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It's trying to appeal to way too large an audience. Lesbian love story, ...
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I don't think that's in there to widen the appeal. It's probably due to some informal requirements for TV series. We have that in Sweden, as SVT (Swedish State TV) boss Hanna Stern introduced a checklist for elements that have to be present in an SVT drama. Gay love, feminism and diversity are some of the points on the list, and I assume that the Das Boot TV producers have similar requirements placed on them.
It becomes quite ridiculous in series with few leading characters, where those issues seem shoehorned into the plots. Once you've seen it, it's impossible to unsee it.
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The crew on that boat? It's not only the worst in the Kriegsmarine, it's the worst in any navy ever!
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Especially the sonar operator, who can't tell a single ship from a convoy.
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Also, the Wrangel storyline? Why the ******* would they risk a very valuable u-boat on that mission? It makes absolutely zero sense other than act as a plot device to reach a climax in the crew conflict storyline.
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Yes, trading a VIP for a POW makes no sense. Also, the story implies that Wrangel is so important that the u-boat must avoid all fights in order to bring him home alive. But he's a u-boat commander, so once he's back home, he'd most likely be sent back out with the opposite orders: pick as many fights as possible. That's just ridiculous.
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Hoffmann had done nothing that would warrant such behavior from his men.
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Yes, he's a bit of a pain in the ass and he insists on following orders to the letter, but that's hardly unique in any armed force.