New "crime scene": Machomacho from Erfurt
Fresh wind from Thuringia with young actors should bring this new "crime scene" into crime thriller Germany. The fresh wind did not even turn into a breezy breeze of innovation far and wide. Instead, the commissioners show us for 90 minutes how to demonstrate a trainee as a real man. Not a nice sight. But let's start at the beginning.
The new Erfurt crime scene starts with action. We understand: These are two very tough guys - or should be. The investigative duo is joined by law student Johanna Grewel (Alina Levshin), who is doing a police internship after her second state examination. She has to get her workstation on the windowsill, the desks are reserved for the commissioners. Everything else, unfortunately. Of course, with her "streberwissen" she will be right away. According to the role profile, she has a "sharp mind" and "tremendous knowledge" with which "she gradually develops the respect of the other investigators". But instead of respect she reaps the remainder of the "crime scene" one machismo after another. I am increasingly desperate to ask myself: when will this "come gradually"?
After all, she has a great ass
"What do you think of our intern?" Asks Schaffert his colleagues. "Has a great ass", Funck answers shortly. "That's it?", States Schaffert. "Yes", the short answer. This dialogue is symptomatic of the two commissioners: Here are obviously two machos, who do not want to have their new colleague, but at least she has a great ass. After all.
When Grewel finally takes a heart and addresses the intolerable situation, she reaps only incomprehension. "I noticed that you were investigating and did not really involve me," she says. Schaffert's answer: "What did you expect? This is normal in the beginning. It's not like at university." There is also little support from the boss. "I did not ask her," she tells Grewel in a scene. If the intern has done something well, she may get pizza ("salami!") As a reward. That's how real gratitude shows.
The provisional climax reached the commissioner-trainee posse at the end of the "crime scene", as it is at least a bit exciting. Grewel disturbs her superiors during an interrogation and is kicked out by post. With "Sorry, our chick is still learning" then apologizes to the suspect for the inconvenience.
More Conny Mey, please!
It is the youngest investigator team in "Tatort" -Germany. But is it only possible to make a good "crime scene" out of this fact? In the end, it depends on who these commissioners are, what they embody, what they stand for - and if it's a good story. Matthias Dell from "Freitag" is right when he writes, "the youngest detective team since time immemorial" is just not a concept, but just an idea.
Who came up with these role profiles and this "crime scene"? We need more strong women like Conny Mey, the commissioner from the Frankfurt "crime scene", who is played by Nina Kunzendorf, and unfortunately does not find out any more. She was rude and did not let her colleagues take the bread off her colleagues.
Not every investigator needs to be like Mey, but a little more self-confidence - even in the "Tatort" debut - Johanna Grewel would have done well. The scene in which colleague Schaffert helps her to build a bed, because she can not do it herself, and she finally thanks her with a "Thank you, if I would not have done it myself", you do not need. Why did not she stop arguing with the gentlemen? And did the authors have to write the commissioners so many macho proverbs in the screenplay? More contra, less macho - and I would want to turn on the second case of this investigator trio.
ChroniquesDuVasteMonde online editor Insa Winter has been a crime scene fan since 2005 and sometimes more, sometimes less enthusiastic. New investigators usually get a second chance with her - even if the debut went so wrong.
