A bizarre plot, endlessly frustrating characters, and a glaring lack of communication. Season 2 of Netflix’s Keijo Creature is more than a patchwork of the show’s debut. The story about a monster born of deadly human experimentation tries many lanes this time around, but it struggles to evoke suspense.
Remember when this show first hit Netflix? Piles of corpses were burned, prisoners were shot, and the Imperial Japanese Army’s rule in Gyeongseong, now known as Seoul, was terrifying. It was a novel concept that explored the real-life crime of chemical warfare, but the story’s potential is lost in season 2, where neither the city nor the creatures are given much importance.
Haunted by the over-the-top romance between Ho-jae/Jang Tae-san (Park Seo-joon) and Yoon Chae-ok (Han So-hee) and Mrs. Maeda’s (Claudia Kim) revenge plan, the story takes a time leap to Seoul in 2024. This only adds to the complexity. Did they think that using more creatures and more power drills was enough to carry the storyline? Evolved monsters are the soul of Keijo Creatures Season 2, and supernatural beings are the modern It was supposed to be this mystery action movie that caused an uproar in the world.
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But little of the tension seen in the description and trailers translates to the screen in this seven-episode second installment, which promises wild drama but instead delivers a light emotional weight. The story tries to create a dramatic hook, creepy creepiness, and unforgettable backstory, but it struggles to capture any real emotion, its mysteries are empty, its deceptions shallow, and its tones vary is off-rhythm at best, committing one of the story’s biggest sins. It’s a deadly boring and boring mystery horror Korean drama.
It’s impossible to describe the rest of the drama without this, so beware of spoilers. Hints are already in the official synopsis and trailer, but Ho-jae is Jang Tae-san, and whether he’s a clone or a look-alike, he’s a descendant. And the most upsetting result of this revelation is that he has lived in the same timeline as Chae-ok, the woman he loves. This means that they have lived in the same city for 79 years without ever passing each other or knowing of each other’s existence.
Some may defend Tae-san’s POV of thinking his lover was dead, but what about Chae-ok? It’s incredibly ridiculous that she turned her back on the man she irrevocably loved and cherished for 70 years without checking in on him.
We must admit that she had no idea that deadly human experimentation was continuing in the same city, in the same location. Please give me a break. Even children will laugh when they see it. Shouldn’t the sudden disappearance of Kinpokan and its staff ring an alarm in Keijo? As far as is known, everything there, whether it’s money, news, or people, flows through Teacher Chan, and they were a popular pawn shop in town.
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Even Seung-jo (Bae Hyun-sung), the adopted son of Mrs. Maeda and the illegitimate child of the late Chief Minister Ishikawa, the show’s lacklusterness never creates shock or suspense. However, there were some action scenes here and there that made my heart soar, and Han So-hee was better than Park Seo-joon in most of them. Once we reach the final seventh episode, we hope that the creators will wrap up some of the threads that are left hanging, especially regarding the romance between the pair of protagonists, but Keijo Creature Season 2 has a lot to offer in its final moments. provides little incentive to follow through.
That’s despite the twist in the end credits scene, which is supposed to upend expectations and mess with your head, only to end up feeling stupid. Again, simply increasing the number of monsters does not enhance the story.
Keijo Creature Season 2 falls into the category of barely passing content, but it has a good chance of garnering millions of views thanks to its popular cast. It’s less of a mystery thriller and more of a clickbait-worthy cliché. Although Season 2 of Keijo Creature has been slow, the brand will continue to be strong thanks to the popular cast.
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