2x08 Endings and Beginnings

So that was something.

What a CRAZY episode!! I was at the edge of my seat the whole time. The fact that most characters knew that the world was ending and yet only like four actually went to the bunker was absolutely annoying.

I had consider that Elisabeth was Charlotte's mother but then I told myself "That's just straight up something that happened in Futurama, they wouldn't go so far". And guess what? They went so far. Fry being his own grandfather walked so Elisabeth being her own grandmother could run.

This episode pushed to the limit everything, and I was totally into it (even though the Elisabeth and Charlotte thing was borderline ridicule). And then Other World!Martha appeared and it just... kinda threw me off. Like I suspected that we were gonna enter in multiverse territory eventually, but honestly? I was hoping that we didn't enter into that at all. I was hopping that, as heartbreaking and pesimistic as it sounds, that the past couldn't be changed, that we are all chained by time. It would be very bitter, but it's not like the show promised us sweetness. It is, after all, called "Dark". This multiverse thing changes the core of the show, and although it has been hinted, I'm not really into it (and also, they really just gave the actress a basic wig and said "there! Alternative universe look done!" Like camon' guys you can do better). Anyway let's wait to see how they handle it.

(Also and I really hope that I'm wrong about this but I feel that either this or other world Martha isn't gonna be related to Jonas and this whole thing it's just so they can get together without it being weird).

Anyway loved the episode until the last seconds, Bad Wig!Martha and the world thingy that introduced just wasn't my cup of tea (not that I don't like multiverse stories but for once just give me a time traveling story in which the travelers can't change anything). Nonetheless, I'm looking forward to the final season, which I hope will be as good as it's predecessors.

"Die Frage ist nicht, aus welcher Zeit, sondern aus welcher Welt"

Can I borrow someone else's neurons? I think my brain is in the process of melting. I'm gonna create my a family tree in the wall, with strings. Like a freaking lunatic.

This show is beyond words. The writing is fantastic and the music choices and ending scenes are some of the best I've seen. I'm gonna be rewatching this episode a couple of times. It felt appropriate but there were a couple of things that were rushed. The reveal of Elisabeth being both daughter and mom felt rushed. And who would've thought I would feel bad for Noah. Jesus, at the end of season 1 I literally thought he was evil incarnate and look at me now. What an arc. The ending with different universes felt a little bit cheap. But then again, what if this new Martha, and thus, her universe, didn't exist u til that moment? Old pizza crust Jonas told him to either follow him or try to save Martha. And then he added that Jonas will know what to do. Did old Jonas already know that Alternate universe Martha would come to the rescue or is this new Martha's universe this New World that old Jonas wanted to create? That would explain why middle age Jonas was so hellbent on bringing Martha to the bunker, if he knew she was gonna die in his arms. This is getting really confusing.

I love and hate the writers at the same time. I love how they go full Ophra Winfrey with the whole "you get to time travel" and "you get to time travel".

The ending was way too much. I feel like the ending in season 1 was better tied up. Like there was a cliffhanger, but not this mindfuck. I don't even want to know what's gonna happen to my brain in season 3.

As if it wasn't complicated enough to follow the adventures of dozens of characters through three different timelines, now wait to see that in different universes. I love (and by love I mean adore) when a show makes my head hurt this much. So I already know I'm gonna love the shit out of season 3, which, btw, can't come any sooner.

The whole Doppler family is going full circle. Seriously, come to think of it, Peter just created his own granddaughter. He basically slept with his granddaughter in order to create his daughter, which in turn created his granddaughter-wife. This is so messed up. Honestly! So damn messed up. I'm literally not even holding him responsible for hooking up with the prostitute.

Also, are we like ever gonna find out what happened to Wöllers eye? And also, the casting in this show if golden. I'm on the verge of believing that all of them are somehow related and that they've been patiently waiting to shoot the show. Specially Ulrich's evolution. Normal and old were so alike that I thought he was normal Ulrich with some prosthetics on.

Overall, this show has been a discovery for me. Maybe I'm talking out of emotion but this is one of the best shows I've ever seen. I can't recall a time I've been more confused while watching a show and had a wtf face throughout. Besides, the German language and the atmosphere give something greater to it. This show has helped me with my German learning (up to the point were writing this is English is getting seriously tricky) and it's also provided me with entertainment and constant wtf. I tried to explain season 1 to my sister to help me connect the dots and the confused look on her face was priceless. Trying to explain this show to a non-starter is starting to get really tricky. I feel like I could be talking hours and hours about possible outcomes or discussing timelines, so I think I'm gonna get back to the family tree to include new findings after this episode and back to the board to try to connect everything.