10 mysteries ‘Dark’ season 3 must shed light on

Let the last cycle begin!

All shows that dare to engage with the complex mechanics of time travel and non-linear narratives are inherently confusing. But Netflix's Dark is perhaps the most confusing of them all.

With the stories of the Kahnwalds, Nielsens, Dopplers and Tiedemanns all interconnected, and characters from the past mingling with characters from the present and the future, each episode of the German series leaves us with more questions than the last.

And now that Jonas has apparently travelled to a second universe with an alternate version of deceased girlfriend Martha, as we saw in the last episode of season two, the list keeps getting longer and longer.

As the brand new season dropped on Netflix on Saturday night, we gathered up the most pressing questions we still need Dark to answer. As compiled from TV Guide, here are some of the show’s most ‘wait, what?’ stories.

1. Who is Regina's father?

The family trees of the four families at the heart of Dark are mighty confusing but after two seasons, we know mostly everyone and how they are connected. But we still don't know who Regina's father is and that has to be purposeful. Now, we know Claudia had an affair with Tronte Nielsen in the 1980s. Could he be it? Are Regina and Ulrich (Oliver Masucci) actually half-siblings?

2. How is Charlotte both Elisabeth's mother and daughter?

We understand time is not linear and that paradoxes happen but the fact that someone is both the mother and daughter of another character is some serious head-scratching material. What does that DNA even look like?

3. Why was Charlotte raised by HG Tannhaus?

Charlotte seems to be at the center of some of Dark's most confusing elements. We know Tannhaus, the clockmaker, is not biologically related to her so how did she come to be placed in his care? And why was she taken from Noah and Elisabeth in the first place?

4. Who is Tronte's father?

In the 1950s, a young Tronte revealed to a young Claudia that he was living in a home prior to relocating to Winden in 1953 with his mother, Agnes Nielsen. But who is Tronte's father? According to a conversation Agnes had with Doris Tiedemann, he was a man of the church before he died. But is he actually dead? His identity has been hidden from us, and there has to be a reason for it.

5. How did Jonas become Adam?

We know Adam shoots and kills Martha to hurt Jonas and ensure he eventually becomes Adam, but Adam also tells Jonas it takes him decades to let go of Martha. Adult Jonas is still trying to change things and save the world. So what pushes him to take the steps to become Adam and wage a war against God, time and humanity itself?

6. Is Agnes really working against Adam?

In season two, Agnes returns to Sic Mundus and Adam, seemingly as a double agent working with the older version of Claudia. She shoots and kills her brother, Noah, in the finale after he loses his faith in Adam and his plan. But has she actually returned to Sic Mundus? Is she undercover for Claudia or was she a triple agent all along?

7. Who wrote the triquetra notebook?

The triquetra notebook details everything that has happened or will happen, and we've seen it in the hands of numerous characters by now. But who actually wrote it? Was it Claudia? We know she was in possession of the final pages that Noah had been searching for…

8. Who is Elisabeth’s friend from 2053?

Only one of Elisabeth's followers in the future has any real storyline, and that is Silja, the young woman who freed Jonas and was with him when he stabilised the God particle in the ruins of the nuclear power plant. She was caught leaving the room by Elisabeth. We can't shake the feeling that she has a larger role to play now.

9. What is Aleksander's past?

We still know very little about Aleksander Tiedemann, aka Boris Niewald, and his connection to the Marburg murders, including the presumed death of Aleksander Kohler, before he stole his identity and moved to Winden. But so much of season two's overarching storyline revolved around that detail that we can't help but wonder if we'll ever find out.

10. Can the cycle be broken?

This season is all about the final cycle, with Jonas attempting to stop it and save both Martha and his world from the apocalypse. But is that possible? Or are these characters simply destined to follow the same paths forever? Hit Netflix to find out!

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