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How Would It Be After The Apocalypse? This Shows Paint You A Picture

How Would It Be After The Apocalypse? This Shows Paint You A Picture

Photo by Liam Andrew on Unsplash I think we can all agree that this last few years have made us wonder a bit about the end of the world… From global warming, to, obviously, COVID, passing through the rise of terrorism and the political instability everywhere, we can picture many scenarios where our world can just take a wrong turn. There are tons of movies and TV shows that try to imagine how…

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Tribes of Europa: The 100 meets Children of Men

Tribes of Europa: The 100 meets Children of Men. Hands up, who's into post-apocalyptic stories when it comes to movies and TV shows? I know I am. And this latest one on Netflix is worth your time.

Hands up, who’s into post-apocalyptic stories when it comes to movies and TV shows? I know I am. Idly browsing Netflix the other day I stumbled on a new ones, Tribes of Europa (2020). A German show, with a mix of German and English dialogue, it’s set in our world, in the near future of 2074 and after the collapse of society. Europe, or at least European countries as we know them, have all but…

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Tribes of Europa: Let’s Get Medieval... Again- Netflix Review

Tribes of Europa: Let’s Get Medieval... Again- Netflix Review Another dystopia, but this one’s German and more brutal than most. #TribesOfEuropa

Another dystopia, but this one’s German and more brutal than most. SUMMARY The Earth sucks. It’s 2074 and it’s been decades since the catastrophe that destroyed the modern world. Pretty much all technology stopped working, like in all of those other shows with this same premise. All of the nations, unable to maintain order, fell apart into tribes. One tribe, the Origines, are strict…

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Screener Squad: Tribes of Europa TRIBES OF EUROPA TV SERIES On December 31, 2029, the technology of the world went haywire. The resulting chaos leads to massive world war, and plunges the world into darkness. Forty years later, the survivors and their decendants have created a new world of waring factions. When a piece of Atlantian technology falls into the… Read More »Screener Squad: Tribes of Europa read more on One of Us

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He struggles, pride fierce, like a dragon inside him, mind a flimsy thing against its power.

You're in control. You've got the choice to walk out of here, so get up and walk out. You have the power; show him.

He could… he can see it. See himself getting up, saying goodbye. For just a second, it seems possible, something maybe even, that he needs to do; life stretching out into a future without Jensen… and he'd… he'd… what? Would his life end? Would he die? No. He'd be okay. He'd live. Maybe not happily for a long time, maybe not ever. But his life would go on.

The realization hits him like an explosion, sudden and perfect. He could. He really could. That choice exists. And maybe he even should make it, but he also has the choice to stay here. If he wants to. He has a choice. And this is… this is so huge, something beyond pride and the petty need to assert himself.

But, you also have the ability to decide, on your own terms, to indulge in a want. The difference is in understanding that you have a choice, being aware of what you're doing, rather than simply giving in to an urge blindly.

Yeah. But how can you tell? Because… sometimes it starts as a blind urge, then you think about it, and decide to do it anyway. How do you know you're just not tricking yourself?

The answer strikes him suddenly, and it feels like a blow to the head, brain pitching inside his skull.

Because you know you don't have to do it. Because you also have the choice not to do it."

He looks at Jensen, eyes wide.

Then, who is in control here?

"I am," he says. "I'm in control. But I'm…" he searches for the right word, intensely aware of Jensen's eyes on him. "I'm… allowing you to have control."

Jensen's brows rise over the rim of his glasses. "But how do you know that's true? That you're not tricking yourself into thinking that because you want it?" Jensen throws his own question back at him.

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Tribes of Europa, season 1 - thoughts

I finished season 1 of German post-apocalyptic Netflix drama Tribes of Europa a couple of days ago, and I have... lots of thoughts and mixed feelings.

It's a standard post-apocalyptic show with all the usual tropes, but mostly well done, and has potential. I ended up liking it better than I expected, mostly because one of the storylines (Kiano’s) turned out to be pretty good/interesting.

The main problem of the show is that most characters, so far, don't have a lot of depth. An exception is a female villain who has proven to be quite complex and interesting. On the other hand, while  I loved seeing Oliver Masucci, in a role completely different from Ulrich Nielsen, and he's great and charismatic, I feel like I've seen the exact same lovable rogue-turned-mentor character a dozen times in various shows and movies. The main trio of young protagonists have the potential for interesting character development, but it remains to be seen what saason 2 does with it.

At least there's one thing that makes the show different than most post-apocalyptic shows I'm aware of - I can't think of any others that take place on the European continent? Usually it's North America, Australia, or UK. So, that's interesting... But then, after I finished it, I started thinking a bit more about some of the elements of the worldbuilding, which are a bit... questionable? I'm reserving judgment till these things are explained.

Spoilers under the cut.

In the first episode, the show did the GoT thing of introducing us to a likable family and then having siblings separated by fate and trying to get back together, while having different storylines. But they should've spent a bit more time with them together and explaining their history.

The show also does that thing where the siblings look nothing like each other and are played by actors of different ethnic origins, so I was waiting to hear they were half-siblings or some other explanation, but there was none. Well, OK then.

One thing I wasn't crazy about is that Kiano had a girlfriend we saw for about 20 seconds and then she apparently got killed for no particular reason. I can't say it's even fridging, since he never even mentions her afterwards and he has a lot of other reasons to hate the Crows.

But Kiano's storyline turned out to be the most interesting , and most disturbing, the kind that can make or break the show, depending on how it deals with issues like slavery, rape, trauma. So far, the show has dealt with it well, which made me like the show more than I thought. (It definitely beats The 100 - a show it was the 100 in the Netflix promo campaign - in that respect. I was already scared it would do something similar to The 100, which really dropped the ball when it touched on such issues in a really clumsy way in season 3.)

Lord Varvara has turned out to be the most interesting and compelling character, and excellently played by Melika Foroutan. (I wish I could say the same about the Crows’ big boss, Yvar - but whether it is mostly due to the OTT costume and makeup or the similarly OTT acting, I had a hard time taking this guy seriously.) She is not exactly morally grey - she is definitely a villain, slaver rapist and murderer, but her role as a former slave - a victim of abuse turned abuser, and someone who upholds the ideas of Social Darwinism - makes her role very interesting and ambiguous. I think that (especially based on some hints) that she used to be a sex slave, too, and if she was also made to be a Crow by her former slave master, that would probably mean Yvar used to be her master. That could lead to some interesting tension and conflicts, as she probably hates this guy deep inside, but still has to vie for his approval, even now that she has “made it”.  And she sees to see something in Kiano that makes her think they are similar, that he is 'strong' like she thinks she is (on the other hand, she despised her other slave who had a huge Stockholm Syndrome for her).

I'm curious how they deal with Kiano's character development next season, and how far into moral greyness or darkness it will be willing to go with him. Varvara is a blueprint of what he could become.  He didn't exactly show much concern for the lives of other slaves, except his father.  

Liv's storyline was also pretty interesting. with her navigating the political issues of the Crimsons. I liked that the Crimsons as a whole turned out to be more morally grey than I initially expected - with their strict military discipline to the point of authorianism and lack of tolerance for dissent. 

I don't know if the show expected me to side with the general (aka "Father") or think his views were right, as Liv did? I did not.. "Let's make peace and unity with slavers"? No, dude. But I’ll go with the idea that we are not necessarily supposed to side with him rather than David just because Liv did; or that a third option may be found (such as causing a rebellion among the Crows themselves, which would be my preferred direction of that storyline). 

(I also rolled my eyes whenever he started going on about "old European dream" or whatever he called it. No, my dude, you need to brush up on your history. Your plan is nothing like the EU, unless your plan is to go and deliver a bunch of demands to the Crows:  "Unless you guys: abolish slavery; ensure human rights for everyone; install a viable non-slavery based economy etc.. - we're not letting you into our new unified Europe!" He also may needed to be reminded EU was formed after Axis powers were defeated.)

I've heard that a lot of people didn't like Elja's storyline because they found it the least interesting, and sure, it wasn't very emotional and didn't have much character development, but I'm very curious about the mystery of the Black December, the Atlantians etc. so I liked it.  And I liked the fact that Elja wasn't a naive kid and could deceive people and keep secrets when he needed to.

But there are certain problems I have with the show’s world-building... which, at its worse, may end up being just as problematic as The 100′s was.

While I like the idea of a post-apocalyptic show set in continental Europe, and with languages other than English - almost all of the characters are only speaking German or English (the latter, I guess, for the same reason it's widespread today - people speak it as a second language and use it to communicate). We should really see more people who speak other languages. So far, that’s only happened sporadically - but my problem is more with the fact that the most villainous tribe, Crows (murderous, slave-owning Eurotrash-like villains with very Social Darwinist views) -  even though they speak German or English 99% of the time - very notably use certain words from Slavic languages - and only for specific terms like "lubovnik" ('lover' - actually sex slave), "boi" (fight/battle), "svobodnik" (free man?). These were very recognizable. I have no idea what "Bozie" means, but I read somewhere it comes from Russian. What's supposed to be the backtory behind that? Sure, I am for more language diversity, but did a German show have to give the kind of barbaric-version-of-fascist villains these questionable Slavic references?  That would be uncomfortable in so many ways.... It's not just Slavs, because another notable Crow character, Grieta at some point used Romanian (and the actress is Romanian), but I hope they're not going with the Evil Barbaric Eastern Europeans here. To be fair, many Crows were clearly slaves at the beginning, which complicates things... but Varvara says her real name - slave name - was Sophia, which could be anything - while her Crow names is Varvara - which definitely sounds Russian or Bulgarian (or, I guess, it could be Greek).

On the other side, opposed to the Crows, we have the more “civilized” tribe/army of former Eurocorps, whose members have so far only been heard speaking English, German and, at one point, Dutch - curiously called Red Crimson Army (!), I have so many questions...

Another questionable thing, pointed by the host of the Culture Cave YouTube podcast, who did an overall favorable review of the show, howeverpointed out that the Crows - the villains - are the only ones who don't conform to gender roles? And the males who are the most 'effeminate' looking are baddies. I didn’t even think of that initially, but thinking about it... yes, it has been like that so far, hasn’t it?

I’m reserving judgment till next season, but I only used to give The 100 the benefit of doubt with its questionable world-building, and we know how that turned out.

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Tribes of Europa (season 1: review) (video).

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Pete brings us a review of the first season of the new science fiction TV series in German, Tribes of Europa, on Netflix. The first season runs for only six episodes, and with no clear conclusion, it seems like a setup for more? Will the questions the show asked get answers? Will there be a second season of Tribes of Europa? Spoilers ahead if you haven’t yet seen this new Netflix series.

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The way that our world is headed, with natural disasters, global warming and political big shots at constant loggerheads, would it be that hard to imagine everything we know crumbling before our eyes? Netflix’s new sci-fi drama Tribes of Europa focuses on three siblings that set out to change the course of the world after a global disaster that happened 45 years prior to 2074, when the series is set...

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Netflix’s Tribes of Europa Review (Spoiler-Free): Brutal German Sci-Fi

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The way that our world is headed, with natural disasters, global warming and political big shots at constant loggerheads, would it be that hard to imagine everything we know crumbling before our eyes? Netflix’s new sci-fi drama Tribes of Europa focuses on three siblings that set out to change the course of the world after a global disaster that happened 45 years prior to 2074, when the series is set.

We’re not exactly sure how this dystopian, post-apocalyptic world came to be the norm. All that is revealed of what once was is the mention of ‘Black December’, when the lights went black and Europe was plunged into darkness.

The team behind Tribes of Europa were also the creators for Netflix’s first German-language series, Dark, and the Oscar-winning The Life of Others. Creator Philip Koch is said to have come up with the idea for the series after the Brexit vote was cast.

The siblings at the center of the unravelling are Kiano, Liv and Elja. They were born into The Origine Tribe, a Robin Hood-like forest commune, and nothing like you’d imagine our ways of life to be in over 50 years time. Carrying around supplies, taking hunting trips and dancing together merrily, the tribe lives a peaceful life until it’s disrupted by an aircraft shot down in their village.

After visiting the site of the mysterious aircraft, those present quickly realises that this aircraft is nothing like those that existed in ‘The Old World’. The aircraft’s pilot reveals that he is a being from The Atlantian Tribe, the only tribe to remain apparently untouched by what happened 45 years ago.

The youngest of the siblings, Elja, is entrusted with a mysterious cube, that looks a little like a smart home device. Elja has a thirst for the truth about Black December, and agrees to help to bring this cube back to the pilot’s homeland, in the hope that he will learn more about the past.

This cube is precious, though, and desperately desired. The Crows are a dark, power hungry group who seek to control the world, and destroy anybody who gets in their way. They attack The Origine forest and immediately create a bloodbath in efforts to find The Cube. While Elja flees, Kiano and Liv are caught up in the battle. Liv is gravely injured and Kiano and their father are captured by The Crows.

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What follows from here is the story of three siblings, bound by blood and longing for peace, separated by war and catastrophe. Their separation is nothing we haven’t seen before, and very much like the Stark sibling separation in Game of Thrones. Only we hope it doesn’t take eight seasons for them to be reunited.

The empty streets, marching towards abandoned buildings and ragged clothing very much resembles the poorer districts in The Hunger Games series. The setting for Tribes of Europa has very little colour, it is hell on earth.

Just like the relationship between The Capitol and District 13 in The Hunger Games, viewers are immersed in a dystopia that includes bloodsport and the infliction of pain as a form of entertainment. The latter is present in nearly every episode. The level of brutality may not even be rivalled by another show of this kind.

Character development is well-handled throughout the series, with Elja creating a friendship with a con artist that comes with great comedy. Liv is the Katniss Everdeen of her tribe, willing to do anything to support her family and boy, does that girl have guts. More than any other characters, though, the relationship between Kiano – who at first gives us a very useless, pretty boy impression – and his captor Lord Varvara, is more manipulative than you could imagine. He is emotionally tortured by Varvara and the power play gets dreadfully messy.

Modern day music is used throughout, and although we are looking at a world that is far into our future, it creates an uneasy tension between what is visible on screen and what is heard. The costumes however, are spot-on for what you’d expect of those dwelling in a forest for decades on, and for those who hold the power, wanting to embody pain and control even in their sense of dress.

The comparisons between Tribes of Europa and the Game of Thrones series are hard to ignore, though, and reappear throughout. However, unlike the bleak ending to Game of Thrones where things remain slightly better but all together largely unchanged, Philip Koch is happy that this series includes more positives in terms of its end game, saying that it is “not moving in a radioactively contaminated post-apocalypse where doom lurks behind every corner. Rather, we are living in an exciting world where everybody gets back on their feet. A new beginning for the continent, full of hope – symbolic thus its new name: Europa, with an English pronunciation.”

Plenty of nods are given to other series of a similar nature, with the opening credits strongly resembling those of The Hunger Games. Koch even pays homage to Dark, giving fans a little treat by confirming the connection between the two series when Oliver Masucci, who played Ulrich Nielsen in the Dark series, talks of his déjà vu.

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Though it does little that hasn’t been seen before, fans of dystopian drama are bound to enjoy Tribes of Europa, which is packed with suspense, bloodshed and power struggles.

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Pete brings us a review of the first season of the new science fiction TV series in German, Tribes of Europa, on Netflix. The first season runs for only six episodes, and with no clear conclusion, it seems like a setup for more? Will the questions the show asked get answers? Will there be a second season of Tribes of Europa? Spoilers ahead if you haven’t yet seen this new Netflix series.

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I watched the first episode of Tribes of Europa yesterday and I really don’t know what to think about it.

I like that they do speak at least German and English. It makes sense that just because the whole continent fell into dispair, the languages don’t disappear. I hope for more languages later on.

But some acting choices...yeah no thanks. I feel like I’ve seen this kind of bad guy in too many bad German productions already. Also in many English language ones. No matter the language, this guy is just as annoying as its many cousins. Some other lines feel rather wooden.

I will give episode 2 a chance but so far I haven’t really connected with any character.

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I don't know how common that knowledge already is but if you have access to ZDF Mediathek, you can already totally legally watch the new David Tennant Around the World in 80 Days. They offer the German dub and German audiodescription AS WELL AS the English original. All episodes are online already.

ZDF is a German public broadcaster and ZDF Mediathek is their absolutely free on demand service. You might need a VPN for it to open but that is it.

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Tomorrow is a German holiday. We weren't last and we placed above United Kingdom. That's all we can ask for from Europe.

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