Dark | Reaction & Review 1x10 "Alpha and Omega"

[@_FILMBuFF_]

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[@tiefseehase9503]

"Helge tries to kill himself but in the process he accidentally kills himself" 🙃 My favorite description of Dark I had read somwhere.

[@connectingthedots100]

Great description! 😅

[@juicyapples]

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[@beatrizoliveira9344]

*Jonas, who already spent months in a psych ward due to an emotional breakdown after his dad's suicide:* leaves the house looking like he's going to find a bridge to jump from *Hanna:* "............ I think this is fine 🤷🏻‍♀️"

[@michaelklaus]

I think it is intentional since it draws a comparision between Ines and Hannah and seems to show a similarity between the two. Mild spoilers for season two: Although it is not discussed but it seems like Hannah does believe in the season two opening that Jonas will not come back. It is left open if she believes he got kidnapped and possibly killed, ran away, or killed himself. But the scene I mean does still conveye this notion of: I did not know this would be the last time I saw him.

[@raphaelnascimentosilvestre7434]

Just imagine waiting two years for a new season, not knowing if they would be able to maintain the quality or not. And then having such a great, epic, unbelievable season that it cemented Dark as one of the greatest TV shows ever made. I will never forget that feeling.

[@MartsHH]

I know exactly what you mean - and after season 2 again!

[@belinda35_77]

There was never a 2 yr space between seasons lol They all premiered almost exactly a yr apart.

[@Neel5454]

@@belinda35_77 first 2 seasons were 2 years apart. 2017, 2019.

[@belinda35_77]

@@Neel5454 Yeah, It was Dec 2017. So S2 didn't actually take 2yrs. It was only about 16 mo in between, that isn't that bad. And they even delivered S3 in a yr, June 2020 despite all the covid stuff. All in all pretty impressive.

[@raphaelnascimentosilvestre7434]

@@belinda35_77 Season 1 was released on December 1, 2017 and season 2 was released on June 21, 2019. It wasn't exactly 2 years, but we had a whole year without new episodes.

[@user-cr2bt3zp1f]

On to Season 2. At least you won't have to wait for a year and a half like we did...

[@tomwalker5280]

But we got to experience the release dates being the same dates as events in the show, something which I think newer viewers dont get. It was mind blowing that they managed to make the release dates coincide.

[@belinda35_77]

@@tomwalker5280 Completely agree! It's amazing to me that they pulled that off, despite everything, even covid.

[@belinda35_77]

That bunker scene at the end with Jonas19 and Jonas52 is one of my favorites of the whole series! Everything about it, incredible! One of the best things about Dark is even if you figure out big reveals before they happen, it's written, filmed and preformed in a way that still makes them so impactful!! That is really impressive to me!

[@michaelklaus]

I think the trick here is that the scenes in question are not written to simply reveal what or how that happened (like in a typical heist movie for example) but the scenes focus on why things happened in the first place.

[@sannn3216]

hands down best reaction channel for this show.

[@pseudonymousbeing987]

In an interview the main writer said the show was written with many different types of viewers in mind, types in terms of how literate they are in storytelling techniques and how attentively they watch. You are definitely one of the types she mentioned, in that the show was written so that often-times you can put together what's coming quite early and then revel in all the connections that lets you see on even just your first watch, it delivers great satisfaction. The complexity of the evidence and reveals themselves somehow manages to accommodate all viewers through to satisfaction. With for example the Mikkel/Michael reveal one person may be able to deduce the trajectory of events while still in early early episodes from the time travel laws, implications of the way things already are, and tiny slivers of insight given. Another viewer might realise in episode 5 itself just before the reveal as the episode ramps up the connections continuously into a crescendo of evidence.

[@cmo5173]

When I first watched this episode, I was releived that Tronte and Peter did not have anything to do with the death of Mads, Yassin and Eric (Peter only saw the body of Mads fall into the 2019 bunker). Claudia instructed them to not say anything. But in the first few episodes they were so sus! I also felt very sorry for Tronte. After all those years, he knows what happened to his son and he can't even talk to anyone about it. He was genuinely sad and grieving. Once again: good acting!

[@connectingthedots100]

And the sound of that scene is amazing.

[@cmo5173]

@@connectingthedots100 yes it is!

[@BruceWayne-nt8vh]

You know shits about to go down when the breathing track starts

[@billross7245]

One of my favorite images of S1 is when Egon is pelted by the birds falling out of the sky. I think it's a metaphor for his life , the universe opens up and sh*ts on him.

[@ftdesa3]

Thinking back on your reactions , i am amazed on how much you picked up. The one minor detail you could not now about was the context of the raider bar found near mads body . This chocolate bar is still sold today in germany , but under its US original name twix. The namechange happened in the 90s so if you know about that it is another hint that the body was displaced through time . Than again the clothes ,walkman and the 1986 deutsche Mark are already enough hints ^^

[@connectingthedots100]

Engagement probably dropped off because you are so incredibly good at figuring stuff out. There is no need to point things out or set things straight. You are always in the very best position to get to the bottom of this incredibly layered show. I don't want to touch it. I just want to see how your reaction plays out. I'm glad you appreciate the show as much as I do. Season 2 is incredible. You will enjoy it.

[@georgeytg]

11:54 Yeah that's one of the most impressive things about Dark, it feels like there's always something happening and there's never a break (you could argue that episode 4 was more of a chill episode, but it was still great and it did introduce Noah). In fact, if you look at IMDb's highest rated series by average episode rating, Dark is number 1 at 9.112 stars. The individual episode quality really reminds me of Mr. Robot. And what a season finale, that montage was the best one of the season. Every time I watch it it gets better.

[@semanyest1395]

Mr Robot and Dark are masterpieces, FILMbuFF should react to Mr. Robot

[@RaffDGoat]

Chernobyl (9.54) and Attack on Titan (9.15) have higher average episodes ratings.

[@georgeytg]

@@RaffDGoat Well, on the official IMDb's "Highest Rated TV Series on IMDb by Average Episode Rating" list, Dark is number 1.

[@RaffDGoat]

@@georgeytg Well, if you actually look at the episode ratings then you’ll see that Chernobyl and AoT have a higher average rating.

[@_FILMBuFF_]

@@semanyest1395 Indeed Mr. Robot is incredible, ranks really high on my all time list. I watched it all as it was airing.

[@djin81]

OMG you pointed out the "creation of adam" by michelangelo visual reference - I never put two and two together, even after a couple of watch throughs

[@AmarthwenNarmacil]

The rewatchability of Dark is amazing. Definitely go back to the start after season 2 and 3. There's loads of hidden stuff that you can only notice after you know how it all progresses and ends.

[@DJKLProductions]

"It's easily one of the best seasons of anything." Wait for what is yet to come!

[@mrschloop686]

I'd love a tour of your bookshelf!

[@Whistler4u]

Great thing about this show. They don't need the whole good/evil thing that's present in so much US shows. People aren't black and white.

[@fhead8684]

1:20:09 True that. Fantastic discussion as always, this almost hour and a half flew by like an instant. Thank you for your content.

[@pseudonymousbeing987]

Totally agree with your approach to spoilers. Every aspect. I'm frequently annoyed by exactly the sorts of hinting commenters engage in that you mentioned.

[@MotelsonMars]

So happy you're loving this as much as I thought you would. I really appreciate how you're pointing out details and making connections I never noticed before, even after multiple watches. This is super fun for me. Thank you!

[@szeltovivarsydroxan9944]

Only for people who finished the show (might be considered a slight spoiler by Im): 4:54 Oh, wow. Noah's monologue makes so much sense now. The attention to detail in the writing is absolutely astounding.

[@marinagiraffe1438]

(vague spoilers here) This monologue would definitely be in my top 5 favorite moments of the entire show, if I ever wanted to torture myself by choosing only 5 favorite moments. I can't wait till FB gets to the end and realizes what that monologue was really about - and knowing him, I have absolute faith that he'll immediately realize it and appreciate it.

[@elina_01]

Amazing to see how you could tell Noah wasnt Bartosz simply because the casting would have been off. But can we please focus on how INSANE the actual future Bartosz casting is??? I dont know if the actor is his actual dad because they LOOK LIKE ABSOLUTELY ALIKE, like 110% what the hell

[@anjunxis]

binge watched your reactions to season 1 so fast. i can’t wait to get into your season 2 reactions, i think it’s my favorite season of any tv show EVER and i love the claudia focus, she’s one of my favorite characters of all time

[@blackowl83]

This series is easy to be #1 science fiction series of all time to me ..

[@juneyokakul]

This is your first watch but it’s so impressive how you remember so many little details! I have watched the whole series at least 3 times and still forget things that you mentioned. Can’t wait for you to get to the next season! It gets better and better, I promise 😁

[@lowenzahn3976]

The number 8 looks like an infinity symbol rotated by 90°.

[@guitarhero640]

S2 is my favorite season so I'm quite excited to see your reaction to that

[@marinagiraffe1438]

I just want to thank you for an amazing season of reactions and reviews. You are very insightful, it is obvious how much you like and enjoy and understand this show, and I was so very lucky that you started watching it immediately after I finished my own first watch. I agree with other commenters here that s2 is my favorite, so I am very excited to continue following you on this journey!

[@xyz_xyz575]

33 year loop, 3 seasons, triquetra. Would be nice to have a total of 33 episodes 😂

[@Groffili]

A little tidbit of information that is never mentioned in the show, can only be concluded, but is basically inevitable. The flow of time is linear, as we have learned throughout the show. The portal, the machine, the chair... they connect times in exactly 33 years of distance, to the day. Here in this episode, we get to directly see the "travel" of Mads. It's Nov 6th. So it was Nov 6th 1984 when he was strapped in the chair in "sent". For other parts of the show we have learned that he had been missing for several weeks at that point. In episode 1, we start the main story at that exact day, Nov 6th. We get to see Erik the first time, lying in the bed in the bunker, clearly disturbed and the TV playing "You spin me right round". We get to see him again in episode 2, when he is placed in the chair, just a day later. We are also told in episode 1 that Erik had been missing for 13 days. Now connect the dots. The missing children are kept in the bunker, in 1984, clearly discernable from the wallpaper. That's the place and time the chair, the time machine is placed. Mads had been in the bunker on Nov 6th 1984. Erik had been in the bunker on Nov 6th 1984. The must have spend a few weeks there together. (You can even see there's a bunkbed). Now remember the first scene with Erik, lying in the bed. He's not distressed because he's kidnapped by someone with a strange taste in 80's music. He's terrified out of his mind because he has just witnessed his fellow captive Mads being strapped into something that looked like an electric chair and dissolved into thin air.

[@billross7245]

Definitely refresh S1 before heading into S3, I think you'll appreciate the details more. I think we sort of see the beginnings of Egon's Satanists kick with Ulrich spouting 80's death metal lyrics in English, making predictions about Egon's life, child sacrifice. About time to call in an exorcist. Agree that the musical montages are perfection.

[@estrellitadelbosque]

Louis Hofmann is a fantastic actor. I really wanna see him in more shows and movies

[@_FILMBuFF_]

I've already become a big fan of Louis.

[@Lothiril]

I've seen him in "Sanctuary" and "Land of Mine", and his performance in both movies is great. Heartbreaking movies, but highly recommended.

[@nandishsenpai4646]

12:57 "Before I move on to season 2 part 1...oh sorry season 2 episode 1" Attack on titan is causing these mistakes lmao.

[@RaffDGoat]

Season 4 Part 3: the Final movie 2.0: This is (not) the end.

[@nandishsenpai4646]

@@RaffDGoat exactly what I was thinking while writing the comment lmao...bet there is a part 4 in 2024. This is (not) the end either

[@_FILMBuFF_]

😂

[@Mike500]

Helge survived two assassination attempts: First Ulrich tried to kill young Helge (S1E8), then old Helge tried to kill middle-aged Helge here. But if we go by the theory of causal determinism for a moment, then, since there was always old Helge in the future, he must have survived that far, on his personal timeline between birth and death. He dies here, after traveling back to 1986, when he tries to kill his middle-aged self. But middle-aged Helge survives, becomes old, travels back to '86 to attempt to kill his younger self, and... 😅 P.S. Now you can finally watch the intro! None of the S1 intros has any potential spoilers for S2.

[@connectingthedots100]

For me the intro is a big part of the experience.

[@MeiTanteixX]

The S1 journey has been amazing to re-experience with you. Looking forward to your future mindblows 😁

[@schemingfacechikin]

Reeeeally looking forward to season 2, personal favourite. Which isn't to say season 3 wasn't as great - all three are stellar (S3 put my brain in a blender 😅) I like the themes of 2. While s1 lays the groundwork, s2 delves deeper into the characters and motivations, among other things. The human aspects of it are very beautifully written (and performed!). I can only imagine the length of post-reaction discussions about to come 😬

[@tomwalker5280]

Season 2 episode 6 is phenominal.

[@TheMaitoPulla]

Agreed, all seasons are great, but S2 hit all the good spots for me

[@shan_2933]

This might be my favourite series of reactions ever like everything here is perfect This is like my third rewatch of this lol

[@_FILMBuFF_]

Glad to hear it! 🙌🏼 the Dark series coverage is definitely some of my best stuff on KZbin.

[@calebramat7649]

Season 2 is one of the best season on anything hands down, flawless season/ story arc throughout the season👌

[@Whistler4u]

If I were Jonas I would still be playing with that cool light and chilling with that bag of drugs.

[@baumi2002]

11:44 You will soon see the greatest second season of every show ever. :D

[@TheAngryMontage]

I have been putting off watching your dark reactions for a long time now but the time has finally come and man was binging this so entertaining.. I knew dark was made for you, I'm so blessed to have you react to my 2 favorite shows (AoT and Dark) and share the same passion for them..

[@elkekso5083]

I just love this channel best reaction channel on KZbin maybe also the best channel overall, I'm always so happy when a video drops here🤙🏿 keep up the good work man you are appreciated

[@wertzu23456]

I really would love a special episode from you when you are finished with dark. Maybe a kind of a rewatch or something similar.

[@_FILMBuFF_]

Yep, I can definitely see myself exploring Dark through content, beyond just the initial Reaction series for the Three seasons. A revisited type series could be a lot of fun for sure.

[@wertzu23456]

@@_FILMBuFF_ (👍≖‿‿≖)👍

[@leviackerman1799]

Damn it..i wish I was in a state to afford your patreon because oh boy..season 2 and 3 only gets wilder and wilder..

[@DGSAFDMD]

To be fair, I did watch all seasons 3 times each lol and even like that I would forget stuff but hey. Just wait for the next season, is all CRAZY and SO GOOD!

[@MartsHH]

Amazing reaction! Love your pieces of analysis - looking forward to them of season 2, which is in my point of view even better than season 1!

[@cmo5173]

Yes, season 2 is coming! My personal favourite. For me, the seasons are ranked: 2, 1 and 3... But all seasons are very very good and you can't skip one. It is a whole and everything comes together eventually.

[@juwe7143]

Personally I think S3 is the best

[@boardwatch1560]

As good as season 1 is, it's the lowest rated on Rotten Tomatoes of the 3 seasons at 89% Critics and 92% Audience. It just gets better from here.

[@SmeiliGamers]

I personally think Season 3 is a bit weaker than Season 1...but Season 2 is clearly the best, there's no debate for that

[@szeltovivarsydroxan9944]

To me season 1 is the strongest. The writing is, by nature of the story, the tightest.

[@Jo-y7x]

S2 will blow your mind even more.

[@AllTheArtsy]

Second season, best season, here we come! Ughh I forgot how awesome this finale was. Noah continues to be my friggin favorite character. Man, oh, man, Im is in for a great ride!

[@_FILMBuFF_]

S2 off to a damn good start with episode 1 👀

[@pedroa33]

Please, two episodes for week!! 🙏🏼

[@lmn6023]

"The creation of Adam". I have not finished the show yet and until now I didn't want to believe it, but now that you've pointed that out...

[@folklorian4368]

It's only gonna get better

[@Bman-dr8hx]

well you could say Helge and Jonas both jumped 33 years from their personal present.

[@ganjiblobflankis6581]

At this point in the story I sympathised more with Claudia than Noah. It is a bit unfair because I have seen an older (presumably wise) Claudia than Noah. Noah comes across as ernest, so he believes he is in the right. Claudia, when she visited Bartosz, really came across as full of regret and remorse. I had the sense that she had possibly done as bad or worse things in her past and believed she was in the right at the time.

[@fink5546]

I ugly cried the last 10 minutes of the season 3. Can’t wait for you to reach it, you’re gonna love it my friend

[@marezesim8119]

really like the way you talk out what you are thinking as you watch and the edits you choose .. think you would really like 2 of my favorite series that I have never seen anyone react to... Travelers is completed in 3 seasons and is so intriguing and Manifest which is a bit longer but story is satisfactorily concluded with 7 seasons and some great characters and plot twists

[@user-cr2bt3zp1f]

29:05 I think it's safe to say that Peter Doppler is likely not Helge Doppler's father.

[@louisemiller7584]

Season 2 is even better!

[@JamBeast508]

From time to time I quietly whisper "Alpha Und Omega" to peoples ears.

[@Smoug]

wish you were my friend

[@abonny]

If you think this season is good... Season 2 is BEYOND better. In every aspect.

[@akashicrecords9672]

Your mind is GOING to EXPLODE Next two Seasons. You've been warned.😬

[@_FILMBuFF_]

The cold open of 2x1 had me like 😵

[@charlieg2262]

I'm sure countless people have mentioned this already, but I just realised you have (at least) three shows on your channel which involve time-travel of some kind. Why not make it four with Steins;Gate ( if you haven't seen it )

[@_FILMBuFF_]

Yup, certainly high up on the list. It will be part of a replacement poll for Vinland Saga.

[@tempestofsouls5693]

S2 is even better!

[@zeruel857]

I think no. 8 is a reference to the infinite symbol, just rotate it by 90 degrees. I don't know if it has other meanings, really.

[@billross7245]

I'm confused about what FB is refering to as an 8 day cycle, I'd like to hear more on his theory.

[@connectingthedots100]

@@billross7245 I thought he meant eight episodes in a season. Not sure about that though, but the number eight does play a role, like the room the stranger checked in.

[@billross7245]

@@connectingthedots100 I should listen to it again but I recall him mentioning an 8 day cycle, but could be mistaken.

[@connectingthedots100]

@@billross7245 but what does that mean? 🤔

[@billross7245]

@@connectingthedots100 40:50 That was my original question about what FB thought the beginning and the end of an 8 day cycle is. I guess it's not important and was just random theorizing about the number 8.

[@chestnut4702]

33:32 woah

[@Deusex72]

According to rottentomatoes, the first season is actually the worst rated of the three seasons. So if you really liked the first one, the next two seasons will blow your mind.

[@YohanGever]

First! Watching it right now with my coffee.

[@CosmicDreamz139]

Me with a joint!

[@handsome_head_injury6011]

FILMBuFF, did you ever watch the intro?

[@connectingthedots100]

It's a must. 😄

[@_FILMBuFF_]

I did! at the beginning of this episode, couldn't get any of it in there though, it's already an excruciating task editing it down to 10 minutes of show footage 😵 lol

[@trocoplaytv1254]

Respectfully , as someone who is watching this show and then after i finish an episode watching your reactions, i saw this thumbnail in the "next video" and it was pretty freaking spoilery. Hope you avoid that in the future, have a good one!

[@michaelklaus]

1:42 ... and episode 2. Jonas saw Michael in the woods at the end of 1x01 but also saw him again in the cold open of 1x02 we have this similar waking up moment... once in his dream and once after he saw Michael again in his dream. But what I really wanted to say about this here: people claim that Jonas has changed and he sees something different now than before. But if you think about it he sees/dreams about Mikkel who is Michael. So he still sees visions of his father.

[@michaelklaus]

1:59 You cannot see it in this episode but you can hear it ticking. The grandfather clock Ines kept looking at in 1x01 until she finally opened the letter. It is the same grandfather clock that is sitting in Tannhaus shop in 1986. It is placed directly next to the door so several times when the Stranger arrives or (stops before he) leaves, they are wonderfully in frame together.

[@michaelklaus]

I can see that there is not a lot to react to but when old Helge wakes up in 1986 he spend the night in the same hunting deerstand that Jonas used a couple of days ago. I always liked the repetition of these shots.

[@michaelklaus]

3:02 People keep talking about the apparent ontological paradoxes and how causal determinism seems to trump free will during these time travel shenanigans but here we have the perfect metaphor if we wanted to introduce the many worlds approach.

[@michaelklaus]

4:05 See? This is Ines' clock. Well not yet. But it will be. It will have had been ticking while Ines will have given the letter to Jonas.

[@michaelklaus]

8:15 (pretty LOST time stamp btw.) interestingly this red thread between Jonas and the Stranger was not there either time the murder wall was shown before, whereas the red thread between Michael and Mikkel was there from the very first episode.

[@connectingthedots100]

SPOILER only lying eight comes to mind.

[@connectingthedots100]

Eak!

[@connectingthedots100]

Nuclear winter.

[@connectingthedots100]

Hmm "the creation of Adam" 🤔