The healing chapter
A thrilling second season we waited for, but somehow was lacking something.. It was still a great watch but it's a shame Si-Eun's wits and fighting skills were not emphasized that much compared to the first season. The way he calculates the probabilities of winning and making use of his surroundings is what makes him unique. Maybe it's because I just couldn't get enough of his fight scenes X'3Season 2 was great on its own too. In my opinion, this season was made to focus a little bit more on how Si-Eun and his new friends heal from their past wounds. On the other hand, season 1 was more about his growth and friendship.
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A Violent Delinquent Repeating a Grade
--Review--Like the main character, season 1 was like a promising student that had abruptly suspended his studies. There was obvious potential‒high production value, slick action choreography, and excellent acting‒but the student had to drop out before completing the year (or story). So I gave it a high score. But in reality, it was an incomplete grade with the hope that there was a good reason S1 ended without a proper resolution and that S2 would complete the story.
But noooo, it turns out that the student simply abandoned his studies and is now at a new school. And he's now doing the exact same shit as the previous year and reusing the same essays and slick-looking incomplete assignments. Except this year, he's not even putting as much effort into the 'promising student schtick'‒with worse plot logic and character development. As it turns out, there wasn't even a legit reason for him to drop out last year‒he bullied and beat up some kid.
Because boys and girls, that's where we are. Your taciturn hero who confronts bullies is actually a violent bully asshole himself, and one who is scamming you for sympathy. I gave it 3 episodes before this became painfully evident. First we fuckall'ed the characters and unfinished story from S1. Then we get the same nasty bullies, the braindead miscommunication leading to the fight between ML and the basketball guy, and then another superfighter-protector-cooldude creating another wholesome friend group, and my gosh a new Big Bad from outside the school. Even the Taekwando guy from S1 can tell you he's seen this movie before, and he's in a coma.
Beneath the slick production and acting, the story is just a psychotic mess to provide repeated excuse for brutal fight scenes, which the show does very well. And in between those head crackers are flimsy ploys and backstories to scam you for sympathy‒you know, the same pity-me story used last year with a few names changed here and there. But in the end, it's just a shallow disguise on top of the same story, same fights, same character dynamics, and I suspect, yet another excuse to repeat the scam another year.
So really, this show is just the personification of a violent delinquent thug repeating a grade. Oh, he's also running around with sob stories scamming people for money. Because he's just another derivative henchman working for the newest TV crime syndicate called Netflix that's plundered its way into hundred billion dollar valuation while sucking dry what little creativity remains in TV and film. I look forward to this being renewed for 5 more seasons.
--Category Ratings--
- Overall - 5.5 (6 - 0.5 for insulting the viewer with these lazy Netflix money grabs)
- Plot - 5
- Theme / Message / Impact - 6
- Acting - 8.5
- Audio/Music - 8.5
- Visuals - 9
- Rewatch - 5
- Topic Accessibility - 8
- Subtitle quality - 8
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Weak Hero
I think season 2 was left upended in the hopes that they would probably make a season 3 if the chance arises, that's also why it was kind of unsatisfying. I still enjoyed, quite literally binged it in one sitting. While the emotions were really intense, they struggled with the story line a little bit.The fight scenes were really intense in this one. Like I was really worried about them just walking off after every battle. They needed to check themselves into a clinic since they were worried about going to a hospital or something, there had to have been internal bleeding at some. Gettiny hit on the head with a metal pipe is no joke and he just walked it off. Insane!!
Also, they cut a huge chunk of the webtoon out. There was a particular character who was like really strong but unproblematic and we didn't even get to see him.
Hopefully, they do the next season more justice and it doesn't just turn to another netflix cash cow.
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Honestly? (Spoilers Waarning!)
EP4 fight!!!! Pure madness, Desperation, Sadness, crushing Guilt and raw GRIEF. I felt it all!! best scene of the series!!!Till EP5 it was really good, but somehow it lost its spark. I was bored most of the time, which I did not expect, given how excited I was for Class 2.
The last fight was BRUTAL, like whaat?!
When SuHo woke up and said, "How's it going?" to Si-Eun, I felt like crying because "lately I've tried other things, but nothing can capture the sting" they're the CANON!!
I also felt really bad for Na Baek-Jin. He deserved a better life, and I have a feeling Baku is going to carry a lot of guilt over what happened. My heart already hurts for him.
Hopefully, there will be a Class 3 with the same cast (and with SuHo!!) but fingers crossed for a stronger storyline next time.
The storyline definitely stumbled, but the actors? They absolutely carried the show with their performances.
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Great Genre Great Acting
I'll start off by saying I'm biased. I'm a lover of this genre. Wind Breaker, Crows Zero, High x Low. There's something about the "We're barely doing actual school and focusing on gang rivalries." That I find extremely entertaining. Anything in the genre is automatically holding my entire attention by the throat. The elements of found family and the tropes that the characters often take on from the goofy happy leader who can kick everyone's ass to the nerd who can barely fight but is the most loyal and passionate. I love it.Everyone did such a good job continuing the story. I lived that the character development was careful and considerate to show parallel experiences to deepen the bonds of friendship in the plot. I'm so excited to see what comes next.
Also, Park Jihoon is such a dynamic and charismatic actor. Everyone did a really great job, but there's just something about his hard work and execution that really carries this show to a new level of entertainment.
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Crying, puking, throwing up
Ok, So I`ve let this one marinate for a few weeks now to collect my thoughts. And my only conclusion is that I think this one holds up very well to the first season, I might have enjoyed watching whc2 a bit more than the first season (*Gasp*). But at the same time, I think this season makes the first season better? Not in a comparatively way, but I think this season adds to the first . I have spent the last few weeks just thinking about WHC and I have so many thoughts that I will not be able to fit into this review, but below are some main points.What I think WHC2 does well:
- The best thing this season does is incorporating the first season into this one. I was a bit nervous when season 2 was announced that they the two seasons would feel like 2 separate shows, but this is not the case at all. As a viewer, you almost feel like Sieun, where he still lives in the past to a certain extent, trying to move forward with his life with his new friends but not quite able to do so. I genuinely believe that the best thing about this season is how Suho truly hunts the narrative through-out the season, he might not be there, but his presence is so strong and that is just great storytelling.
- I loved the new side characters. I was a bit reluctant in the first few episodes, but they really grew on me. I especially loved the character of Juntae, and his friendship with Sieun is a bit underrated imo.
- Loved how Sieun fought this season. Saw a few people complain that it doesn’t follow the original source material, but I love that he was just fighting like a feral squirrel. I mean, the guy is deeply depressed, so I think the fighting style fitted his overall state-of-mind.
What could have been done better:
- This season is clearly more plot-driven compared to character driven like S1. So you do lose some of those connections to the characters. For example, I feel like we didn´t really understand the villain’s motive, like why?
- I didn´t think about this as was watching but I´ve seen people point it out and I must agree; some of the makeup and lighting looks a bit odd? Can´t pinpoint what is off, but there is something.
- I´m sorry but you can NOT tell me that these guys are high school students. When Baekjin put that school uniform on I cackled.
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I liked S2 better than S1, maybe because of the actors or something, but there’s more to it than just that.In the first season, Beom Seok's character was honestly way too annoying for me to handle. I get that he was being abused at home, and that's tragic, but it still doesn't give him the right to act like a bully to everyone else. Watching him cross lines and manipulate people while also being a victim felt… frustrating. It made me think, victimizing villains doesn't make their actions okay. Just because someone suffers doesn't mean we should excuse everything they do. That's why, even though I understood his pain, I hated his character in S1... it was hard to sympathize with him fully.
Then comes S2, and I immediately felt a difference. The same manipulation trick was there.. Baek Jin being controlled but this time it didn't feel as unfair or annoying because there was at least one character who didn't just stand by and watch it happen. Park Humin actually called it out and didn't let it slide, which made the story feel more balanced. I think that made the show so much more engaging for me this time around. You could see the tension, the conflict, and the moral consequences more clearly, and it was satisfying to watch characters take responsibility instead of just being victims or villains in isolation.
The characters felt less one dimensional, the story didn't make excuses for bad behavior, and the dynamics between them were more intense and believable. That's why, for me, S2 definitely won over S1.
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more action, less connection
i hate comparing things, but there are a lot of things different this time around from editing to writing. let me start with the editing. there were two weird cuts connected to really personal scenes. firstly, when others find out about sieun's car accident. instead of seeing their actual reaction to the revelation, we see them running to the hospital. second time the same thing happened was when suho woke up and we probably got one of the most underwhelming first time meeting scenes of all time. that dialogue deserves a death sentence. why did the writer decide to have others join sieun and suho's reunion where they didn't say a WORD? we will never know. also, for the sake of the bond between the friend group, i would've loved a scene where sieun actually opens up about his past to the other guys. was it that hard? other thing that bothered me were over choreographed fight scenes. some looked downright silly. on the bright side, most of the introduced characters were interesting, and i quite liked them. i also liked overall schools' gang plot or whatever you like to call it. most importantly, i'm happy that sieun smiled more than once turning this season.Was this review helpful to you?
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So much better than Season 1
First of all I really don’t understand the people who consider season 1 as brilliant! 😂 Apart from the first 4 episodes not much about season 1 was brilliant!!!The characters mostly sucked and some of the characters from the beginning never came back which was sad. The story and motivation of the characters was lacking (e.g.: Beom-Seok and why he felt so much hatred towards Su-ho was illogical and annoying which was sad bcs I really didn’t wanna hate Beom-seok bcs I pitied him but in the end I hated him so much!)
The fighting scenes sucked too! it was just mindless kicking and loads of “shibal” exclamations… the violence was mostly boring unless Su-Ho was the one fighting.
And then the end: The worst end ever!!!! I was seriously not happy!!! But I couldn’t just give up on Su-Ho my boy so I ofc immediately watched season 2 as soon as it came out and OMG!!!! I literally finished it in 3 days!!!! Here is why I liked it better than season 1:
1. The new characters were just soooooo much better 😍😍😍I loved all of the three new boys!!! They all had their own unique traits!!! Especially Baku!!! What an amazing character!!! I hope we will see more of them!!! Also Hyun-Tak! Actually I liked the two of them a bit more than Si-Eun 😅
Not only the new friends but also the new villains were awesome!!!!! Baek-Jin was brilliant!!!! To be honest I really wanted to know more about him! As well as that hot psychopath Seong-Je!!!! I lowkey wanna see him fight Su-Ho if there is a Season 3!!!
2. The story line was way more intriguing. Ofc it sounds very unrealistic like why would a gangster use high school studenta for his dirty jobs. Also most of them didnt look like or behave like high school students at all xD That was a bit unrealistic tbh and partly the reason for the point deduction.
The ending was almost perfect tho! I did predict that either Baku or Baek-Jin would die and I guess I was right…
3. The fighting scenes were insane!!! The quality has suddenly improved so much compared to season 1!!! I am so glad they invested more in that!!! Tbh I feel like there were less fighting scenes in total but the existing ones had a higher quality.
Some thinga I thought were unnecessary were Baku joining the Union for a short time and Si-Eun’s accident… I wish they replaced those scenes with more background information on Baku and Baek-Jin.
Other than that I loved season 2 SOOOO MUCHHHHH more!!! Hoping there will be season 3 but judging on how it ended i assume there will be another season…
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Much the same as the 1st Weak Hero, but...
I liked the fact it wasn't focussed on the school environment so much, very few classroom scenes. Gave it a more mature feel. I liked the speed of the story, how it played out. I would have liked to see some things that we didn't & would like to have not seen some things we did but no deal breakers. I really enjoyed the series, class 1 & class 2. Park Ji Hoon is so very talented & versatile. The cast impressed me with their acting & there are so many of them!Great work, congrats to all the crew. Can't wait for the next project. Tastefully Yours is about to air in a few days so I'll check it out.
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Weak Hero Class 2 — A Storm of Violence Without the Heartbeat of Part One
Weak Hero Class 2 arrives with heightened expectations, following the exceptional emotional resonance of its first season. Yet despite its impressive intensity and visual prowess, the second installment left me feeling disconnected, longing for the soulful storytelling that once defined the series.One of the greatest strengths of Weak Hero Class 1 was its intricate balance between brutal realities and tender human connection. It was not just a story of violence — it was a poignant exploration of friendship, loyalty, and survival. Each fight in the first season was steeped in context; it carried emotional weight, often revealing the characters' vulnerabilities and desperate need for belonging. Violence was never gratuitous — it was a last resort, an act of desperation or protection, making every blow feel necessary, almost inevitable.
In contrast, Weak Hero Class 2 seems to have shifted its focus almost entirely toward the spectacle of violence. While the production values are commendable — the action sequences are visceral, raw, and technically brilliant — the narrative often feels hollow. The relentless fights lack the strong emotional undercurrent that once made the pain onscreen deeply personal. Here, violence seems to occur for violence's sake, with the reasons behind the endless power struggles remaining flimsy, almost superficial.
I do appreciate that adolescence can be a chaotic, tumultuous time, where pride, anger, and insecurity fuel rash decisions. Teenagers can indeed be irrational in their quest for dominance and respect. However, the sheer extent of the brutality in Weak Hero Class 2, without sufficient emotional grounding, made it difficult for me to fully engage with the characters' journeys. I found myself questioning — why are they fighting so hard? What are they truly trying to defend or prove?
That said, the drama is not without merit. The deep bonds of friendship, a hallmark of the series, continue to shine in certain moments. Su Ho's arc, in particular, was beautifully tragic, evoking genuine sympathy and heartbreak. I also felt a profound sadness for Baek Jin, whose suffering was portrayed with a quiet intensity that lingered even after the final scene. These flashes of emotional truth reminded me of what the Weak Hero series is capable of when it taps into the human spirit beneath the fists.
Yet overall, the sequel struggles to match the emotional layering and character depth that made the original so memorable. Weak Hero Class 1 was a story about survival against odds, about fragile young men forging bonds to shield themselves from an unforgiving world. Weak Hero Class 2, by comparison, feels like a story of endless confrontation, with too few moments of introspection or growth to make the violence truly meaningful.
In the end, Weak Hero Class 2 roars with anger but often forgets to whisper the quieter truths about pain, friendship, and resilience that once set this series apart. It is a visually powerful sequel — but one that left me missing the soul of its predecessor.
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just perfect except im kinda sick of seeing junyoung on my screen omg
season 2 was so beautiful and all you homophobes can go to hell because today we finally won sieun and suho confirmed ROMANTIC feelings. fork found in kitchen. the new characters are all gr4eat i will admit i had my doubts about the actor for juntae because of shitty ass xo kitty but he did a great job. i think Jun young looks too old to be in this show they could have found someone else. actually a lot of ide characters looked 40 that's my only complaint.Was this review helpful to you?
