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[thatguy]

This is a german program with 3 seasons. I just finished season 1. It’s a slow moving tale about missing children in a small town in the woods with an ominous cave. Spoiler: time travel is involved.

It took a little while to get into it, but I’m enjoying the story. I’m finding it a little hard to keep track of the characters, especially across the different timelines, and they keep introducing new characters.

The tone is a bit like Lost, but much of the time, the actors are standing in a downpour without hats or umbrellas. I’m watching the dubbed version with subtitles which don’t match, and I’m not sure which is better. There’s some good music selections on the soundtrack, eg: Agnes Obel.

It just ended on a cliffhanger, but all 3 seasons are available, so I can jump right into the next one.

—tg

[thatguy]

OK. season 2 picks up steam. I'm not sure if it's because I have a better handle on who is who and how the different characters are related, or if the reveals are just finally putting the pieces together. It's like a book that you can't put down. I binged 5 episodes yesterday. 3 more to go for this season.

The story reminds me of "The Man Who Folded Himself" by David Gerrold, but instead of following one character's path thru time, there's a multitude.
 Of intertwined stories to follow.

It gets pretty philosophic at times: good vs evil, predetermination. Lots of coverage of time loop paradoxes.

Season two is less wet so far.

--tg