny bit afraid to watch S3 just because I'm so passionate about the show. I don't know how to handle it if there will be some plot holes or some things won't make sense. However, it's the show's creators we are talking about, and they are as passionate as we are (if not more) to make the series in the best way possible. Thus, S3 should be great in any case.

P.S.: I am not sure if I answered your question, or if there was a question to begin with, but I am glad we both shared our thoughts about Dark :)