Pit Babe Season 2

A letdown sequel ...Just awful

By the middle of the season, I was struggling to get through the episodes and started watching it on 1.25 speed in hopes that it would just get to the point quicker.

In the end, it was clear that there was really not much point to this.

In the Pit Babe universe, anything is possible. And Season 2 is proof that sequels are here to drag things out unnecessarily. The romance between Babe and Charlie goes downhill too. Their relationship is plagued by immature misunderstandings and the spicy scenes from the first season (which had some logic to it at that time) seem far more forced. Alan and Jeff also have a fairly bland relationship peppered with lame conflicts.

The only couple I actually looked forward to was Kim and Kenta, a pair that turned out to be unexpectedly cute in the sequel. But that was not enough to sustain an entire sequel, sorry.

I wish I could say that Pit Babe has bucked the trend of sh*tty sequels, but yeah, this was really not it.

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Started off so strong then fell off

Season two was definitely better than season one in a lot of ways. The season started off really strong with its writing and plot. The first nine episodes were actually pretty good. The episodes felt like the writers had a sense for where they wanted the show to go...then episode ten came. Once the show got to the double digits, it's like they forgot how to write all over again. They tried to fit way too much into the finale and just didn't give characters what they should've.

KimKenta were the best thing about this season BY FAR and I think they did them so dirty with how little screentime they got together and not ending up together. Justice for them. I need another show with their actors together immediately.
Chris was the next best thing about this season. He had one of the most interesting storylines and had me curious the whole time. I liked his relationship with Pete as well.
Third best thing was Willy. I loved his character so much and man is the hottest person on this show. I was very happy with the introduction of his character in this season.
I did like Jeff and Alan's relationship for the most part too, though they both annoyed me a couple times. Overall, I think they have one of the healthiest relationships in the show and am really happy they got married in the end.
They completely ruined Sonic and Norths characters and relationships for me this season. They both annoyed me and their getting together was so unsatisfying and boring. That kiss too...I know we didn't wait all this time for a bad kiss like that.
Finally for Charlie and Babe...oof. I've never liked Babe and this season further proved that. I liked Charlie last season, but they ruined his character for me this season too. This season made me hate their relationship more than I already did and I didn't think that was possible. Babe just sucks. Period. Charlie just seemed to be so different from season one. Their relationship is so toxic, I need them to break up.

All this being said, I love this show. It's stupid, bad, and super cringe in a lot of moments, but it's so fun to watch. The spice is fantastic. The actors all have great chemistry together, so even if you hate their pairing, it's enjoyable to watch. Like I said for season one, you just can't take this show too seriously and you'll have fun.

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Not really worth watching

The first season of this series was so unique and interesting that I was really excited for this season. I remember counting down days on the calender until the first ep aired. But to say I was disappointed would be a severe understatement. The stark contrast between the personalities of the characters in season 1 and season 2 was an eyesore. The only thing that kept me watching until the last ep were the actors. The script writing was really poor for this season and if not for the actors and their hardwork, I would have stopped watching long ago. Some parts of the plot seemed completely unnecessary and they trimmed off a lot of scenes. Even some scenes that were showed in the trailer. Honestly, I would recommend ppl to only watch the first season. Re-watch value is very low for me. Season 2 was a massive letdown.

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This felt like lukewarm leftovers...

I've spent a lot of time trying to comprehend just how season 1 could've gone so well and how season 2 could have gone so terribly? The magic of season 1 is completely lost in season 2. The grit and fun of season 1 is missing in all aspects; maybe Way took those with him into the afterlife?

I truly only kept watching this season for one reason only, for Kim / Kenta and wowwww what a mistake that was. I could've just powered up ao3 and found a fix it fic to fill the VOID in my heart.

I feel bad for the cast and crew who spent so much time on this, because I'm sorry it was literally bordering the utter garbage category in my honest opinion. It was like eating lukewarm leftovers, it looked and tasted nothing like it did the first time.

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I enjoyed it

I'm a simple person, as long as I have fun and in invested in a story then that makes a good movie or series for me.

I enjoyed season 2 alot. There was alot going on plot wise and the tension remained high throughout. However some characters definitely disappointed me and it was from bad writing.

Charlie, Jeff, Dean, Kenta and Kim were solid for me.

The Babe from season 1 would have beaten Willy the minute he got all up in his face. Yeah you can say Charlie made him a better person but for all the shit Willy was doing or saying Babe would have never entertained it. Added to the fact that Willy assaulted him and has been a perv from day one and that wasnt addressed. However I'm glad he went his own way. In addition the fact that Babe didnt say sorry once and was gaslighting Charlie into making it seem like his fault for being at the lab was wack. Atleast we should have had the first epi be drama free so we could see how Chralies lab work affects him spending time with Babe.

Alan pissed me off. They really said we are going to make you the biggest hypocrite. The same thing he got mad at Jeff for he did it ten fold. Lied, made a deal with Tony and stole Charlies blood. And the team going oh dont be mad at him he'll do anything to save his boys. What he did was extremely dumb and the biggest catalyst for shit going wrong. He went back on every advice he gave and betrayed Babe and Jeff the most and that was brushed over.

I never cared for Way so neither did I care for Chris and Pete. I only watched their dialogue wasnt even interested in their sex scenes. Their screentime should have been given to Kentakim. The whole concept of Pete being with the twin of his ex situationship is interesting but they themselves werent.

Also didnt care for NorthSonic. That could have been resolved ages ago. The drag out was unnecessary.

Winner is just.... pathetic and useless and I wished they beat his ass.

Kentakim were great the development felt natural wish there was more.

Jeff and Alan were cute, was never too interested in their couple to be honest.

Loved CharlieBabe ofcourse. Wish we got more of them being happy and seeing their routine without the drama. Charlie had every right to be pissed because he voiced how he felt about Willy and his insecurities to Babe and he lied and practically threw it in his face. But it was nice to see how much Babe cared for Charlie which was the opposite in season 1. We saw a desperate, not so cool Babe chasing his bf and I liked that we chipped away at that rough cool exterior.

Also liked jealous possessive Charlie who is always standing on business and the most we saw him smile was when he lost his memories which is quiet telling of how everything with the lab, Tony, Willy, Babe etc was weighing on him. That also could have been explored more.

Dean got a good redemption arc and I hated him in season 1 and was calling him my little baby in season 2 so you know they did great work there. But Dean in a coma and Winner was just okay????

Also I love that whole Papa Mama thing. But to each their own. I dont find it cringing at all.

Acting was great. Paval carried. He put in all that work. Pooh was good too. His eyes just get me every time when it comes to displaying emotion. Going from cutey to daddy is his speciality.

We could have gotten one more episode to wrap things up. They crammed alot into the last episode. Even the thing with the key. Chris was snooping in Ways house and found the box so he didnt think oh wait maybe thats what the key opens??? Slopping writing there.

The Tony plot was interesting and I'm glad i noticed the marks on his neck that was later explained to be his power. Dont have any complaints character wise cause he stayed through to his character in the first season.

Graphics for the powers were well done. Some of the time manipulation scenes were a bit wonky but overall good.

The racing scenes were top notch. They really stepped it up and I loved it. The set for the races was great. The sets overall and those houses were gorgeous.

They could have done a much better job of separating the wedding from the story and just cast memories. Cause obviously ppl were there that we know werent supposed to. They could have edited them out then end the series and added the rest of the cast to the wedding scene as a goodbye from the cast.

But all in all I liked it alot. Would I rewatch? No. Too much pain and too little happiness. I just wish we had more chilled moments with the entire team bonding. However I looked forward to seeing the ships again. Pitbabe was overall really good and was a fresh idea.

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Idk anymore

I usually enjoy almost every kind of series — even the cringiest ones. I always try to find something good and justify the weird parts just to enjoy the ride. But with this one? I genuinely feel like I could’ve written a better script myself.
The entire season made no sense. Nothing connected. And by the last episode, I found myself doing something I *never* do: speeding it up at 2x speed and even skipping scenes. I hate leaving shows unfinished, so I forced myself to see it through. But honestly, the only reason I even made it to the end was Kenta and Kim — and guess what? We didn’t even get proper closure for them. Kim just goes off to Korea and Kenta’s left hanging. “You can always reach out”? That’s it? That’s the big payoff?
We barely got any real development with North and Sonic. Pete and Chris had way too many unnecessary NC scenes, but at least they got *some* kind of closure — even if Chris catching the bouquet made absolutely no sense. And sweet, innocent Alan? They completely ruined him. As much as I hated it, even Jeff catching the bouquet would've made more sense.
And don’t even get me started on the wedding. Why was *everyone* from *The Boy’s Journey* cast even there? Tony literally just died — why was Winner there? Willy showing up would've made way more sense narratively. And then they just left Winner standing there alone after asking where Dean was? After *everything* he did?
I only stuck around because I genuinely liked the first season and was really excited for this one — but it ended up being a major letdown.
Also, I’m beyond tired of the whole “mama/papa” dynamic. They’re two men — calling one “mama” is just straight-up misgendering. Even in an omegaverse setting, unless one of them is explicitly trans, it should’ve been something like “dad” and “papa,” or at least masculine-coded parental terms. The way they kept calling each other “mama” and “papa” made me want to throw a vase on them. It was painful to sit through.
And KentaKim? They had *so* much potential — more than any other couple, honestly — and they got maybe 10 minutes of screen time across 13 episodes. No confession. No proper moments. Nothing.
They even ruined Alan and Jeff for me. I could probably write a whole essay just on that.
I won’t give a low rate to the series because I respect the cast and the effort they put in. But this series is a textbook example of why *not* every show needs a second season or a special episode. Sometimes, it’s better to let fans live in their delulu dream where everyone lived happily ever after.
Honestly, the list keeps growing: Together With Me 2, I Promised You the Moon (at least that one made sense as a story about growing up), Jack & Joker’s special, and now PIT BABE 2… just stop.
Second seasons like this are seriously ruining the main series for me.

P.S. Kenta going full action hero, shooting everyone to save Kim and then kissing him? Absolutely iconic. (We’re just going to pretend that editing disaster didn’t happen — like how Kim got shot and then magically… wasn’t? Yeah, let’s not talk about it.)

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New Romances, Strong Performances, and a Season Worth Watching

I liked the second season a little less than the first, but it was still very good and well done.
I love the character of Pooh and I loved this jealous side of him that we didn't see in the first season.

This season we see a new character played spectacularly by Milk. Willy's expression and laugh are wonderful and perfect for the character in this story. In addition, we see new romances and stories that finally come to fruition, as well as stories that, in my opinion, could have been avoided, at least in this season.

Obviously, my comments are all about the series and not the book, as I haven't read it.

However, I recommend it.

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Mixed Reviews? Just watch it.

Im going to give my opinion on the complaints i see, whilst trying to remain unbiased because Pit babe (1+2) are easily in my top 10.

1. "There wasn't enough recap from the first season, I was confused!"
That’s entirely on you. I know my memory’s trash too, so you know what I did when season two dropped? I rewatched season one. Simple as that. You can’t fault a show for not spoon-feeding you a 30-minute recap just because you didn’t bother catching up.

It’s just common sense if a sequel comes out years after the original, whether it’s a series or a movie, you go back and refresh your memory. That’s your job as a viewer. Expecting the story to pause and re-explain everything just because you forgot is wild.

2. "Where are the authorities?"
Our main antagonist isn’t just some random thug he’s a very well-connected billionaire (or at least extremely wealthy) with ties to businessmen, politicians, and all sorts of shady elites. He’s also full of pride and ego. Involving the police would risk exposing himself and be an admission that he couldn’t handle things on his own that he had to rely on “low-level pawns” to do the dirty work for him. That’s not his style.

And from the protagonists’ side, calling the cops would be pretty much useless. With the kind of power Tony holds, the second law enforcement got involved, he’d be tipped off instantly. The whole thing would backfire, fast. In short: the cops aren’t missing they’re just irrelevant in a world where money, influence, and abilities speak louder.

3. "How the hell is Tony back? Lazy screenwriting."
(Skip this part if you're avoiding spoilers.)
People keep acting like this came out of nowhere, but it’s literally been explained since season one—this whole series is built around people with special abilities. That’s not a new thing. Tony’s ability is that he can bring himself back to life if he swallows his own blood at the time of death. It’s not some random plot twist; it’s tied directly to the rules of the world they’ve set up.

The downside? His body still needs time to recover and he has to be closely monitored after. He’s not some untouchable immortal, and the show doesn’t treat him like one. It’s not lazy writing it's actually one of the more consistent things in the story. We were given clear answers to the what, how, and why. Just because you missed it, doesn’t mean the writing failed.

4. "The acting was terrible."
This one’s super subjective. Personally, I thought the acting was solid line delivery, emotion, all of it felt on point. There were plenty of scenes where you could clearly see what the characters were feeling or thinking without them having to say a word. That’s real acting. It’s not just about speaking lines it’s about expressing, embodying, feeling the role. And in Pit Babe 2, I felt that.

To me, “bad acting” is when someone’s just reciting words with no depth, no connection to the character or the emotion behind it. I never got that vibe here. If anything, it felt like the cast really got their roles and committed to them.


5. "The plot was bad/not present."
(Heavy spoilers, read after watching.)

This is hands down the worst opinion I’ve seen in the reviews.

We’re continuing from season one where Tony was running a human trafficking facility for superhuman babies. That was the whole climax, and in the end, his plan was exposed and he was presumed dead. Season two picks up from that exact mess, and people are acting like the plot disappeared?

The main crew is trying to make sure something like that never happens again. That’s where the serum comes in. They’re developing one that can remove special abilities. The point is to protect people who don’t want their powers or can’t control them. Jeff is a great example of this. His ability is unstable and dangerously strong. If he doesn’t get rid of it, it could seriously hurt him or others.

Then conflict hits fast. With Kim leaving, the team is weaker. They try to patch that by bringing in North as a new racer. That’s already a big shift in dynamics, but then enters Willy. New racer, new energy, and he's openly interested in P’Babe. For the first time ever, Babe comes in second place, which throws everything off. The team feels it. Babe feels it. It rattles him hard and starts pulling at his relationship with Charlie.

Charlie, on the other hand, is stressed and pouring everything into the serum. He’s not trying to be distant on purpose—he just wants them to be safe. He wants a future where Babe isn’t hunted or used for his ability, ever again. So he temporarily steps away from racing to finish the serum, but that only creates more space between him and Babe.

Then Dean returns. That alone brings more tension. He’s promoted to racer to help support the team while Charlie’s away, but let’s be honest, Dean’s presence always comes with drama.

And just when they’re trying to hold it together, guess who comes back? Tony. Not in the loud, obvious way people expected, but silently through Willy. Tony’s no longer chasing the boys himself. He’s watching from the shadows, playing the long game. His new goal is creating a serum that gives special abilities. Imagine how much money that could bring in—selling powers to the highest bidder, especially in military or elite circles.

So while the team is trying to eliminate the danger of abilities, Tony’s building the exact opposite. And while that’s happening, Babe’s shaken confidence, Charlie’s distance, Dean’s reappearance, Willy's meddling, Chris's appearance, and the team reshuffling all add more layers to the actual plot.

There was a plot. And not just a basic one. It was detailed, emotional, and connected all the way back to season one. Pit Babe is the only Thai BL series that’s even touched this kind of storyline. Calling it unoriginal, bad, non-existent, or lazy just because it isn’t your cup of tea is just a lazy and shallow take.

(Its like saying Vanilla ice cream is terrible just because you don't like it, its not disgusting it's just not something you personally enjoy; therefore you have no right to deter others away from it.)


Now on the complaints i expect to see.

1. "Alan was hellbent on protecting everyone, why is he so selfish now?"

At first, it didn’t make sense to me either. Alan has always been the caretaker the rock of the team. He’s the oldest, the boss, the mentor. Everyone leans on him. But season two reveals his old spinal injury from racing hasn't healed and it’s come back and worsened. His condition is chronic, affecting his nerves and mobility, its not just old age and something he can get rid of. He can’t race, he can’t pushd his body like he used to, he cant properly protect the team. Altogether it shoves him into feeling useless, he knows he can't protect anyone; and if he goes through surgery to get rid of these spinal issues he'd be even more limited on how he could help because he'd be recovering.

That helplessness is what pushes him into bargaining with Tony. He believes going to Tony might make him stronger and give him a way to protect Dean and Kenta. He’s never dealt with Tony directly, he isn't truly aware about how underhanded Tony can be and he genuinely thinks he can negotiate his way into being useful again and maybe even outsmart Tony.

Then it all blows up. Instead of saving anyone, Alan ends up betraying trust and landing himself in danger. He knows exactly what he’s done. ( when Jeff confronts him, Alan doesn’t argue. He knows he broke his own rules. He knows he lied, and worse, he endangered his people. That silence that acceptance that’s not selfishness. It’s accountability after bad judgment, born from desperation. )


I'll always have the opinion that if you didn't like a series because you refused to pay attention, or it wasn't the genre you liked, or the plotline wasn't your preference. You cannot give a valid review nor should you try. A series isn't bad just because you specifically didn't like it.

(will add more to this review later)

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Amazing intimacy in action!

Even though there were a couple of hitches along the way, and for some of the characters, I would wish they had a better-developed arc, I really enjoyed the second season. I fell in love with their interactions and the intimacy they shared.
What also struck me as wonderful was the mention of the recent legalization of same-sex marriages. While some shows have already explored this theme, I appreciate how it's becoming more normalized, despite still being a difficult topic for many people to accept or understand. The other notable aspect is the actors' ability to convey the deep intimacy between the characters and even between themselves, which was fantastic. Overall: recommended!

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