: She officially takes over as director of the nuclear power plant.
Mikkel Nielsen emerges from the caves to find himself in a world that looks like his own but feels eerily wrong.
A major plotline follows the Tiedemann and Doppler families in 1986: Watch Dark - s01e03 Past and Present
: He meets Egon Tiedemann , the 1986 Chief of Police, who dismisses Mikkel’s claim that he is from the future as a prank by his nemesis, young Ulrich. Secrets at the Power Plant
: Former director Bernd Doppler warns her that "what we know is a drop; what we don't know, an ocean". He leads her to a secret stash of yellow nuclear waste barrels hidden deep within the caves. : She officially takes over as director of
The episode uses to reveal the 1986 versions of characters we already know, emphasizing that the "past" and "present" are happening simultaneously. Netflix Dark Season 1 Episode 3 Recap: Past and Present
: At Winden High, Mikkel encounters his parents as teenagers—a rebellious Ulrich and a bulling Katharina —who mock him without realizing who he is. Secrets at the Power Plant : Former director
: He visits his own home, finding a younger Jana Nielsen , who is distraught over her own son Mads —Ulrich’s brother—who has been missing for a month.