Season one is terrific, capturing the glamour of the Weimar Republic and the squalor underneath that lead to the rise of the Nazis. It makes you forget that you're basically watching a standard cop procedural drama with a ludicrous McGuffin.
Season two became more political, which was to be expected given when it is set, but it is still a great watch.
Season three, however, is just awful. It's the 4th Indiana Jones film of television shows; satanic rituals, mediums and psychics make it ridiculous. Worse is the reveal of the villain and the way the whys and wherefores are revealed. I was both cringing with embarrassment and laughing at it. I've never seen a more bizarre way of using exposition before. All seasons suffer from some very dodgy green-screening too, which given the budget is remarkable.
Overall, seasons one and two would be a solid eight, but three drags it right down and I feel I'm being generous giving a 5 rating.
Season two became more political, which was to be expected given when it is set, but it is still a great watch.
Season three, however, is just awful. It's the 4th Indiana Jones film of television shows; satanic rituals, mediums and psychics make it ridiculous. Worse is the reveal of the villain and the way the whys and wherefores are revealed. I was both cringing with embarrassment and laughing at it. I've never seen a more bizarre way of using exposition before. All seasons suffer from some very dodgy green-screening too, which given the budget is remarkable.
Overall, seasons one and two would be a solid eight, but three drags it right down and I feel I'm being generous giving a 5 rating.