Invisible

The creator of the series was able to translate the pain and fear that I felt when I was young into a 6 episode serie. The powers are metafors for how children try to deal with fear. I also tried appearing invisible for the same reasons. I clothed black or grey to invoke the least possible reactions. If you survive this difficult period, you become like that lady teacher: with metaforical scars on your back, and a dragon that awakens when you see someone else being bullied.

I feel like that lady teacher is me now, and the kid is who I was . But even as an adult you feel that child again when we are confronted to similar bullying situations.

I've cried at every episode. My parents have no idea what happend to me when I was young. Or they just know a fraction. My heart bleeds even though I'm 43 now.

This series is very engaging and rings true through most of the episodes. The actors do a great job of making the feelings of the characters visible. In the real world these experiences are largely invisible for the many reasons everyone involved has to hide them. It is a very worthwhile watch for anyone who would like to understand more about the experience of bullying from all angles.

Ultimately however, the almost neatly tied bow of the final episode completely fails to suspend the viewer's disbelief (or mine, at least). There is no neatly attained catharsis for the kind of trauma on display in this series.

It is understandable that as a morality play, it is required to provide a message of hope, the idea that people heal from these deeply scarring sustained incidents. I could see this series being used as an educational tool for children quite successfully.

But it fails to achieve what it seems to hope for with adults. We are too jaded to avoid seeing a hug and an "I am Crassus" (not Spartacus) moment of solidarity as a satisfying ending.

The whole series was honestly very well done. The impact bullying can have on a child and their psych. How one adult can make such a big difference. How it takes so many adults to ignore what's going on to escalate the problem. I think all adults around school aged children should watch but or look into the subject matter; I think a lot can be learned from the series.

The only let down for me was the ending because even with MM being the main villain throughout he did begin to show remorse and the want for change. His two goons though they deserved a punishment l because they acted of their own volition in many of the instances.

This will make you cry and remember all the names and let them pass back into the past. At 50 + it brought back horror memories and was triggering a half century after the events of my past. Being the new kid ever 1½ years thanks to the military. I remember not being welcomed to new schools Fred Jacobs, Ty Richardson , Larry Olson , Kenny Propst, Dennis Smith, JD Williams . I remember you. But my life always got better and I succeeded whereas some of you didn't. Life sucked for a few months until someone else was newer. Bullies get worst.with each new victim . This show hit the nail on the head of life in a beautiful story where redemption could have been a great ending in life and was perfect in this show.

"Capi" is a creative and happy teenager, with two really good friends. But he is severely bullied and after a while the bullying takes up more and more of his safe space, so that after some time he finds him self all alone. Invisible.

This series is one of the most heartbreaking series I have ever seen about bullying. And most of it is pshycological. I can not help thinking that the creators cried throughout both writing it and filming it. The cast is amazing, you want to punch the bully in the face everytime you see him on screen. You feel just as strongly for the victim - all you want to do is hug him, hold him tight and never let go.

The creators have done a beautiful job of slowly isolating "Capi", so that we get to really follow his journey and feel for him deeply. They have also done a beautiful job of letting the viewer in to the other characters hearts and minds. So that we can see the dynamic between all the main characters from every perspective.

I am impressed how they have really gone to great lengths to describe how being bullied really feels like. And how cruel kids can be at that age. How adults go about their life in their own little bubble and end up missing whats right in front of their noses. Do they see it? Do they care?

The only character I would have wanted to see more of is the "dragon teacher". The only one who really sees whats going on. I wish she could have gotten some more screentime, but that might be just because it would have helped my own heart ease up a bit. It would have made it a lighter watch if she was more involved. So maybe her not getting too much screentime was the point.

I highly recommend this series, it is very, very important!

But I will also like to put a warning out, the series can be a trigger for those who are themselves a victim, or even for those who have themselves been bullies.

I would say - enjoy, but that would not be right. Instead I'll say; watch it, and learn.