Sweet Home Season 2

What if Humans are Virus and Monsters are the treatment? Damn, it made a huge impression on me ?

Season 2 took a different approach than Season 1, and while some folks might not think it did justice, I see it as a season where we saw how people live in constant fear, with the real monsters being human. It's like a build-up for Season 3.

Despite Song Kang's absence in several episodes, I didn't mind it, as it allowed a connection buildup with other characters.The director gave us what we were waiting for from S1 ( I shouted around 5 am when i saw that scene).

Eunyoo's character glow up will standout to everyone I can bet on that, that girl became such a bada**, and I'm all for it.

Season 2 left me craving for those unforgettable OST moments that Season 1 nailed. Like that heart-wrenching scene when the character who believed in God died in the elevator—the OST there made me feel every character's emotion. So yeah, Season 2 missed the OST magic. If those tunes were there, it would've been a solid 10/10 without a doubt! ✨

Season 3 is coming in summer 2024, but the wait is tough, like 8-9 months.

Overall, Season 2 left lingering questions, creating anticipation for answers in the upcoming season. Recommend to watch it with an open mind for a fulfilling viewing experience.

Psst, just a heads-up, you'll be admiring a lot of characters' physical assets, and hey, no complaints here! It's all in good fun.

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APPALLED !!!!!!!!!! PLOT WHERE????????????????/

who wrote this ? i can see the budget went towards the cast and not the script. Not a single braincell was in the room be that one person's or shared between everyone. It felt like a bad dream, nothing made sense and they missed a great opportunity to make this good. It would'e been better for them to just copy the webtoon and leave it at that. Also how you gonna sideline the main man ??? where was he for a good 3 episodes, not in my sight. Fear not if you need eye candy then this is the show for u as it delivers in that respect left right and centre with the army guys and the priest. My final advice would be to just watch a summary and go on tiktok for edits of the attractive characters.

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─ ‍the twisted pattern of monsters and humans

I have been waiting for this season for quite some time as I really enjoyed watching season one and reading the webtoon. Although readings news about them not following the webtoon [ adding characters from Shotgun Boy ] made me question the quality of the writing, I think they did pretty good job.

Undoubtedly, compared to S1, writing lacked a bit ─ ‍from character introductions to complexity of their personas. However, they still followed a pattern that hinted a promising season 3. The first season was mainly about monsters and how humans became one due to their desires or greed. So, it started with monsters and ended with humans. Meanwhile, S2's main focus was humans, how they dealt with fear, and lack of freedom. Even the way they didn't hesitate to use fellow humans as lab rats. So, it started with humans and ended with monsters. Along the way, in this second chapter, they focused on new characters. Hence, we didn't see the original cast more. Yet, I think this hints a more complicated and thrilling S3 ─ ‍ which I'm looking forward to.

I think the reason most people felt unsatisfied is lack of screen time for the original cast. Some of them disappeared for so many episodes, such that it made audience wonder if the writer forgot them. [ I mean, wasn't Sweet Home about Cha Hyunsoo ? ] This, I think is all about marketing ─ ‍if they were going to focus on new cast most, they should have done marketing accordingly. Still, there were actually new characters with potential and I really wished they explored the colours of their personas properly.

The one that stood out the most for me in this season was Go Minsi. She did such an awesome job at delivering the characteristic changes and development that Lee Eunyoo went through and perfectly showed her determination to find her brother. Another character that stood out was Doctor Lim. Oh Jungse truly never disappoints when it comes to delivering diverse characters. Honourable mention to mother and daughter duo ─ ‍they were so twisted and dark while looking for their ownn lights.

I don't think there was a confusion in timeline as they stated how many days it has been since people discovered monsters with days instead of saying how many years it has been. They also showed that Yikyung's daughter grew up every day [ and years when she was killed ].

Also, I have mention that Sweet Home has one of the best soundtrack and am so glad they still delivered masterpieces in second season.

Overall, it was a good watch and is recommended as long as you are okay with the theme and trigger warnings. Looking forward to S3.

link to edits : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI-LyvxxdMxCFyFmMp9zkjp_-gkySTPQj&si=qqSh49vta0dsxDV4

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A Slower, Emotionally-Driven Season Leading Up to Bigger Things

Season 2 introduces several notable changes from the first.

Firstly, the budget has clearly increased, evident in the greater use of CGI to accommodate the growing number of monsters. The sets are larger and more diverse, offering new locations for exploration, and the cast has expanded significantly.

The group, however, finds itself divided. Hyun Soo is traveling alone, with Sang Wook trailing behind. In the first part of the season, not much happens on their side, aside from Hyun Soo grappling with an internal existential struggle. He witnesses monsters, once human, being killed, and sees innocent humans becoming victims of monsters, leaving him uncertain of his place in the world and where his loyalties lie.

Meanwhile, others are desperately trying to reach a safe haven, only to end up in even more perilous situations. Yi Kyung, on the other hand, is focused on finding her husband, but in doing so, is confronted with a harsh reality.

While the second half of the season is far more engaging, with an exciting storyline, I did feel frustrated by the absence of some key characters and the limited screen time for Hyun Soo.

Overall, though, there’s something missing in this season. It feels more like a transitional phase, an appetizer leading into the main course (season 3). While there’s plenty of action, the pace often feels sluggish. Still, the series manages to convey a surprising amount of depth and emotion. It makes us empathize with both humans and monsters, creating a complex blend of love and hate, which was executed brilliantly. Several beloved characters face tragic fates, adding a cruel twist to the story.

In summary, while the season is slower-paced with a deeper emotional focus, it guides us through a journey of hardships centered on humanity.

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I somwhat predictable entry to the post-apocolyptic subgenre

As an avid horror enthusiast, I enjoyed this overall. I think it is worth a watch, and I'm going to explain why by drawing a parallel here to the Romero zombieverse, because I think in essence there is a homage here to the post-apocalyptic subgenre.

I was a huge fan of season 1, it has a low-budget, indie feel, featuring the trapped with a monster trope, and a small band of survivors, very much like the original Dawn of the Dead. Even the ending was similar with the breach of the apartments, and the military coming in. With the season ending as it did, as well as the larger budget for the new season, it was pretty predictable where they would take this one; world-building and survival horror.

This season, is very much like Day of the Dead, military vs. survivors coming into conflict, even the mad doctor doing experiments. I was expecting it, as well as the evolution of the 'curse' and its effects on the monsters. We are in season 2 and this is how post-apocalyptic horror works, once the premise is established survival is next.

I did think the focus of the survivors in the bunker was a rinse-wash repeat from season 1 with less likable characters. And I do agree the more engaging characters should have had more screen time. The creature design for Hyun Soo is so striking, and we had only a few glimpses which is a shame. The military commander was a great foil this go around drawing on Hyun Soo's character arc in the first season and the internal struggle.

I wish they would have leaned more into the monsters, the first season had some fantastic designs that I missed in this one (yes I have a fondness for the claymation in season 1) there wasn't anything really of note in this one.
I did like the sanity slippage in the more commanding characters, the juxtaposition there is always compelling plots and that was more interesting.

The morality of human vs monster was leaned on heavily here, and the diatribe was a little trite and overly predictable would have been nice to see somthing different but it wasn't and it hit all the beats of the standard subgenre and that's ok too. You know what to expect, and there is predictability in it.

This honestly felt like somewhat of a filler season, I am hoping it's teeing up for the next installment and I'm on board, with the expectation it will be balls out.

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I wanted to like it

I wanted to! I did! But the story was.. nonexistent? And where did Hyunsoo go? He was gone almost half of the season.. and how did he become..not ash? The holes in this one were deeper than that pit Eunyoo and Chanyoung fell into. Was I supposed to care about any of these new characters besides Chanyoung? He’s the only likable character.. actually by the end he’s just about the only one I liked period. I even started disliking the few original characters we had left.😂 Also.. what’s up with 5 zillion transformer monsters? Why did they all look alike? The great thing was the monsters were so individualized in S1… in S2 they were all like the same monster… attack of the transformer junk monsters..

I gave them half a star for Song Kang’s butt 😂 and 2 stars for Jung Jinyoung’s face.. that’s it. That’s the only reasons to watch.

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phenomenal unpredictable chaos

completely different than the webtoon I found it much more better to make zero the daughter of Yi-kyung, I don't know I think it adds more to the story that way, her mother death was really emotional, If the dauther really cares about Hyun-su she wouldn't have done that even if she don't like her mother

Also the add soldiers side was great, and I wished they have added more episodes so Hyun-su would have more scenes, I still don't know how he was able to come back to life after fighting with Ui-myeong

overall I loved it to the point that i binge watch it in one sitting and can't wait for season 3

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wtf was that ?

watching each episode barely 1 hour long is a pain.
Story inconsistent, and the writing are fucked up, no setting no confrontation, no problem in the story whatsoever. shit plot ,shit climax , no resolution.
the only problem in the story is these new characters are idiots that don't even know what they are doing. i miss that glasses dude in season 1, he make sure the whole group has a decent certain goals.
why bother finding a cure to a disease that the cause are unknown yet ?, you call yourself researcher ?. "understanding the problems are half of the solution" - Einstein
why use guns and rifles when you know those shit are ineffective ?, just use flamethrowers and molotovs god damnit, those can be made easier with less resources than c4 bombs. fuckin idiot soldiers.

Characters ?. start from the old ones.
mc are confused, fmc grows brother complex, the bassist girl that fought hard in season 1. gave up easily and getting ridiculous death, i dont even care to the rest of them.
new characters. researchers and soldiers are idiots , just what do stadium people want ? freedom ? decent shelter ? handsome dudes to get laid ? just wtf ?. i dont think these characters barely needs acting at all you can just put anyone and tell them to read a script.

production quality maybe decent low, considering season 1 and 2 has about the same budget. season 1 has good monster to monster and human to monster battle, so much unique ability monster. this shit ? mother and son lizard are the only new one, we got some stone monsters and zombies out of nowhere yay!, and dont forget the eggs!, guess what ? more eggs yay!!.

at least music doesnt get worse than the first season, not better but at least not worse.

do they even do some research for this ?, at least ask the webtoon writer opinion. and there is a season 3! wow even better. silver lining of the series the main cast will get easy money.

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Showed us the darkest sides of humans and monsters

This season creeped me out !! It was way more scary with improved CGI and violence. This made me think are monsters more scary or humans fighting for survival.

I am not really a fan of series with multiple seasons as i forget what happened in the previous one, same thing happened to me here as well, had to go back for season 1 highlights for character and plot refresher.

This season was about the survivors of season 1 with additional surviors from different places , saw few characters come and go. So i kinda didnot feel very connected to the new characters and the old ones didnot make much progress . Every scene and every episode didnot impress me. The fresh plot which started after first half of the series was intriguing and the last episode was such a BANG ON!! Now i am waiting for season 3 just because of this.

Though this storyline failed to impress me as much as season 1, this too had its own assets. CGI was just amazing, humans were much scarier than monsters. I am a little disappointed as i didnot get to see more of the people i expected to see but instead that got taken over by new cast and plot . The actors were just Amazing!!! Like how did they even manage to bringout such amazing acting despite the cruel makeup and dark sets!! Were they not drained out after the shoot? The little intro and twist they had in the plot caught my attention and kept me going.

I was way too immersed into it that for a second i lifted my head and found myself out of the screen and thought. Ok, this is real world, that is just fiction, dont worry , You are SAFE , you wont turn into monster.

Warning : this has lot of disturbuing and violent scenes.

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A broader exploration and deeper perspective to Sweet Home's universe

Season 1 is surely the best, but Season 2 is also amazing. Compared to Season 1 where the characters are stuck and staying inside their apartment, Season 2 explores more and shows the condition of the outside world. Season 2 has a more serious tone since it includes the military and government. It has political and power struggle that shows the perspectives of various characters - from what's happening with the higher ups who controls the situation and between the civilians who have to survive together. While for the monsters, there's now more variety of them from dangerous to harmless, and even those who are normal yet have special traits. But at the end, they're still humans who have their own feelings and stories behind their transformations.

The new characters are necessary to the plot and it completes the worldbuilding for this Season. My favorite characters are the soldiers and they deserves more credit for their important roles. The best part is when a group of soldiers made a coup against the evil government officials who were mass murdering the people for their own greed. Soldiers are like puppets who only follows orders from their superiors, but I'm so glad how they have their own mind and put their humanity first. It was so refreshing to see a better representation of the soldiers in this drama. I love how they organized a big shelter for the survivors, protecting them and risking their lives outside while also researching about the monsters. I also love how this Season didn't really have villains, there were bad guys at first but they easily got rid of them and even the monsters themselves showed compassion to the humans. For most part in this drama, the focus is on the teamwork and growth between the military and civilians who are working together against the monsters, while the old characters are navigating their new journeys with new people and adapting to the outside world with the monsters.

Season 2 did a great job with its worldbuilding, showing the perspectives of everyone and their different motivations while trying to survive from the monsters, humans and their own selves. It also gave us a grand finale with the return of an old character on his new form. Season 3 is even more highly anticipated and it might show us the epic battle between all kinds of monsters.

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So great and entertaining! Knew since last year that Ui Myeong was actually Sang Won

Sweet Home season 2 is an electrifying rollercoaster that doesn't just meet expectations but exceeds them in every aspect. This gripping series not only continues its heart-pounding narrative but elevates it to new heights. The character development is profound, diving deeper into their complexities while maintaining the perfect balance of action and emotion.

The storytelling remains top-notch, seamlessly weaving together multiple storylines that keep you on the edge of your seat. The visual effects are nothing short of spectacular, bringing the monstrous creatures to life in a way that's both terrifying and awe-inspiring.

What truly sets this season apart is its ability to explore profound themes amid the chaos, delving into the human condition, relationships, and the resilience of the human spirit. The performances are stellar, each actor bringing an undeniable authenticity to their roles, making you empathize with their struggles and triumphs.

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