I've just finished watching all 3 seasons of this wonderful Polish drama on Netflix. I found it wonderful in so many ways. I've only read the positive reviews and would concur with their sentiments. The stories and threads intertwine beautifully but you must watch the series in order. I feel sorry for anyone who starts with series 3, they will probably wonder what the hell is going on, get confused and possibly stop watching.
A slow burner, but stick with it, you will not be disappointed. Set in a humdrum and drab small Polish backwater town which hides a million secrets going back as far as the 2nd world war, the various threads seemingly unrelated come together, and what originally may appear as confusing makes perfect sense several episodes later.
As an English speaker I started with the dubbed version, but as with virtually all non English speaking shows I found the dubbed version dreadful and annoying, and very quickly reverted back to the Polish original with subtitles. I find it concentrates the mind better and believe me you have to concentrate on the dialogue otherwise you will miss out on so many details. The stories flit between 1945, 1985, 1997, and 1999 so keep listening and reading! If you're one of those people without the patience to follow the storyline closely, or indeed need every little detail explaining and conveniently resolved each episode then this show is probably not for you.
A slow burner, but stick with it, you will not be disappointed. Set in a humdrum and drab small Polish backwater town which hides a million secrets going back as far as the 2nd world war, the various threads seemingly unrelated come together, and what originally may appear as confusing makes perfect sense several episodes later.
As an English speaker I started with the dubbed version, but as with virtually all non English speaking shows I found the dubbed version dreadful and annoying, and very quickly reverted back to the Polish original with subtitles. I find it concentrates the mind better and believe me you have to concentrate on the dialogue otherwise you will miss out on so many details. The stories flit between 1945, 1985, 1997, and 1999 so keep listening and reading! If you're one of those people without the patience to follow the storyline closely, or indeed need every little detail explaining and conveniently resolved each episode then this show is probably not for you.