This series is an above-average German production. If it get's compared to upper level US- or UK-series, it loses in several aspects. But for a German series dialogues are surprisingly ok, sometimes even good. Camera and cut is much better than average German series, I only dislike the audio engineering of voices, too often it appers mumbled and undistinct. I suspect some strange compressor and deesser settings.
Background story wise a lot of post-GDR frustration and disillusion comes into play, an aspect that for non-german watchers can be hard to grasp. The coal mine setting delivers some spectacular views, but in thd long run it becomes redundant and in strange way thrown in artificially.
Story unfolding went in a slow manner but with constant tension which kept me interested throughout, until the final episode. Instantaneously the story turned into a typical seriesmurder story, introducing a new, completely awkwark character, using all stereotypes you seen 1000 times, including the unevitable attempt to kill another girl (yes, it has to be the cop's daughter!) which for sure gets rescued last minute and the muderer committing suicide. This ending was just plain awful, uninspired, clichee laden writing. I was really pissed. On top of that comes a series of "everybody gets happy again" shots which are plain dumb.
Good start, very bad ending.
Background story wise a lot of post-GDR frustration and disillusion comes into play, an aspect that for non-german watchers can be hard to grasp. The coal mine setting delivers some spectacular views, but in thd long run it becomes redundant and in strange way thrown in artificially.
Story unfolding went in a slow manner but with constant tension which kept me interested throughout, until the final episode. Instantaneously the story turned into a typical seriesmurder story, introducing a new, completely awkwark character, using all stereotypes you seen 1000 times, including the unevitable attempt to kill another girl (yes, it has to be the cop's daughter!) which for sure gets rescued last minute and the muderer committing suicide. This ending was just plain awful, uninspired, clichee laden writing. I was really pissed. On top of that comes a series of "everybody gets happy again" shots which are plain dumb.
Good start, very bad ending.