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Halp2001 said:


After finishing 12 Monkeys, I found myself trapped in that mix of paradoxes and emotions the series wove with surgical precision . It wasn’t just science fiction: it was a philosophical journey where every character fit together like gears in an impossible clock.⏳

And of course, one might think that after such an experience the logical step would be to look for something lighter… but no. Still under the influence of 12 Monkeys, I decided to dive into another space/time adventure, this time with a different focus but just as ambitious: 👉Dark👈, by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese.

Here there’s no “classic time machine.” Access to time travel comes through a cave and phenomena tied to the nuclear plant, closer to the mythical than the technological . What begins as the disappearance of a boy in Winden soon turns into a labyrinth of generations, paradoxes, and causalities that challenge both logic and the viewer’s patience.🌌

More than science fiction, Dark is a temporal tragedy: a mirror of how time itself can be prison, destiny, and labyrinth all at once.

So yes, I wanted something light… but I ended up choosing an existential puzzle that demands more neurons than vacations . Once I finish the first season, I’ll be back to share whether I managed to escape the cycle or got stuck in Winden with the rest.🤯
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Dark is probably the best show on Netflix, period. Just pay attention, don't be going for a snack or looking at your phone, something could be said and you'll be lost for many episodes trying to figure out what's going on.
 
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Dark is probably the best show on Netflix, period. Just pay attention, don't be going for a snack or looking at your phone, something could be said and you'll be lost for many episodes trying to figure out what's going on.
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Yeah, definitely the most mind-bending ashgfjktpfkhfutrghjvneibhqaworr[gofdsglkfg I ever watched. Highly recommended for those who haven't watched yet.
 
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I just finished watching the first season of Dark, and what struck me most is how it feels less like a sci‑fi spectacle and more like a collider of emotions ⚡ disguised as a mystery series. In Winden, family secrets don’t behave like simple small‑town gossip, but like quantum particles: they entangle, repel, and repeat across different timelines, reminding us that destiny has more logic than we’d like to admit.

What captivated me most was that sense of temporal imprisonment: each clan guards truths that intertwine with the others, creating a web of lies and revelations that repeats like an infinite hourglass ⏳. Each grain that falls is a secret revealed, but when the glass is turned, everything begins again. And here lies the irony: the more they try to escape, the more trapped they become. Wilde would have smiled at such a paradox.

The artifact that appears in the story, carried in a suitcase with its gears, reminded me of the Antikythera Mechanism ⚙️. It’s not a futuristic gadget, but a symbol of humanity’s eternal attempt to give shape to the incomprehensible. In Dark, this device seems to calculate emotional eclipses and the orbits of destiny, as if tragedy had its own engineering.

Physics is the engine, yes, but trauma is the fuel. Jonas is not just a variable in an equation: he is a broken young man carrying the weight of an eternal cycle. And observing him, as in quantum physics, already alters the phenomenon. Looking at Winden’s clock is to participate in its condemnation.

Ultimately, Dark reminds us that free will is as fragile as glass, and that causality can be inverted as easily as Ulrich makes bad decisions. A series that, between formulas and paradoxes, leaves us with the most human question of all: can we escape what is already written, or must we simply laugh with irony while the clock turns once again? ➰
 
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What Is It?​

The 2023 American science fiction horror movie No One Will Save You.

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My Thoughts​

My brother GC and I watched this movie near the end of 2023.

We did not like it as much as the critics did.

However, it was a unique movie.

It was weird and surprising with a twist.

We were hoping for a more straightforward and realistic take on an alien invasion.

We also wanted interactions with nonhuman intelligence (NHI).

These should follow the current more realistic lore of The Phenomenon.

I do commend them on trying something different.

That is something positive that I can say.

However, I was not a fan of the ending.

I would just recommend watching it once for something different, but I think that it could have been better.

There was less dialogue in this movie than you would think, which was interesting, and different.
 
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Tangled in the labyrinths of Dark, where every hallway feels like a riddle and every clock laughs at me, I remain stuck in Winden like a tourist without a map. But I’ve already promised myself that once I escape this temporal tunnel, I’ll take a break in a luxury hotel: The White Lotus. No time travel there, only guests devouring each other behind polite smiles and cocktails.A change of scenery: from Winden’s damp basement to the blazing sun of a resort where discomfort is as elegant as the marble in its halls.Perhaps it’s the best way to balance the mind: first get lost in the darkness, then rest in a paradise that shines too brightly to be innocent. 🌌🍸🏝️
 
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What Is It?​

The 2022 fantasy movie Three Thousand Years Of Longing.

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My Thoughts​

This was my response when I first saw the trailer for this movie:

This movie looks crazy, creative, interesting, colorful, fun, comedic, and like an experience / adventure.

It also stars one of my favorite actresses, Tilda Swinton, and one of my favorite actors, Idris Elba.

So I definitely want to see this movie, so on curiosity alone.
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The day before the trailer was released, I saw the teaser for this movie.

It moved so fast.

I had to slow it down to see glimpses of what was happening.

I still had no idea what it was about. :D

Likewise, I did hear a voice that sounded like Idris Elba’s voice.

I looked it up to see if I was correct.

I was correct, it was him, and I learned that Tilda Swinton was in the movie as well.

This movie was not as good as I had expected, and it was not as crazy as I had expected.

Also, Tilda Swinton’s and Idris Elba’s chemistry was not as good or strong or believable as I had expected.

This movie was not bad.

It just needed less time spent at the hotel.

The main actor and actress required better chemistry.

The last act of the movie was probably the worst act.

I would rate it a 3 out of 5.

I like how it brings up stories, science, and the paranormal or supernatural.

Furthermore, I think that it is worth watching at least once.
 
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Tangled in the labyrinths of Dark, where every hallway feels like a riddle and every clock laughs at me, I remain stuck in Winden like a tourist without a map. But I’ve already promised myself that once I escape this temporal tunnel, I’ll take a break in a luxury hotel: The White Lotus. No time travel there, only guests devouring each other behind polite smiles and cocktails.A change of scenery: from Winden’s damp basement to the blazing sun of a resort where discomfort is as elegant as the marble in its halls.Perhaps it’s the best way to balance the mind: first get lost in the darkness, then rest in a paradise that shines too brightly to be innocent. 🌌🍸🏝️
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I need netflix one day, this sounds good.
 
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@ErzCrz Fringe is a spectacular series. I’ve watched all the seasons and, although at times it can feel a bit overwhelming due to the amount of information it handles, the storyline remains very coherent within its speculative fiction. If you get the chance to watch it all the way through, in my opinion it’s definitely worth it. Of course, tastes in themes and genres are personal, but for me it was a very rewarding experience.

By the way, I noticed you mentioned The White Lotus and that it caught your interest. Just a small note: that series is on HBO, not Netflix. If you decide to watch it, I’m sure you’ll find it to be a very different change of pace compared to the parallel dimensions of Fringe. 🌌🍸📺
 
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@ErzCrz Fringe is a spectacular series. I’ve watched all the seasons and, although at times it can feel a bit overwhelming due to the amount of information it handles, the storyline remains very coherent within its speculative fiction. If you get the chance to watch it all the way through, in my opinion it’s definitely worth it. Of course, tastes in themes and genres are personal, but for me it was a very rewarding experience.

By the way, I noticed you mentioned The White Lotus and that it caught your interest. Just a small note: that series is on HBO, not Netflix. If you decide to watch it, I’m sure you’ll find it to be a very different change of pace compared to the parallel dimensions of Fringe. 🌌🍸📺
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Cool, thanks. Turns out I only had watched part of the pilot show so I definitely need to dive into it properly.

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Thanks for the info on White Lotus :)
 
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I’ve finished watching the second season of Dark, and here’s what I think about it. The first season was already a puzzle that left your head spinning. But the second… the second feels like the show saying: “Walking? No, now we’re going to run through time.” And there you are, trying to keep up while the family tree turns into a full-blown jungle.

1. From mystery to temporal war What began as a disappearance thriller evolves into a science fiction epic. 1953, 1986, and 2019 are no longer enough: now we add the post-apocalyptic future of 2052 and the origins in 1921. Enter Adam, a scarred leader who turns family drama into a battle for humanity’s fate. The scale explodes, but the human pulse remains.

2. What grabs you most

  • The pace: there are no pauses here. Each episode is a domino piece falling, dragging you along with it.
  • The characters across three ages: Jonas, Ulrich, Claudia… seeing them at different stages of life hits hard. You care about their tragedies even as the quantum chaos spins around them.
  • The echoes of time: objects and information that seem to exist without a clear origin. The show presents them with such visual elegance that you keep thinking about it long after turning off the screen.
3. The challenge for the viewer Following @Digmor Crusher ’s advice in post #1,381, I left my phone in another room. He was right: blink once and you lose track of who’s who in this jungle of relatives. Dark demands respect—it’s a puzzle that requires your full attention.

The second season of Dark is like a broken hourglass: the grains fall in every direction, yet they still mark a destiny. ⏳🌳🤯
 
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