So what happened with prince Jinsung? Was he actually in on the conspiracy, but for some reason nobody figured that out so he got out of it with no repercussions? Or was he more of an oblivious puppet crown prince who was kept in the dark about all the nefarious stuff, and didn't really have much say in what the evil left minister was up to? I think he was watching from behind a wall during the Dano festival when the thugs tried to kidnap the little crown prince, so he at least knew something was going on. But for some reason protecting him was a huge priority to all the royals at the end and I didn't really understand why.
It started off interesting, but the twist & scifi elements were a miss for me. All the stakes vanished when we found out that the rest of the story & action would happen in a simulation where the AI being trained has infinite tries to get it right (and no penalties or drawbacks for failing). I guess the rug-pull moment didn't work for me bc I really didn't care about their whole "new human species" project, I didn't sign up for that kind of story & wouldn't really mind that much if we went extinct during an extinction-level event. Really only finished this bc the MC's performance was great & I generally like time loop stories. TLDR: I wanted a natural disaster movie and only truly got that for the first 20 min or so :/
Enjoyed the watch, but I do find myself agreeing with the people lamenting the tonal shift from season 1. Even…
I also wished for more for Jeok-Bong, something where he could actually develop into a guy who can make it through a fight without bumbling around for most of it. At least give my man some more depth! Lowkey just felt like a standard caricature of an autistic guy with all of his quirks and social ineptitude (I could be wrong, I'm autistic myself so I'm really honed in on that stuff and totally might pick up on something that's just unintentionally reminiscent of the stereotypes), and especially if that's the case, at least give him a few times where his success isn't immediately followed by him stumbling around or saying something out of pocket!!
Enjoyed the watch, but I do find myself agreeing with the people lamenting the tonal shift from season 1. Even with all the injustice and tragedy in this one, the way those themes were explored felt way more shallow, surely in part due to the more direct and slapstick style of comedy they went for. Many of the relationships felt less complex and things seemed like they were just spelled out for us more. It also felt like in the few years between the seasons So Mun had just unlearned all the lessons about relying on others instead of trying to do everything by himself - of course part of the potential reason for this is that the new writer made him super OP and all the other counters way weaker than him, often getting their asses beat in the action scenes until So Mun showed up to save them or at least give a little pep talk. Suddenly it's like damn are you sure you'll survive a visit to the grocery store without this guy holding your hand? Sure you won't slip on a banana peel or something? Speaking of action scenes, imo they relied too much on the new psychokinesis stuff. That made the fights less interesting, with fewer neat choreographies and more dudes standing in place, wiggling their fingers menacingly across the room while their victims float in the air choking... I wish it was more costly to use it, so they'd have to do it more sparingly!
TLDR: I wanted a natural disaster movie and only truly got that for the first 20 min or so :/
It also felt like in the few years between the seasons So Mun had just unlearned all the lessons about relying on others instead of trying to do everything by himself - of course part of the potential reason for this is that the new writer made him super OP and all the other counters way weaker than him, often getting their asses beat in the action scenes until So Mun showed up to save them or at least give a little pep talk. Suddenly it's like damn are you sure you'll survive a visit to the grocery store without this guy holding your hand? Sure you won't slip on a banana peel or something?
Speaking of action scenes, imo they relied too much on the new psychokinesis stuff. That made the fights less interesting, with fewer neat choreographies and more dudes standing in place, wiggling their fingers menacingly across the room while their victims float in the air choking... I wish it was more costly to use it, so they'd have to do it more sparingly!