I've been pissed at Netflix lately, for so much crappy programming. This, though, knocked it out of the park. There were a couple minor plot holes, but it didn't detract enough to bother me. I didn't see the bad guy coming. He totally snuck past me, because his initial entrance into the storyline barely lasted 3 seconds. This was a well written story, very little fluff to distract the viewer. While the German-to-English dubbing left a bit to be desired, it doesn't distract enough to take the viewer out of the story. Hannah's voice didn't quite fit the character. All in all, I binged the whole 6 episodes at once. It was like a book you can't put down and finish at 4am, knowing you have to get up in a couple hours to get ready for work. It was spooky, it was sad, it was horrifying and all of the characters worked. I think there will be some viewers who don't make it past the first episode and blow it off as boring because there's no superficial soundtrack, no car chases, no outrageous fight scenes. There are explosions, but they make sense. And in the end, if you're like me, you give a cheer of "wellll, alrighty then!" and sit back, thoroughly satisfied.
Review of Dear Child
