Finally gave Dark a second shot after dropping it 2 years ago

I tried watching Dark back in 2020 and gave up after 3 episodes cause it felt too confusing. Last week I had nothing to do so I restarted it with the Netflix guide open on my phone. By episode 5 I was totally hooked and binged the whole first season in 2 days. The way all the timelines connect is insane once you get past the first few episodes. Has anyone else had a show click way harder on a rewatch than the first time?

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beth_hart6811d ago

Jumping off what you said about episode 3 being the turning point, I think that's exactly where the show finally trusts its audience a little. It stops holding your hand and just drops you into the deep end with the time travel stuff, and that's when it clicks for people who can handle it. I actually had a similar thing happen with The Leftovers. Watched the first season, thought it was depressing and confusing, put it down for a year. Came back and binged all three seasons straight through. Once you accept the show isn't going to explain everything and you just go with the weirdness, it becomes way more enjoyable. Dark is the same way with its timelines, you just have to surrender to the confusion for a bit and let the pieces fall where they may.

elliot_miller224d ago

Is it just me or is that how most good things in life work? You gotta push through the awkward first few hours and then suddenly everything clicks. Like trying a new hobby or moving to a new town, the start always sucks but the payoff comes later.

eva_ward8811d ago

3 episodes in 2020 and you dropped it? That's wild to me because episode 3 is where things actually start making sense with the whole time travel reveal. I remember sitting there with my jaw dropped when I realized the two kids from the first episode were the same person. The family tree chart is a must though, I had mine taped to the wall by season 2.