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Lacks the impact of Season 1, but still enjoyable at parts
A Shop For Killers is back with season 2, however is much inferior in terms of action, pacing and suspense.
The season begins by filling in the missing pieces of what Jin Man was doing while the events of the first season were unfolding. We see what happened to him and his team before eventually arriving at his reunion with Ji An. From there, the story moves more firmly into the present, following their lives after that reunion. Compared to the first season, which was packed with action and flashbacks designed to build the mystery around Murthehelp, the second season felt more like action and revenge, with lack of suspense and slow pacing.
Apart from pacing, the characters were underwritten too. The sudden development of Ji An and few side characters were unconvincing. The character of antagonist, Bale, gets killed midway of the season, that somehow was the main aspect of the show. The second half kind of became sluggish, with good action, but weaker narrative.
Overall, A Shop For Killers : Season 2 is still fun, but lacks character development, narrative foundation and slow pacing. However, slick action and world building conflict makes up a little. Still a decent watch.
My Rating : 7.5/10
The season begins by filling in the missing pieces of what Jin Man was doing while the events of the first season were unfolding. We see what happened to him and his team before eventually arriving at his reunion with Ji An. From there, the story moves more firmly into the present, following their lives after that reunion. Compared to the first season, which was packed with action and flashbacks designed to build the mystery around Murthehelp, the second season felt more like action and revenge, with lack of suspense and slow pacing.
Apart from pacing, the characters were underwritten too. The sudden development of Ji An and few side characters were unconvincing. The character of antagonist, Bale, gets killed midway of the season, that somehow was the main aspect of the show. The second half kind of became sluggish, with good action, but weaker narrative.
Overall, A Shop For Killers : Season 2 is still fun, but lacks character development, narrative foundation and slow pacing. However, slick action and world building conflict makes up a little. Still a decent watch.
My Rating : 7.5/10
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