Die Toten vom Bodensee

We've watched three episodes so far and have enjoyed all three. Yes, that is Saga personified but still fascinating. Each episode is a different mystery. Well acted and well written. Very enjoyable.

The series is somewhat entertaining but suffers from very choppy editing and a low level of production, probably due to a very limited budget. The editing moves the episodes along too quickly so a certain amount of continuity is lost. It's a good addition to a streaming queue when there's not much else to watch.

I hope that there are more episodes in Season 2 because only 3 have shown up so far on mHz. I'm a big fan of the show. Really like the characters, the actors, and the setting. I'm studying German online which is why this show caught my attention, but so glad to have found it.

The show does a good job of capturing the atmosphere of Lake Constance. The mysteries combine history and folklore with local color-wine-making, fishing, forestry or other activities in that area. Lake Constance is almost an uncredited character in the show. The chemistry between the driven and frigid Frau Zeiler and the sloppier, more relaxed Herr Oberlander works, even if it isn't entirely original. No, she is not Saga from "The Bridge," but I'm not sure that comparison is apt; she has different reasons for being the way she is. I do like the fact that each episode features a new case, with a background story connecting them all.

I do have issues with Season 2. While it continues to make good use of Lake Constance and German history and folklore, it's a bit more of a soap opera than Season 1. Too much melodrama, not enough mystery. I'm only three episodes in, though, so it may improve.

First episode was so bad-with all the patently absurd "Celtic lore," and a female lead who seems to be a poor parody of Saga Noren from Bron/The Bridge-that I won't watch another. I did not believe a single character or actor in the episode. A trifecta of bad acting, writing, and directing.