Dark. The pandemic had just begun, and I was casting about for something to distract me. A friend suggested I try the Netflix-produced German series, noting that its two seasons would blow my mind.
He was not wrong, and it wasn’t long before I was hooked, a sworn disciple of the sci-fi tinged drama, pushing it on nearly anyone who would listen. “Watch Dark” became my catchphrase.
It still is.Now, it’s true that I happen to prefer shows with complex, puzzle-like narratives designed to surprise and startle, shows that are enshrouded by a sinister fog of mystery.
Dark (★★★★★) fits that profile perhaps better than any show in television history since Lost. And it does what Lost ultimately failed so miserably at: It makes perfect sense out of.
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