Both seasons had a touch of good, but they were not satisfying.
Copied from my S1 review as they are basically the same show.
S1 &S2:
I did enjoy the grit and the action but sadly that did not make up for the unforgivable tropes, unexplainable angst and its inability for me to trust and have expectations and hope for the protagonists.
I loved all the actors, seconds, and sides.
I enjoyed the characters ... to some extent, but they were shallow, and it was hard to feel any long-lasting affection/empathy.
Lee Dong Wook was the ML or just a hook to pull us in? He was absent for most of the show.
The FLs actor was great, and her character was believable, but I didn't connect with her.
CGI and the fight scenes were very nice to watch.
The OST suited both seasons.
Chemistry was OK. The Leads relationship didn't make sense; I am assuming it was because the ML was absent for most of the show, so I was not able to piece together this ‘bond’. The emotions the FL had ... were not enough. Her reactions were not enough.
Instead of organized chaos, it was an experienced mess. I understand it was a ‘real-life’ people and scenarios situation instead of a highly trained, professional, extremely gifted team of fighters, and that things were not as perfectly timed, thought out, prepared and executed, but it was so frustrating. I struggled to complete each of the seasons.
Season 1: Stitching together of scenes ... the ‘back and forth’ made it hard to enjoy. You dive into one scene, become invested and enjoy the momentum to then be pulled out and made to feel and experience something entirely different. I understand there are times when this is needed, and that can lead to a more exciting show, but it was too often. The second season had less of this, so it had more of a flow.
Season 2: The frustration was even more so in the second season. In one scene you expect me to believe the characters were seasoned assassins yet in the next, they would succumb so easily. Prep time and quality of prep was curiously absent and did not make sense. Rookies/citizens seem to be more competent to escape a barrage of bullets and grenades than those who were specialized veterans. I get it ... I really do ... but I just got frustrated and really, really wanted satisfaction, just throw me a bone every now and then. I did a lot of eye rolling.
All in all, I was not satisfied.
On a side note ... How hard is it to double tap? So many situations would have been avoided with a simple double tap. Are trained professionals not aware of this?
S1 &S2:
I did enjoy the grit and the action but sadly that did not make up for the unforgivable tropes, unexplainable angst and its inability for me to trust and have expectations and hope for the protagonists.
I loved all the actors, seconds, and sides.
I enjoyed the characters ... to some extent, but they were shallow, and it was hard to feel any long-lasting affection/empathy.
Lee Dong Wook was the ML or just a hook to pull us in? He was absent for most of the show.
The FLs actor was great, and her character was believable, but I didn't connect with her.
CGI and the fight scenes were very nice to watch.
The OST suited both seasons.
Chemistry was OK. The Leads relationship didn't make sense; I am assuming it was because the ML was absent for most of the show, so I was not able to piece together this ‘bond’. The emotions the FL had ... were not enough. Her reactions were not enough.
Instead of organized chaos, it was an experienced mess. I understand it was a ‘real-life’ people and scenarios situation instead of a highly trained, professional, extremely gifted team of fighters, and that things were not as perfectly timed, thought out, prepared and executed, but it was so frustrating. I struggled to complete each of the seasons.
Season 1: Stitching together of scenes ... the ‘back and forth’ made it hard to enjoy. You dive into one scene, become invested and enjoy the momentum to then be pulled out and made to feel and experience something entirely different. I understand there are times when this is needed, and that can lead to a more exciting show, but it was too often. The second season had less of this, so it had more of a flow.
Season 2: The frustration was even more so in the second season. In one scene you expect me to believe the characters were seasoned assassins yet in the next, they would succumb so easily. Prep time and quality of prep was curiously absent and did not make sense. Rookies/citizens seem to be more competent to escape a barrage of bullets and grenades than those who were specialized veterans. I get it ... I really do ... but I just got frustrated and really, really wanted satisfaction, just throw me a bone every now and then. I did a lot of eye rolling.
All in all, I was not satisfied.
On a side note ... How hard is it to double tap? So many situations would have been avoided with a simple double tap. Are trained professionals not aware of this?
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