Review of Das Verschwinden

This series deals with the usual theme of drugs and their societal impact on young people and their families. The Germanic twist is to take a story that could be told in four episodes, but drag it out to fit eight! The plot becomes illogical and silly by about episode 3, with a series of subplots that make no sense, and decisions taken by characters to suit the ongoing narrative rather than making sense. Eventually, one is used to use the fast forward on the remote to speed the pace along and move past the many irrelevant and irritating scenes that add nothing to the story. The series then starts to morph from a thriller to just another silly soap opera that is filled with the usual angst and constant crying. The lead character makes decisions that make absolutely no sense. Ultimately, at that point, the best thing to do is just to skip to the final episode so that one doesn't waste time that they will never get back!