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I mean what did I expect?! The first one was already really bad. As a diver I don't expect every underwater film to be stuffed with realism but what this franchise is doing is just embarrassing. It's almost like they wanted to create as many misconceptions about diving and sharks as possible. Steer away! (Even through it's kind of hard without fins ;)

...and this show embodies exactly why.

The first season was great. Something fresh and new for German TV. Great acting, writing and an interesting setting, based in my very hometown of Berlin. What made this show so great though was that the dialogues and characters were very believeable.

It seems that all of this died along with Vince at the end of the fist season.

From the beginning of the second season I sensed something was off. None of the characters are likeable anymore. They are rendered to either one-dimensional overly macho aggressive sexists, cowards or wives that stick for whatever reasons to these idiots. The story is way over top at lost all of the believeabilty that made the first season so great.

This adds to my experience that eventually every TV series is loosing it's spirit at some point. (Breaking Bad is the rare exception). For some this happens in season 5 or 6, for others early on. Unfortunately 4Blocks falls in the the latter category. So do yourself a favour, just stop after the first season and remember it as one of Germany's finest TV moments.