Deutschland 89

After a tank full of red herrings, the series comes to a deserved conclusion. It is nicely worked through, although some might say a little on the cheesy side.

Looking back at the production in its totality, almost every good quality that we could have wished for was there in abundance. A dynamite script, a relentless pace, and some very classy acting ... to mention just a few.

And almost as the credits begin to roll, we are served up one final treat. Footage of President Trump extolling the virtues of his wonderful new wall. History repeats, and lessons are not always learned. In such cases, poking fun is the prerogative of the filmmaker. - 8.8/10.

A great finale of the third season for me. By chance I saw today that the final season is online and I watched all the episodes straight away. well corona time. I've lived in Berlin since I was born and have often visited East Berlin with my father. always with the entrance fee of 20 D-Marks per person. The Berlin Zoo was cheaper! In the west everything is illuminated and modern, in the east of Berlin the smell of two-stroke engines and the houses sometimes looked as if they weren't renovated or renewed after the 2nd WW. Today it looks completely different. The actors, the script and the integration of the authentic film material are very successful. German productions are apparently only good if they are financed by Amazon or Netflix, see "Dark". It's worth watching the 8 episodes!

I just love this series. Depicted nicely the complex political situation in Germany (east and west) during the cold war era, and gave an idea how it had a huge impact on global politics. Of course there are some side stories, but they made the series more interesting.

Due to the dynamism of the era and rapidly changing events (often chaotic) this Series may seem more hectic / less profound, but both BRD and DDR had such times in 1989... Decisions had to be taken rapidly, background information was limited, nobody knew how the USSR and West would react... I am sure there are no exaggerations in the script. Families, friends, relatives became involved in different opinions and activities plus the shadow of Stasi was around anyone - in spite of his or her former or current views.

The cast is strong here again, mostly familiar faces, with new angles and approaches. Again the mail characters and performers are more versatile here (as DDR was in fact a "male" society as all socialist countries - in spite of slogans), with Jonas Nay and Sylvester Groth most to my liking.

The ending scenes are somewhat peculiar, and it seems that Deutschland ´92 is not envisaged... Although I would not mind to see what happened to all these surviving personas in the unified Germany.

Sure, it's a different tone to '83 and '86 but it hits the mark. It also manages to highlight the chaos of the times and the hypocrisy of all parties and ideologies. Good fun.