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May 17, 2019 · In episode 5 of Dark we meet the mysterious Noah in two different time periods. After the relative calm of episode 4, Truths increases the intensity, as it switches between 1986 and 2019, sees one character falsely accused of rape, and investigates the disappearance of a third boy in 2019.
Dec 6, 2017 · Three truths about “Truths,” the fifth episode of Netflix’s increasingly engrossing supernatural drama Dark. Truth #1: Dark is brilliant with splitscreens. This latest installment of the...
Jun 14, 2020 · Where were you the night Mikkel disappeared? He tells her that, of course, he was at work. Charlotte finally pulls out the print out of his car driving by the woods and calls him him out. Then demands to know if he knows anything about the missing kids. Then he gets angry and says she's crazy.
A missing child sets four families on a frantic hunt for answers as they unearth a mind-bending mystery that spans three generations. Watch trailers & learn more.
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- December 1, 2017
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"Truths" is the fifth episode of Season 1 of Dark. It premiered on December 1, 2017.
Hannah takes her obsession with Ulrich too far. The stranger asks Regina to deliver an important package. Martha is torn between Jonas and Bartosz.
Prologue
Characters and events in 1986 and 2019 are shown in split-screen, demonstrating the parallels. Charlotte Doppler in 2019 and Egon Tiedemann in 1986 are both frustrated by the lack of progress on the disappearance of children. Hannah Krüger in 1986 keeps a scrapbook about her crush, Ulrich Nielsen; the adult Hannah calls him constantly. Ines Kahnwald looks in on Mikkel Nielsen at the hospital in 1986; her older counterpart pulls out the children's book I Am Not Afraid. Ulrich meets up with Hannah at the bus stop in 1986; the older Ulrich mopes in his missing son's room, ignoring her calls. In 2019, Martha Nielsen calls Jonas Kahnwald, but he ignores her. Jonas seems more interested in the red knot left on his bicycle while he was in the Winden Caves. Bartosz Tiedemann calls Martha, but she ignores him.
November 7, 2019
The radio announces the mysterious disappearance of yet another child: Yasin Friese. As Ulrich drives through the street, protesters are yelling. Charlotte informs Elisabeth Doppler about the disappearance of Yasin. She asks her daughter if she might have any information to share. Elisabeth starts crying, but Charlotte ignores it. She shows the pocket watch and asks if she could describe Noah. Peter Doppler watches as Charlotte hardly shows remorse for their daughter's loss. Elisabeth signs that Noah was tall, had a hat on and had blue eyes. Charlotte suspects Noah is involved, so she asks Elisabeth to explain every little detail to the sketch artist, who will arrive soon. Peter scolds Charlotte for her tone, but she asks him again where he was the night of Mikkel's disappearance. He again claims he was in the office until 11 PM. At this, Charlotte pulls out her printout from the wildlife camera, showing his license plate, proving he was not where he said he was. She desperately wants him to promise her that he is not involved with the disappearances, but he calls her insane.
November 7, 1986
Ines hands Mikkel a present at the hospital, but he remains silent. Ines sits next to him and calmly asks him to talk to her when he's ready or at least explain who his parents are. She promises to keep any private information a secret.
Main
•Karoline Eichhorn as Charlotte Doppler •Christian Pätzold as Egon Tiedemann 1986 •Maja Schöne as Hannah Kahnwald •Ella Lee as Hannah Kahnwald 1986 •Angela Winkler as Ines Kahnwald •Anne Ratte-Polle as Ines Kahnwald 1986 •Daan Lennard Liebrenz as Mikkel Nielsen •Oliver Masucci as Ulrich Nielsen •Ludger Bökelmann as Ulrich Nielsen 1986 •Louis Hofmann as Jonas Kahnwald •Lisa Vicari as Martha Nielsen •Paul Lux as Bartosz Tiedemann •Carlotta von Falkenhayn as Elisabeth Doppler •Stephan Kampwirth as Peter Doppler •Andreas Pietschmann as The Stranger •Jördis Triebel as Katharina Nielsen •Deborah Kaufmann as Regina Tiedemann •Mark Waschke as Noah •Nele Trebs as Katharina Nielsen 1986 •Anne Lebinsky as Jana Nielsen 1986 •Felix Kramer as Tronte Nielsen 1986 •Christian Steyer as H.G. Tannhaus 1986
Supporting
•Tara Fischer as Girl in School •Barbara Philipp as Caseworker Selma Ahrens •Denis Schmidt as Sebastian Krüger
―Mikkel Nielsen and Noah
―Ulrich Nielsen and Charlotte Doppler
―Jonas Kahnwald and The Stranger
―Mikkel Nielsen to Hannah Kahnwald 1986
―Martha Nielsen acting as Ariadne
―Michael Kahnwald's suicide letter
Mysteries
•What is Noah's goal? How does he know Bartosz Tiedemann and why didn't he kidnap him? What did he say? •How did Michael Kahnwald/Mikkel Nielsen save The Stranger's life? •What did The Stranger mean when life is a labyrinth, and that you can make peace with death? •What's the significance of Martha Nielsen's monologue about everything being tied in a knot? •What's the significance of that black leather book Noah had? •In the montage of Ulrich Nielsen 1986 being arrested, Katharina 1986 is seen with a black eye and bruises on her face. Who did this to her? •What is the purpose of the mysterious nightlight and Geiger counter The Stranger leaves for Jonas Kahnwald? •Jonas appears to have finally received his father's suicide letter that Ines Kahnwald had. How did The Stranger obtain it? •What is the purpose of the key The Stranger leaves for Jonas Kahnwald?
Answers
•Noah is a time-traveling priest. •Hannah Kahnwald is madly obsessed with Ulrich and has a vendetta against Katharina. •Jonas lied to Martha about his 2-month absence because he's afraid of her reaction. •Martha was truly in love with Jonas. •Michael's secret is that he was Mikkel. •The future really does influence the past. Mikkel traveled from 2019 to 1986, grew up during the thirty-three years, and fathered Jonas.
Observations
•This episode marks the first appearance of: •Caseworker Selma Ahrens •Sebastian Krüger •This is the first episode that alternates between 2019 and 1986, although the year is not displayed. •The cutout of Ulrich that Hannah was pasting in her scrapbook in 1986 was from the photo of him and Mads Nielsen. •Whenever we transition between different years, a loud ticking noise is played. •Noah appears in both timelines but appears to be the same age (unlike everyone else). That shows he's a time traveler. •This is the last episode where the Stranger and Regina Tiedemann see each other. •This is the first episode to feature a major paradox. •The address of the Kahnwald house is given as Feldweg 8 ("8 Field Road/Field Way"), 36777 Winden. The postal code is fictitious, but a code starting with 36 indicates Hesse or Thuringia in central Germany. •Martha is portraying as Ariadne, a fictional princess who was reference in "Double Lives", the narrator searching for her thread, which would guide people along the "right path". •In "Past and Present", farmer Hermann Albers mentioned a new priest at the church, whom he referred to as a good man. This could be a reference to Noah, as he is a priest. •The book Ich fürchte mich nicht (I Am Not Afraid) and its author "Henni M. Lohnau" are fictitious. •The text of the newspaper article about the disappearance of Mads Nielsen ("Windener Junge vermisst") has no relation to the title. Another headline mentions Winden becoming a sister city of Kiel, in northern Germany near the Danish border. •Katharina and Ulrich promised to never have kids (They have three). •Martha ignores Bartosz; Jonas ignores Martha (initially) and Bartosz. •This is the first time Ulrich is arrested because of Egon Tiedemann. •It is quite strange that Egon immediately arrests Ulrich without having asked anything at least to Katharina, as a normal cop should do by default. Most probably he's got carried away to accuse Ulrich for something related also to Mad's disappearance or relationship with Satanism •Jonas was with Mikkel when he vanished and travelled back in time, who we now know became his father. •Hannah was evil enough to trouble a family that recently lost their youngest son. •If Mikkel was eleven years old in 2019, and grew up from 1986, that means Michael was forty-four. •Michael left instructions not to read his suicide note until after Mikkel's disappearance, presumably to ensure that no one intervened to prevent this from happening when it did. •If Mikkel is Jonas's father, Martha is his aunt.
Season 1 Episode 5: Truths. Synopsis: Hannah takes her obsession with Ulrich too far. The stranger asks Regina to deliver an important package. Martha is torn between Jonas and Bartosz.
Dark: Created by Baran bo Odar, Jantje Friese. With Louis Hofmann, Karoline Eichhorn, Lisa Vicari, Maja Schöne. A family saga with a supernatural twist, set in a German town where the disappearance of two young children exposes the relationships among four families.
