The Perfect Follow-Up
I typically don't like second seasons of shows - in fact, I was hesitant to watch this even though I LOVED s1. While I still think that season 1 was truly a masterpiece, I could not have come up with a second season better than this.
Si-eun is dealing with some serious PTSD from everything that happened at his last school. Vowing never to fight again after what happened with Su-ho, he becomes a loner at his new delinquent-filled school. However, watching kids get bullied makes it hard for him to sit by and do nothing. Naturally, he ends up getting wrapped up in the bullies' business when he protects one of his classmates - and while this seems to make him some friends, it also puts another target on his back. Not to mention, the bullies are involved with a gang comprised of a bunch of kids from other schools, who are even more ruthless than what Si-eun has dealt with before.
This was genuinely such a good second season. The fights were incredible, the music was perfect, and the acting the ACTING was AMAZING. I am SO impressed with how perfectly Park Jihoon was able to jump back into the role of Si-eun. The lasting effects of the trauma he went through were so clearly portrayed in his character without being too overdramatic or unrealistic. I cried, I laughed, and I cried again - but it was all worth it to watch this season.
Si-eun is dealing with some serious PTSD from everything that happened at his last school. Vowing never to fight again after what happened with Su-ho, he becomes a loner at his new delinquent-filled school. However, watching kids get bullied makes it hard for him to sit by and do nothing. Naturally, he ends up getting wrapped up in the bullies' business when he protects one of his classmates - and while this seems to make him some friends, it also puts another target on his back. Not to mention, the bullies are involved with a gang comprised of a bunch of kids from other schools, who are even more ruthless than what Si-eun has dealt with before.
This was genuinely such a good second season. The fights were incredible, the music was perfect, and the acting the ACTING was AMAZING. I am SO impressed with how perfectly Park Jihoon was able to jump back into the role of Si-eun. The lasting effects of the trauma he went through were so clearly portrayed in his character without being too overdramatic or unrealistic. I cried, I laughed, and I cried again - but it was all worth it to watch this season.
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