Tristan von Lahnstein

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Tristan von Lahnstein

Jens Hartwig as Tristan von Lahnstein
Verbotene Liebe character
Portrayed by Jens Hartwig
Duration 2009-
First appearance Episode 3491
23 October 2009
Created by Bernadette Feiler
Holger Badura
Classification Present; regular
Profile
Occupation Financial advisor for the Lahnstein Holding
Home Königsbrunn Castle
Düsseldorf, Germany

Tristan von Lahnstein is a fictional character of the German soap opera Verbotene Liebe (Forbidden Love). The character is played by actor Jens Hartwig since 23 October 2009.[1][2]

Creation

Personality

Tristan is said to never miss a trick. He loves all the attention he gets and knew very early in his life how to use his charisma to get what he wants. Tristan enjoys playing little pranks.[3] He takes pleasure in seeing other people speechless because of his actions. He is considered a bad boy in a gentleman's outfit.[4] He loves women, and doesn't mind having more than one at a time.[5] Tristan doesn't come off as a traditional villain or a character the audience should love to hate. His personality is complex enough to forgive him for his bad sides very easily and see him more as a little child that is out to play a little game with the other kids. Tristan is extremely close to his twin sister Helena (Renée Weibel). He feels that she is the only person in his life who loves him unconditionally and can give him the attention that he almost desperately seems to need. Their relationship comes off as very affectionate and almost incestuous. Both Helena and Tristan appear jealous when either of them gets romantically involved with someone else.

Introduction

With the arrival of Sebastian von Lahnstein in November 2007, it is mentioned that he has two other siblings. They're referenced to as the twins, without letting the audience know which gender they are. The twins get mentioned several times over two years. When Helena arrives at Castle Königsbrunn it finally gives one of the twins a face and a name. With her appearance it's been declared that she has a twin brother named Tristan. He is said to be in France with a woman he met several weeks ago. Helena mentions that it won't take long before Tristan will get bored with her and move on; saying she is expecting to see him very soon in Düsseldorf. He then shows up first at the local coffee bar NoLimits as a mysterious guy, who flirts with no other than the married Tanja von Anstetten (Miriam Lahnstein). Within the first few minutes it's declared that Tristan can use his charm to win women over and that he is well aware of it, which leaves an impression on Tanja.

Storylines

The arrival

With his arrival in Düsseldorf, Tristan already makes an impression on the ladies world. When he walks in at the NoLimits, Tanja accidentally mistakes him for a business partner she wants to hire as a thief.[6] Tristan gets that Tanja was expecting someone else and tells her that he isn't the one she was waiting for, but he wouldn't mind having a drink with her anyway.[7] When Tristan wants to order two glasses of champagne, the waitress Miriam Pesch (Romina Becks) seems to have lost her eyes in him, which Tanja addresses by Tristan. He tells her to be aware of that and smiles at Tanja; leaving the lady impressed with the stranger she just met. Tanja takes him with to the penthouse, where they make out in the lift, before getting more comfortable at a table.[8] The two share a passionate night together and Tanja couldn't be in a better mood the next morning. But it comes as a shock, when the stranger from last night shows up at Castle Königsbrunn and Tanja has to realize that she slept with her husband's cousin.[9] Tristan also is very interested in his twin-sister's life. Helena seems to be someone on his side that he won't let easily go off. When Rebecca (Jasmin Lord) designs a dress for Helena, Tristan gets almost jealous over that fact that he brought her also a dress for an award celebration. Helena wants to wear Rebecca's dress, when Tristan does on of his little tricks and ruins the dress.[10] Tristan's affection towards Helena doesn't go away, even though he continues his affair with Tanja.[11] But after a passionate night with her, Tristan receives a warning from Ansgar (Wolfram Grandezka) to stay away from her.[12] Meanwhile, it's shown that Rebecca doesn't accepts Tristan's behavior; leading to a sibling rivalry.

Reception

The character of Tristan got mixed reviews from fans and critics. His attraction to his sister Helena seemed "like an addiction that has to stop".[13] With the hope that they don't write him into a corner with being jealous over his sister's love life, it's mentioned that the character seems "interesting and complex".[14] His affair with Tanja was reviewed as "sexy scenes with a lot of chemistry between Jens Hartwig and Miriam Lahnstein".[15] It was also mentioned that his affair with Tanja isn't something that should be a side-storyline and that the two would have the chance "to create the hottest couple on the show in a long time".[16]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ First Appearance (1)
  2. ↑ First Appearance (2)
  3. ↑ Personality - pranks and infamous actions
  4. ↑ Personality - bad-boy-image
  5. ↑ Personality - love for women
  6. ↑ Recap 10-23-09
  7. ↑ Recap 10-23-09
  8. ↑ Recap 10-23-09
  9. ↑ Recap 10-23-09
  10. ↑ Recap 10-27-09
  11. ↑ Recap 11-12-09
  12. ↑ Recap 11-12-09
  13. ↑ Love for Helena
  14. ↑ First impressions
  15. ↑ Tanja and Tristan
  16. ↑ Tanja and Tristan

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