When Charlotte leaves, Clausen notices the Sic Mundus photo. The short version- a cycle is either a season of the show or a 33 year time loop in which theoretically everything repeats itself exactly as it has before. What Time Will 'Locked Down' Be on HBO Max? In 1987, retired and dying of cancer. Episode 4 of His Dark Materials Season 2 begins with a fair amount of exposition as we’re graced with a history lesson surrounding the Subtle Knife and its origins. If the truck were in an accident, it would mean disaster for the people of Winden. Jonas to Silja: “Whether I die out here or in there doesn’t matter.”. Then, just in time, Jonas disappears behind a wall, like the ghost that he is. They understand what they’re doing better in this cycle and their purpose is more defined. When Will We Accept Anne Hathaway as One of the Greatest Actresses of her Generation? Mikkel’s name has been changed to Michael, while Ulrich refused to give his name for more than 30 years. Time Traveler. Charlotte’s guardian/adoptive grandfather. Ulrich knows that Egon is dying, since he remembers seeing it in the newspaper when he was a teenager in 1986, but Egon doesn’t understand how he could know. And German appliances are the best in the world. Please note, for reference and the purpose of recapping Dark, descriptors like Child, Teen, Adult, Elderly, or a specific year will be used to determine the character in the plot at the beginning of paragraphs. Stream Dark Season 2 Episode 2 ("Dark Matter") on Netflix, This story has been shared 10,208 times. 116, This story has been shared 111 times. Jonas limps over. When he returns to the so-called “Dead Zone” to complete his mission, however, he is intercepted by the extremist leader Elisabeth Doppler, who orders his execution for violating their taboo against entering the forbidden area. Blood is obviously another. Jonas is in the dark, in a cage, with his wound left untreated. Ulrich tells him they mean he’s an idiot who understands nothing. When Is 'The Stand' Episode 4 on CBS All Access? They were probably moments away from appearing. Dying of cancer. The passage will never open. Stranger Jonas holds her. Elisabeth kicks the board he’s standing on out from under him before he can reveal anything else to the crowd. Still there in 1987. It looks like Old Helge’s sacrifice worked. In which powerful forces adopt Will Parry and Mary Malone. Mikkel hit Noah’s soft underbelly there. Despite lengthy observation, we have yet to determine the matter’s energy source. “Small quantities of Cs-137 can be found in the environment from nuclear weapons tests that occurred in the 1950s and 1960s and from nuclear reactor accidents, such as the Chernobyl power plant accident in 1986, which distributed Cs-137 to many countries in Europe… So people are exposed to some Cs-137 every day.”. Hanged himself on 6/21/19. He’s making his nature creatures. Charlotte looks at the portrait of herself and her grandfather in the dark in the clock shop. She feels better about herself this season, now that Aleksander is protecting her from being bullied by Ulrich and Katharina, and that’s reflected in how she’s taking care of herself. He’s said several times that he just wants all of the sick stuff to end, even if it means erasing his existence. He’s still wearing his backpack. Helped create the passage. He is then freed by the still-unnamed young woman who captured him at the end of the first season. Exchanged information with Claudia and Jonas. Episode 6 of Dark, season 2, An Endless Cycle, answers questions which have lingered since the beginning of the series. Claudia Tiedemann, 1953, 1986-87, 2019-20. Does Adam’s dirty work, from murder to recruitment. He never told her who her parents were. Do you think they don’t apply to you?”. Time traveler. In 5 days, everything starts over. The episode follows Young Jonas back to June 20, 2019, the day before Michael Kahnwald hung himself, and gives us a baseline for normal Winden life in 2019. Helge fearfully replies that the man with the stone (Ulrich) said that he could change everything, the future and the past. The barrels that Torben has been lugging around town are full of radioactive waste from an accident at the nuclear reactor. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Egon is confused. In 2020, Clausen in interrogating Regina in her home. I’m interested to see where his character goes in season 3. Maybe the hope was that the blast that causes the apocalypse would be strong enough to fuse the timelines back into one, but it didn’t, just like Jonas couldn’t destroy the passage in season 1. Sells hormone therapy prescriptions to Benni when Benni can’t get them from Peter anymore. I have been meaning to thank you for a while and have only just got round to it. Tick tock. He looks at the portal for another moment, then steps inside and vanishes. ‘Dark’ on Netflix Season 2 Episode 2 Recap: We’re Caught in a Trap, I Can’t Walk Out . I think Noah was lying to Bartosz at the end of season 1 when he blamed Stranger Jonas and the time machine for creating time travel while trying to destroy it. I have to stop that. If Mikkel had come face to face with them, how could Hannah refuse to bring him home? Claudia and Adam say this is what they’re after, but there’s strong evidence they’re both lying. He shows her the God Particle. 846, This story has been shared 654 times. Jonas is already hanging with a gunshot to the leg when Elisabeth—who likely understands he’s a time traveler and knows he’s telling the truth when he yells at the assembled crowd that she’s bullshitting them about a portal to paradise inside the Zone—shoots the rope that’s strangling him, allowing him to live. 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But it does apply to season 2 and the use of time machines which jump 33 years at a time. I don’t think we’ve been given any hints about Silja’s parentage, beyond the fact that she’s another round faced brunette, like Martha, Hannah, etc., but she went beyond baby colors and got both light and dark, plus a matching yellow hazmat suit tonight. Head of the “task force” meant to start a new investigation into the missing persons cases in Winden. It would appear to be running entirely on its own. As always, getting through the raw plot of the show takes up a lot of column inches. Helge is talking about things from 30 years ago. Mentored by Adam. Police officer. Adult Noah is sitting on a log outside the cave entrance, cutting and eating an apple with a knife. Wife of Aleksander and mother of Bartosz. Object of Peter Doppler’s desire. Clausen, 2020. I am one of those who has the simplistic view that the past has already happened and that, if backwards time travel were possible, travellers could not make any changes as everything they did is already in the history. Or an accident with radioactive materials. Jonas hangs and chokes for several seconds. Plus, they did a weird mash up of Nietzsche’s eternal return and Einstein’s theory that time doesn’t actually progress, we just perceive it as something that changes. 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Sent by the national government. I feel like the opening sequence of this episode, especially combined with the speaker out the window later on, was a bit of an homage to the opening of the original film, when Marty goes through an elaborate process to turn on Doc’s sound system, then gets blasted into the wall by the speaker volume. He asks about God’s plan, which Noah mentioned in their visit at the hospital. In some ways, 1953-1986 is the first cycle, 1986-2019 is the second cycle. Son of Katharina and Ulrich. Or maybe Egon doesn’t need to drink, now that he’s retired, so he quit. Or maybe she doesn’t know him yet in this cycle. She’s his equal in some way. One of the men is a younger Noah, who killed the other man … She tells him it’s time to leave for the day. A recap of ‘Tower of the Angels,’ episode 4 of the second season of His Dark Materials, a … Meet Scene-Stealer Barrett Carnahan, Stream It Or Skip It: 'The Netflix Afterparty' Features Plenty Of Bits About Netflix But Not Much Else, Shonda Rhimes' Memoir Is Over 80% Off During Amazon’s Huge Kindle Book Blowout. Feeling like you don’t really know the people who are supposed to love you; feeling like you’re trapped in a great cosmic fuck-up and the only way to be happy is to try to just ignore it; feeling powerless to stop oncoming tragedies both great and small—that’s the stuff this show is working with, the stuff it really cares about. There is no prophecy. Franziska took over after Peter stopped seeing her. P If Jonas ever moves beyond his aunt, Silja’s next in line. HG Tannhaus (with Teen Charlotte), 1953, 1986. Middle child. This season is already big on sibling relationships, and Genesis has important murderous siblings. Had some connection to Sic Mundus which hasn’t been revealed. He spends the episode struggling with his plight—missing his real mother, comforting his adoptive one when she fails to lift his spirits (that’s a brutal emotional beat for any child character), and questioning the existence of a wise and just God. It’s dark matter indeed. ), 2020. When doing this I came across your recaps, which I read after each episode rewatch and really appreciated. His Dark Materials – Season 2 Episode 4 Recap & Review. It’s Older Claudia, who’s come to reveal herself and their mission to 1987 Claudia. There’s no point in having hope in the future if things are preordained. Older Claudia is holding a vial of Cesium 137, the radioactive element that powers the time machine. Regina blows that line of questioning off as best she can. 1,114, This story has been shared 846 times. Elisabeth Doppler, 2019-20, 2053. Clausen accuses her of keeping it a secret. But no one can change it, not even the White Devil. He’s not Helge. Was it Noah? Peter comes in with a flashlight and they hug. Grandfather of Regina. Responsible for the truck with the radioactive yellow barrels while they couldn’t be stored at the power plant. Claudia tries to apologize to her visitor for not returning her dog, but stops when the woman stands and faces her. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Also works for Aleksander on the side. It seems like a bad idea for Jonas and Claudia to be carrying vials of this stuff in their pockets and suitcases. That was a lot of darkness interrupted by beams of bright white light/unfortunate truths, and mismatched pairs of lonely people making the best of things. After checking diagrams, and some button and lever pushing and pulling, blue streaks of lightning electricity shoot from emitters, causing the blob to turn into a smooth, stable ball which rests obediently on the floor. Dies on the day of the apocalypse, 6/27/20. Or maybe he’s the biblical Adam, God’s first and most perfect human creation, who’s been led astray by an evil woman (Claudia? It doesn’t make sense. Older Claudia to Adult Claudia: “You don’t have much time with Regina. Also known as the Stranger. He races outside to wait for the neighbors to call the cops and complain about the noise. He doesn’t answer. View all posts by Metacrone. He still wants to know why Helge didn’t take the forest road home that day, and took the long way instead. Did they have a brief romance while he was stuck in the future? Leader of Sic Mundus, fanatical megalomaniac. He runs a finger over the scars on her left wrist from her suicide attempt. Jonas asks why she’s lying to everyone about what’s in the death zone. Its molecules are continually rearranged in a cyclical process. Can someone please explain that? There are millions of Adams in the world. Sister of Elisabeth. I think it means something. It’s a lighter, more defined, less depressed color than the dark, muddy brown-greens they usually wore last season. Franziska tells him he’s wrong. And Other Burning Questions, Book vs Screen Review: A Discovery of Witches Season 1 vs Book 1, Dark Season 1 Episode 7: Crossroads Recap, Dark Season 2 Episode 1: Beginnings and Endings Recap, Dark Season 1 Episode 8: As You Sow, So Shall You Reap Recap, Dark Season 2 Episode 5: Lost and Found Recap. He was an alcoholic and a bumbling detective in season 1. It is a difficult show to watch without input and discussion from others and your recaps fill that bill. Yasin, one of the missing/dead boys, was her friend and crush in 2019. Bartosz’ grandmother. When Does 'Lupin' Part 2 Come Out on Netflix? The season 2 finale of His Dark Materials begins with Serafina, Will and Lyra continuing their ascent. As Claudia approaches her office at the power plant, her secretary tells her that there’s a woman in her office who’s come to claim the dog. But the idea of cycles is complex, like everything else in Dark. Charlotte tries to end the interview. No information on her family background, except that her mother was violently abusive, frequently leaving Katharina with bruises. The presence of the field explains why…”. Silja realizes he plans on stepping into it. As I was watching this season through for the first time, I lost track of all of the cheeky little references to Back to the Future, but they run through the season, so keep an eye out. Helge Doppler, 1953, 1986-87, 2019. Even without Pan sounding the alarm, audiences can guess that the second round won't go nearly as smoothly as the first. He’s hella frustrated, since in 2053, all of the gas stations are closed for the apocalypse. It’s hard to reconcile cycles with all of history existing at once, especially since we only see a small piece of each cycle in each season. Older Claudia: “I want you to believe in an idea that is bigger than you. Daughter of Charlotte and Peter. I do put a lot of work into them, and, like every writer, sometimes I use them to work out my own neuroses. Director of the power plant in 1986. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Regina has had 7 months to study and research everything in that box, and to make copies, while she’s been resting from her illness and treatments. He opens it up and explains that it’s able to take them 33 years into the past or future. Dark Season 3 Episode 2: The Survivors July 12, 2020 August 4, 2020 ~ Metacrone After the Harry Potter costume party of getting to know Martha/Eva’s world in S3EP1, in episode 2 it’s finally time to visit Adam’s post-apocalypse world, which is a form of the world without Winden that Hannah and Ulrich have dreamed of for decades. But Jonas is magical, so he’s still able to climb up on the back, where the gas cap is, and siphon a jug of gas out of the tank’s tank before the look out gets, well, suspicious. 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