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Kim Sehyun was the better lead!!!
I'm writing this review with bias but also with the intention of judging it as a sequel rather than a stand alone. (The with bias is because I personally love it so my subjectivity will leak in a bit)
As a sequel the cast and crew had a very hard task of taking an established world and completely changing the genre of it. Go Yohan's actor dropping out is, in my opinion, arguably the best thing that could have happened to the series. He was a) not a good actor and I need everyone to stop pretending otherwise and b) the reason why the first season was a romance and was also the reason why the second season could NOT be a romance. When the entire premise of the first season is that him and Yeonwoo are this destined couple and they're so in love that Yeonwoo tried to kill himself rather than even think of hurting him, you can't just move on in a second from that.
The production had to make a hard left turn where they took the established premise and hints that were dropped in the first season and continue on with that as best as they could. And I think they did a really good job. Despite it originally being a romance, the premise of the world in Color Rush is kind of horrifying. The treatment of Mono's, the extremes Yeonwoo was willing to go to, the mystery of his mom; It was all there in the first season, just unexplored. So making the decision to focus on that and turn it into a more serious mystery/action show was smart and kept as much consistency as they could.
There are big pros and cons to this season.
The cons are that it does feel jarring when you start and they have to make up why Yohan is gone by using CLOWN COSTUMES that are then never explained. As well the production budget feels lower and the story has to move at a much faster pace to fit everything in, leaving some scenes feeling choppy or plot points rushed. Also them being in high school still makes absolutely no sense in context with the series. There are also none of the black and white world shown which is sad because it was a cool effect in the first season and had a strong impact when done right.
The pros!! The introduction of Kim Sehyun as a character was the single strongest change they could have made. Not only does Mr Hyuk from Vixx have 100x the acting abilities, he also has 100x the chemistry with Yoo Jun (Choi Yeonwoo's actor). They have a much more natural flow as both friends and potential love interests. The storyline of Kim Sehyun losing his sister to the curse of being a Mono was deeply touching to me and all of the scenes surrounding them make me want to throw up they're so good. Sehyun as a Mono is an amazing foil to Yohan as a Probe and really opened the world up. Like I mentioned before I really liked the storyline this season because it follows the horrors of the world more, and though they're kind dumb in the execution it was still really interesting to see how different people are effected by being a Mono. The acting this season was overall better, as each character got more time to shine (like Yoo Yirang!!) and the growth of the characters was much more subtle and natural. Yoo Jun as Choi Yeonwoo was once again the star of the show, he really does a great job in bringing such much life and conflict to the character.
I've rewatched this season like 4 times so like i said i am biased but as a sequel I think it by far surpasses the first season, especially with the conditions the production were working with.
As a sequel the cast and crew had a very hard task of taking an established world and completely changing the genre of it. Go Yohan's actor dropping out is, in my opinion, arguably the best thing that could have happened to the series. He was a) not a good actor and I need everyone to stop pretending otherwise and b) the reason why the first season was a romance and was also the reason why the second season could NOT be a romance. When the entire premise of the first season is that him and Yeonwoo are this destined couple and they're so in love that Yeonwoo tried to kill himself rather than even think of hurting him, you can't just move on in a second from that.
The production had to make a hard left turn where they took the established premise and hints that were dropped in the first season and continue on with that as best as they could. And I think they did a really good job. Despite it originally being a romance, the premise of the world in Color Rush is kind of horrifying. The treatment of Mono's, the extremes Yeonwoo was willing to go to, the mystery of his mom; It was all there in the first season, just unexplored. So making the decision to focus on that and turn it into a more serious mystery/action show was smart and kept as much consistency as they could.
There are big pros and cons to this season.
The cons are that it does feel jarring when you start and they have to make up why Yohan is gone by using CLOWN COSTUMES that are then never explained. As well the production budget feels lower and the story has to move at a much faster pace to fit everything in, leaving some scenes feeling choppy or plot points rushed. Also them being in high school still makes absolutely no sense in context with the series. There are also none of the black and white world shown which is sad because it was a cool effect in the first season and had a strong impact when done right.
The pros!! The introduction of Kim Sehyun as a character was the single strongest change they could have made. Not only does Mr Hyuk from Vixx have 100x the acting abilities, he also has 100x the chemistry with Yoo Jun (Choi Yeonwoo's actor). They have a much more natural flow as both friends and potential love interests. The storyline of Kim Sehyun losing his sister to the curse of being a Mono was deeply touching to me and all of the scenes surrounding them make me want to throw up they're so good. Sehyun as a Mono is an amazing foil to Yohan as a Probe and really opened the world up. Like I mentioned before I really liked the storyline this season because it follows the horrors of the world more, and though they're kind dumb in the execution it was still really interesting to see how different people are effected by being a Mono. The acting this season was overall better, as each character got more time to shine (like Yoo Yirang!!) and the growth of the characters was much more subtle and natural. Yoo Jun as Choi Yeonwoo was once again the star of the show, he really does a great job in bringing such much life and conflict to the character.
I've rewatched this season like 4 times so like i said i am biased but as a sequel I think it by far surpasses the first season, especially with the conditions the production were working with.
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