A major plotline follows the Tiedemann and Doppler families in 1986:
: At Winden High, Mikkel encounters his parents as teenagers—a rebellious Ulrich and a bulling Katharina —who mock him without realizing who he is. Watch Dark - s01e03 Past and Present
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
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 Watch Dark - s01e03 Past and Present