Dr. Axel Schwarz

[lolaruns]

Is he gay? Is he straight? Is he bicurious? What we do know is that he is funny ;D

Anyway here is an interview with Daniel Aichinger about Axel's turbulent sex life. He doesn't give out any spoilers, doesn't display any personal preferences, praises DG.

He says he loves playing Axel, thinks there is definitely still potential for further development. He also says that he perceives Axel as a character to fundamentally wants love:

He wants love. If he can't get it, he wants power. If he can't get that, he wants recognition. If he can't get that, he gets dangerous.

And:

It will be hard for Axel; if he wants love, regardless of who he wants it from, he will have to face himself. And that's a topic Axel would rather avoid. He wants love, but he doesn't like himself enough for it.

Love that picture of him playing clueless about whether or not Roman and Axel will get together. bilder.rtl.de/p2/2009-07/5943098/5916749.jpg

[valso]

I don't know if Allez will want to go there with Axel and Roman but I would love that, mostly because Deniz seems to NEVER decide about what kind of relationship he wants with Roman and plus I love Axel character, he's deliciously evil

[Gabi]

Wait until you've seen today's episode. Brilliant. Utterly fantastic. Still speechless.

[Aldi]

Jul 13, 2009 12:45:20 GMT -5 Gabi said:

Wait until you've seen today's episode. Brilliant. Utterly fantastic. Still speechless.

Yep, ditto. Holy wow. How awesome was that??

(we're doing 2 clips, lol. Too much good stuff to cut anything ;D)

[dorothy]

Thank you for the clips! I watch the show through the clips that are posted, so I've only become aware of Axel pretty recently. I have to say I find him very funny and kind of adorable (even if he is a jerk!).

[Aldi]

In the meantime - Lola's done a great sum-up of the key points of Daniel's interview already, but if anyone wants the full thing, here's a quick translation:


So far, we’ve only known Axel Schwarz as a reserved office type. Now, viewers get some interesting glimpses of his love life. What was it like to suddenly have to shoot so many sex scenes?
Doctor Axel Schwarz! Well, they weren’t the first sex scenes I’d shot for Axel. But it is funny that Axel suddenly experiences his personal sexual revolution. In principle, I enjoy shooting these scenes just as much as I do all the others.

Axel started out with several different sex partners: Nina, Gerlinde, the Countess. Wasn’t that an extra challenge?
I’m sure initially Axel thought it was great and a good ego boost to have such a varied sex life. But it didn’t take long for things to come crashing down. Daniel found it interesting because suddenly there was this great sense of calm during these scenes. I’ve been shooting lots of scenes with Nathalie Thiede during the past few months, so the love scenes were especially easy with her.

And then suddenly there were love scenes with a man, too. How difficult was that for you? What was it like to kiss a man?
That wasn’t difficult, because it was a good and interesting story. Just the scratchy beard was unfamiliar. I suddenly had lots of sympathy with my girlfriend and now I shave more often…

What was it like working with your “love partner” Dennis Grabosch?
Excellent. Intense material, but still relaxed, fun, and very respectful. We were both able to show a very vulnerable side.

Nina breaks up with Axel because she thinks he’s gay. Isn’t that a great loss for him?
She breaks up with him because he’s so unsure about his own feelings. It’s possible that he’s gay. Or that he loves Nina. Or that he doesn’t want to deal with emotions at all. Or that he’s only using Nina… There probably aren’t many women who’d find that attractive in the long run. And that’s hard for Axel, because if he wants love – no matter who he wants it from – he’ll have to deal with himself first. And that’s a topic that Axel would rather avoid. He wants love, but he doesn’t like himself enough for that.

Will Axel and Roman actually become a couple?
Wait and see ...

Which facet of Axel do you like best: the cool businessman or the fiery lover, or is it the combination?
Axel is a fantastic part. I enjoy every one of the many facets he’s developed over time. And I think there’s more to him yet. At his core, though, he’s very simple. He wants love. If he can’t have that, he wants power. If he can’t have that, he wants recognition. And if he can’t have that, he gets dangerous.

And finally, THE question, of course: How much of the scheming Dr. Axel Schwarz is in you?
Everything and nothing. I’m not a schemer, but still, it’s a lot of fun to act it. Well, and is there anyone who doesn’t want love?

[Shelly]

Thank you lolaruns and Greenwitch! It's always fascinating to hear what the actors have to say about their own characters, and Daniel sounds like he's got it together. Axel is becoming more interesting to me all the time.

Nina breaks up with Axel because she thinks he’s gay. Isn’t that a great loss for him?

She breaks up with him because he’s so unsure about his own feelings. It’s possible that he’s gay. Or that he loves Nina. Or that he doesn’t want to deal with emotions at all. Or that he’s only using Nina… There probably aren’t many women who’d find that attractive in the long run. And that’s hard for Axel, because if he wants love – no matter who he wants it from – he’ll have to deal with himself first. And that’s a topic that Axel would rather avoid. He wants love, but he doesn’t like himself enough for that.

I think that's my favorite bit of the interview. Really gives us some good insight into Axel, yeah? Stuff I'd never really thought about before.

Thanks again, ladies!

[lolaruns]

You know, that is a very cool take on the character, but my first reaction was that wow, if Axel has been secretly wanting love all along he sure did a great job of hiding it. ;D

I have to say, his interview reminded me a bit of the Michael M. interview (young and the restless) over on AfterElton.

[derochannel]

Today's Episode Roman & Axel

[HQ75]

Nina breaks up with Axel because she thinks he’s gay. Isn’t that a great loss for him?

When did that happen? I thought Nina broke up with Axel because of Maximum. Why does she think he's gay.

She never saw the video. Did someone tell her about it?

[amber80]

Thanks ladies for the clip and the interview translation! I really like that man... (And his character ;D)

[Aldi]

Jul 13, 2009 14:27:08 GMT -5 HQ75 said:

Nina breaks up with Axel because she thinks he’s gay. Isn’t that a great loss for him?

When did that happen? I thought Nina broke up with Axel because of Maximum. Why does she think he's gay.

She never saw the video. Did someone tell her about it?

kradamantium, they were talking about the events in today's episode. Here's the first subbed clip, second one to follow shortly. (Apparently YouTube is having screenshots for breakfast, lol).




ETA: Second part now up as well.

[HQ75]

I feel like such a dunce about this. I've watched todays clips and I still don't see what Nina would suspect Axel of being gay BEFORE Roman did his experiment.

I guess what I'm getting at is that if she had actually seen the video, she would have evidence other than just Roman's word that Axel might be a least bisexual but it seems like she's the only person at the center who hasn't seen the video.

If I were Roman, I would just show her the tape so that she didn't think I was just making stuff up.

But you know, I just have to accept that things miss me sometimes and move on.

Today's episodes were great. Roman and Axel's scenes were wonderful.

[Aldi]

Well, Nina wasn't the one who did the initial suspecting - Roman did. All Nina suspected was that Axel had issues with gays after she saw him react weirdly to Roman and Deniz cuddling on the couch. But given what happened with Nina, Deniz and Roman, I can buy that she'd take Roman's suspicion seriously enough to get doubts herself. They did fancy the same guy once, after all, and Roman was right then.

That said, I do agree with you about the video. It seems to have strangely passed some people by... Nina, and possibly Deniz too (because if he'd seen the elevator kiss, would Axel's potential gayness be news to him? News that requires Roman to call him in the middle of the night?). Although, Nina wasn't working at the Centre when the video shenanigans happened, was she? She was still working for Juli at the bank, I think. It's still not terribly plausible that she wouldn't have at least heard about it, but it does make a wee bit more sense than if she'd actually been working at the Centre and just been struck miraculously blind and deaf.

One thing I'm really glad about with this whole thing is how they're handling the Nina/Roman relationship. When rumours of Dr. Hase first started up, I thought "OMG, Nina's going to kill Roman if he steals another man from her", but I like that they're standing together in this and that Roman is looking out for her best interests. I'm really enjoying their friendship a lot and I'd have hated to see that get mucked over in some lame "let's fight over the same guy" scenario.

[HQ75]

Deniz has definitely seen the video.

He watched the video at the Bar with the curly-haired girl who's name I can never remember. I'm my mind she's like the "gossip sprite". She's the one who's always waking folks up when the fall asleep by the pool to tell them the Spa is closing or tidying up in the weight room right be fore closing.

I can't remember which scene but it was the next day and they were standing behind the bar giggling and Axel approached them.

Let me go find it...

GREENWICH QUOTE "One thing I'm really glad about with this whole thing is how they're handling the Nina/Roman relationship. When rumours of Dr. Hase first started up, I thought "OMG, Nina's going to kill Roman if he steals another man from her", but I like that they're standing together in this and that Roman is looking out for her best interests. I'm really enjoying their friendship a lot and I'd have hated to see that get mucked over in some lame "let's fight over the same guy" scenario. " UNQUOTE

I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU HERE!

[lolaruns]

You know, if I wasn't this unsure about what they are intending re DeRo vs. Roax my thought would totally have been "yepp, this is Tom Chroust longterm planning for you. He is the KING of dispatching girlfriends in a graceful way".

[Aldi]

Jul 14, 2009 9:03:07 GMT -5 HQ75 said:

Deniz has definitely seen the video.

He watched the video at the Bar with the curly-haired girl who's name I can never remember. I'm my mind she's like the "gossip sprite". She's the one who's always waking folks up when the fall asleep by the pool to tell them the Spa is closing or tidying up in the weight room right be fore closing.

I can't remember which scene but it was the next day and they were standing behind the bar giggling and Axel approached them.

Oh, I know about that scene, but he didn't see the kiss there. He and Constanze were interrupted before they got to that part in the video, so at that point all Deniz had seen was them playing games and possibly dancing. I would assume that he'd rewatch the full vid later and see the kiss then, but there's a margin of possibility that he didn't.

[HQ75]

Constanze! Yes. Why can I never remember her name!
You are correct. I try to never just assume stuff about characters that doesn't happen on screen or isn't referenced verbally but I totally did that with that scene.

I didn't even pay enough attention to see that Deniz didn't see the kiss and OF COURSE if he had seen the kiss, he would have been all over Roman about it long before Roman had a chance to call him.

Leave it to a member of the EKP trifecta to see things clearly!

Thanks for walking me through that...CHEERS!

[maya]

The episode was brilliant!!
Please TPTB even if they aren't the end game let Axel and Roman go THERE!

I find them smoking hot in their last scene together.

[bdc]

I'd like to add some stuff regarding Daniel Aichinger















these photos are from Daniel's site (http://www.daniel-aichinger.de/profil.html).

and a video too, Daniel visiting the Timmousine (English Subtitles)



Enjoy

[ivaniv]

Thanks for the pics In some of them he reminds me of that eejit... Father Dougal ;D

[derochannel]

This was Christmas 2007 for Axel, a little bit funny and a little bit sad.

[bdc]

Wie war die Zusammenarbeit mit deinem „Liebespartner“ Dennis Grabosch?
Hervorragend. Inhaltlich intensiv, dabei locker, lustig und sehr respektvoll. Wir konnten uns beide sehr verletzlich zeigen.

(What was it like working with your “love partner” Dennis Grabosch?
Excellent. Intense material, but still relaxed, fun, and very respectful. We were both able to show a very vulnerable side.)

[quan87]

Will there be anymore Roman and Axel interactions. I really like them together. Whether they are flirting or just arguing.

[derochannel]

Axel was too funny today!