: Greta Overbeck is manipulated into planting a bomb that assassinates Councilor August Benda. She later discovers her "dead" socialist boyfriend, Fritz, is actually alive and a member of the nationalist Black Reichswehr , revealing the entire romance was a setup to turn her into an assassin. Thematic Analysis
: The reveal of Dr. Schmidt's identity and the spectacular nature of the gold train were praised as high-stakes television.
: Gereon finally faces his partner and antagonist, Bruno Wolter, atop the moving gold train. After Wolter is killed in a tanker explosion, Gereon is forced to confront the truth of his own past .
: Some viewers felt that Charlotte’s near-death experience felt like an unearned "cheat" and that the reveal of Gereon's brother lacked sufficient prior foreshadowing. A Recap of Season Two of 'Babylon Berlin' - Nerds That Geek