I think it's important to note that Dark is "engineered." It has a comparatively short runtime, and the major points of the plot were written before the show ev

I think it's important to note that Dark is "engineered." It has a comparatively short runtime, and the major points of the plot were written before the show even began production. This is something even some of the most widely acclaimed series didn't do, but up until streaming services started dumping whole seasons at a time, it wasn't really viable; leaving open ends meant more opportunity for big viewer numbers and ad revenue. La casa de papel (mentioned in the grandparent) wasn't planned to the same extent, and it shows. It's not bad, but the writing is nowhere near as strong as Dark. It's possible that these European Netflix series that started to get made largely for the sake of hitting the 30% domestic content number are inherently advantaged in that regard. They just need to exist in the catalog, and don't need to drag on and on (which has ruined plenty of American series) to fulfill their business case.