Unsichtbar

This series is very engaging and rings true through most of the episodes. The actors do a great job of making the feelings of the characters visible. In the real world these experiences are largely invisible for the many reasons everyone involved has to hide them. It is a very worthwhile watch for anyone who would like to understand more about the experience of bullying from all angles.

Ultimately however, the almost neatly tied bow of the final episode completely fails to suspend the viewer's disbelief (or mine, at least). There is no neatly attained catharsis for the kind of trauma on display in this series.

It is understandable that as a morality play, it is required to provide a message of hope, the idea that people heal from these deeply scarring sustained incidents. I could see this series being used as an educational tool for children quite successfully.

But it fails to achieve what it seems to hope for with adults. We are too jaded to avoid seeing a hug and an "I am Crassus" (not Spartacus) moment of solidarity as a satisfying ending.