But on a more immediate level, it is a thrilling ride. You will see a car chase involving a vintage ambulance. You will see a phantom who kills with a gas mask. You will see Lotte Ritter outrun the police while wearing a dress that is falling apart.
★★★★½ (Masterful, with moments of genius) babylon berlin serie
Babylon Berlin refuses to moralize. It doesn’t show Nazis as cartoon villains (yet); it shows them as disgruntled veterans and angry clerks gathering in beer halls. The show’s true horror lies in how normal fascism looks in its infancy. When the stock market crashes and the streets erupt, you realize you’re watching the prologue to World War II—and it’s devastating. But on a more immediate level, it is a thrilling ride