Tom

Half-hour episodes. So an 8-episode series then, essentially.

Now that some brands have started filing lawsuits, the floodgates should open.
Needless to say, this makes it even less likely that Disney+ will touch Knock Off with a ten-feet pole.

In the end I think I enjoyed this more than S1, despite missing Choi Hyunwook. One major reason was that I actually enjoyed the antagonists. I adored Bae Nara in this, and I really liked Lee Junyoung and Yoo Soobin too. Whereas in S1 I spent the final episodes in murderous rage because of Beomseok, whose face was so punchable, and whose betrayal was so awful, it basically made me want to set myself on fire.

I also loved Sieun's friend group. Gotak and Juntae, my babies! Overall the character work felt better and more ambitious, and together all of them managed to fill the void left by Suho for me.

I'd happily spend another 8 episodes with these guys a year or two from now.

Interesting - Seongje was actually the least memorable to me. There was no emotional hook like with Baekjin nor a redemption arc like with Hyoman. He was just there, disappeared for a bit, then there again. The character's look was cool, but I felt no connection to him or his arc.

Yoo Ah In 🥰

Lol he's currently filming *both* Signal 2 and Taxi Driver 3 - do you want him to die? 😭

Oh, you're right! Here's info about his character too:
https://x.com/kdramacasting/status/1912389815842283965

Are you sure you're not mixing him up with Yoo Soo Bin who's also in WHC2? Not that they look anything alike, but he'll be in Tastefully Yours; I've not heard anything about Bae Na Ra being in it.

Disney+ struggle in the best of times to get eyeballs on their dramas, and the nightmare with trying to promote/market this drama anytime soon surely wouldn't help them.

Hilarious title. Obviously won't stick.

This diva slaying in both DP2 and WHC2, how is he not getting more offers? Need him in more dramas.

If anyone's curious about the quote at the start of episode 1, it's from The Catcher in the Rye, famously the part of the novel where Holden Caulfield explixitly mentions the title of the book. One of the most well-known alienated fictional teens, struggling to find his place in the world, it did feel fitting.

PSJ spotted filming (it seems he'll have his hair down for at least one of the timelines):
https://x.com/jenny061215/status/1915727875602554946

I think all those missing Suho will be very happy with this, actually.

Same director and writer - Yoo Su Min. But it's not meant to feel like S1. It's a new setting, a new chapter of Sieun's story. The director used a different color palette for this season, for instance, and obviously the characters and dynamics are different too, by design.

The episode lengths are the same as Class 1, if anything actually a bit longer.

NLE is going to come after you for not upholding the fairness and credibility of the rating.

FINALE SPOILER BELOWWWW
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The scene with Suho in the finale was everything I wanted and so well acted by Hyunwook and Jihoon. Now that I know that, I can start watching from the beginning. 🫶

It's just three people who voted early, no need to be dramatic. This always happens.

"Nine Puzzles will be available exclusively on Disney+, with six episodes releasing on May 21, followed by three on May 28, and the final two on June 4, for a total of eleven episodes."