“Tatort” from Frankfurt: The dramatic departure of Janneke and Brix

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And it went boom: the dramatic departure of Janneke and Brix

They were denied a happy ending: “Tatort” detectives Janneke and Brix died serial deaths – like some investigators before them.

The days when “crime scene” detectives quit their job without any big antics are long gone. Just quit the job like that – I’ll be gone – that’s no longer possible. Gone are the days when a Horst Schimanski boarded a kite, flew over Duisburg and shouted “shit” at the city as he said goodbye.

Country singer Hank Williams knew “I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive” 70 years ago. And this increasingly applies to the investigators of the crime series. Dortmund Commissioner Martina Bönisch (Anna Schudt) was shot while on duty around 2022. On New Year’s Day, viewers had to watch for minutes as Julia Grosz (Franzsika Weisz) bled to death in a dark side alley on the Reeperbahn.

“Tatort”: The last case of Janneke and Brix

Now the Frankfurt investigative team Anna Janneke (Margarita Broich) and Paul Brix (Wolfram Koch) have also been hit. A happy ending for both of them would have been so close. Because after 19 cases together, the two have finally confessed their feelings to each other. The psychologist Tristan Grünfels (Matthias Brandt) has ordered Janneke to finally reveal herself to her colleagues and invite him on a date.

And actually: At the end of this episode, the inspector took courage and asked Brix directly. The dialogue that took place was touching, like first love at school. “Paul, do we want to go out together?” Janneke asked shyly. “I mean: really?”

“Oh, Anna. “I thought you never asked,” Brix replied, relieved. And made her an unequivocal offer: “You can have a coffee with me at any time.” How fitting that they both noticed each other in the car on the way home. “I would really like to have a coffee with you right now,” Janneke seized the opportunity.

They both briefly glanced at each other in love. Then that was it. At least for the two of them: At that moment a car bomb went off that a Frankfurt red light had installed under Paul Brix’s car – presumably as revenge for the inspector breaking his nose.

And so in the end the newlywed couple is left with nothing more than a brief, amorous glance. Then it goes boom – and then the young happiness is gone.

You can read the review of the episode again here