I just finished watching this series, but I'm quite baffled reading all these 'over the moon' reviews! Personally I love a good German film or series, generally German actors are a lot better in acting than their Dutch colleagues imo (I am Dutch, I should know lol). This one really had potential, so it's quite a shame it didn't work out. But it really didn't do it for me. Yes, it is dark, but that only works when the storyline and the characters actually make some sense. The characters are all flat, unlikable and all seemed to be either physically and/or mentally abused in one way or another...almost left me thinking are all people in the Nordrhein area like this or something?? Though the depressing surroundings wouldn't cheer one up either I suppose.. But litteraly no-one acts any way normal! And the women are either hookers, nymphomaniacs or acting like complete morons.. Not to mention all the misogynist men! And then the ending, I'm still trying to wrap my head around it quite honestly, nothing of it really made any sense to me..
I guess the moral of this story is: never send your kid to a German (catholic) boarding school cause they'll all end up f*ed up in the head :-s
