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Interesting series set on a farm struggling for economic survival, owned and managed by an extended family determinedly tearing itself apart. I know more about milk production and corporate finance now than I ever expected (or wanted) to. That part of it did get rather boring and repetitive, and the details of the financial issues difficult to follow. The main character, a gay coke snorting financier, was well played, but the character was rather unlikeable, and it was difficult to see why his boyfriend put up with so much crap from him for as long as he did. I have only watched series one, and this review is limited to that.

To be honest, this is an incredibly soapy, over the top, at times implausible, family drama. But what can I say? I still had great fun watching it. With all their downsides, the plot and the characters are relatable and great acting all around helps a lot. Plus, the production values are impecable, the details of country life are well portrayed (both its refreshing down-to-earthness and sometimes unbearable claustrophobia) as is the ridiculous posturing of a Zurich consulting firm. Be careful if you plan to watch it with young teenagers regardless of the + 13 rating. The erotic scenes (more precisely, homoerotic) are very explicit.

The first few episodes are pretty good, but halfway through the season, you realize they are going to stretch out the plot that's been already exhausted into 8 episodes and that's when it gets downhill. The character development was also questionable and some decisions that were made often didn't result from the character arc, so it was very disappointing to see the plot go some ways where you know that the character is going against his character arc. Some characters were too flat and one-dimensional and their decisions were again not backed by anything and it all looks like wishful story writing with some cringe scenes.

By the end of it, I couldn't wait for it to finish.

I binge watched this great show in two days, not expecting much, but getting a truly great series with a solid cast, great story line and even more amazing characters. Wonderful to watch and cant wait for the next season!

Found this series to be somewhat un-easy to watch because I could'nt make my mind up about the character, Katharina, I think has the episodes go by you finally you do realize, things are not as they seem ,and as a viewer I think everyone will have a different opinion of her. I was just surprised she got slapped in the face only once ( based on her character, I stress again ).

The actual plot is brilliant, the acting is good and well worth watching the 8 episodes. I can see why some reviews have considered the ending a little disappointing, but hopefully there will be a second series, because it seemed unfinished.

Overall this series for me was an easy watch, not complicated, only rated it 7/10 because sometimes you just felt they could have just come out with some obvious questions and statements rather then drag it out, but like what i have said, still plenty of scope for a second series.