Gyeongseong Creature Season 2 (2024)

Action !

Franchement, cette saison 2 de Gyeongseong Creature, c’est un virage qu’on n’avait pas forcément vu venir. Là où la première saison misait sur une ambiance sombre, historique et oppressante dans le contexte de l’occupation japonaise, cette nouvelle saison change complètement de décor et de ton. On passe dans un cadre plus moderne, avec une intrigue qui part dans des directions assez surprenantes.

Visuellement, c’est toujours aussi soigné. Les scènes d’action sont bien foutues, l’ambiance reste prenante et on retrouve avec plaisir les personnages principaux qui restent charismatiques et attachants. Park Seo-joon et Han So-hee sont toujours impeccables et donnent du relief à leurs rôles, même si leurs personnages évoluent dans un univers assez différent de ce qu’on avait connu.

Côté rythme, c’est plus soutenu. On a moins de moments calmes et introspectifs que dans la première saison, et ça enchaîne beaucoup plus vite. Ça peut être à double tranchant : certains vont adorer ce côté plus nerveux et plus spectaculaire, d’autres risquent de trouver que ça part un peu dans tous les sens et que l’émotion est parfois mise de côté au profit de l’action.

Ce qui est sûr, c’est que la série ose tenter quelque chose de nouveau. Elle mélange plusieurs genres — un peu de fantastique, un peu de science-fiction et toujours une bonne dose de mystère — ce qui donne un côté inattendu à l’histoire. Ça déroute un peu au début, mais ça donne aussi envie de voir jusqu’où ça va aller.

En résumé, Gyeongseong Creature saison 2, c’est une suite audacieuse qui change de ton et de rythme. Si vous aviez aimé l’ambiance lourde et historique de la première saison, vous pourriez être surpris. Mais si vous aimez les séries qui osent prendre des risques et offrir de nouvelles directions à leurs personnages, ça reste divertissant et bien réalisé. Pas parfait, mais ça se laisse regarder avec plaisir, surtout si on accepte de lâcher prise sur ce qu’on attendait au départ.

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Yearning for Better Endings

The drama started off on a great note.. Their first meeting being chaotic again.. I thought this season would include some thriller elements but it didn't.. I dont remember why i even thought that..

This season started off with their reunion scene but it just didnt feel right.. FL clearly saw him when she kicked his ass in that room.. But she didn't recognise him?? She had to watch the cctv footage to finally realize who he was?? Just didn't make any sense to me..

Bae Hyeon Seong really surprised me with how good he was.. I am equally impressed by the scripts he chooses or are chosen for him.. Throughout this drama he was outstanding..

Another Flaw.. The Detective who was supposed to be following him only found him after the accident.. Where was she before that?? There was no way for her to find him so quickly if she was not already following him.. And she knew about the abandoned building as well.. That's another stupid mistake..
One more.. After escaping from the cops he went straight to his house.. I mean are the police stupid enough to ignore the house of an escaped suspect?? Seriously?? Shouldn't that be the first place they secured?? He was there for over an hour easily.. And then the detective.. She came alone?? To look for an escaped suspect?? And then all at once nobody cared about him and his connections to the assault and murder cases??
If I’m going to nitpick.. There were several flaws.. Compared to season 1, this season had a lot more mistakes..

In season 1 I felt she should have killed Kato instead of Ichiro.. If she had done that.. Maeda wouldnt have been able to build this empire or even be alive for that matter.. Well.. I suppose they wouldnt have had enough material for another season if that had happened..

" Do you know why hell is a dreadful place??
Because it never ends..
He and I couldn't be friends.. So I decided to become his hell instead.. "

Claudia Kim's back again.. Another powerful performance in her brief screentime.. She really was obsessed with the Jang Tae Sang.. And i dont know why her character is listed as Guest role in MDL.. She had support role.. More screen time and impact than typical guest role..

In Season 1, both Park Seo Joon and Han So Hee didnt outshine each other in terms of their performances.. They were equally good.. But season 2, Park Seo Joon truly outshines everyone..

" I don't remember when but everything started to fade away..
Why I'd been fighting, What I'd been fighting for, And even my rage..
I couldn't overcome a certain yearning..
I existed but I wasn't living.. I missed her.. All I wanted was to see her..
I wanted to embrace her and hold on to her..
Just once would be enough if it meant I could see you.. If it meant I could hold you "

Ep 5 was simply the best episode of the season.. The yearning.. The fighting.. The emotions.. Just incredible..

Something I noticed in the first season is that the creatures were influenced from The Stranger Things but chose to ignore it because it wasnt too obvious.. But this season they made it too obvious and evident that it was heavily influenced..

I was really disappointed at the fact that they didnt show us how she ended up in that river with shenshin at the end of season 1?? They should have addressed it this season because it clearly doesn’t make any sense.. I am still curious..

I am not satisfied with the conclusion.. After 69 years of yearning.. They are separated again?? If there is another season.. I might change my rating for Season 2 to an 8.5.. But for now it just doesn’t feel right.. Kdrama writers continue to falter with their endings.. Season 1 was definitely better..

Overall Season 2 had its moments.. It ultimately fell short of expectations.. Particularly in its ending.. The follow up seasons of dramas are supposed to tie up the loose ends but this just leaves me with more questions than answers.. I Hope there is another season..

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