Alice in Borderland: Temporada 2 (2022)

VALIO LA PENA, ESPERAR DOS AÑOS?

Bueno, este serie, pude terminarla recién ayer (hablo de la 2 temporada), la primera la vi el mismo día que se estreno, y la verdad esperar 2 años no fue nada fácil, y más aún el miedo que tenía de que la espera no valiera la pena, pero en mi opinión si valio, tenía muchas expectativas antes de empezarla, y poco a poco en cada capítulo logro cumplirlas, no todas pero si la mayoría.

Creó que ahora si hablaré de la historia de Alice in borderland, ya de por si la 1 temporada es y siempre será de las mejores series que sacaron en el 2020, pero ya la 2 temporada, no considero que es mejor que la 1, siento que ambas están bien hechas y construidas, ambas me gustaron, pero la 2 temporada me dejo mal, en el sentido en que había ocasiones en las que dudaba hasta de mí, en los juegos temía mucho por la muerte de mis personajes favoritos, que son 3, (Chishiya, Usagi y Kuina), al pasar los capítulos iban mejorando, y el hecho de que cambiaran mucho, y ya no solo se trataba de juegos físicas sino que también psicológicos, me encanto, no se por qué, pero en esta temporada, me gustaron un poco más los reyes, eran tan increíbles en lo que hacían, mi favoritos fueron Kyuma y la chica que era muy agil (Risa), ellos dos fueron mis "antagonistas" favoritos, me hubiera gustado saber más sobre el pasado de los reyes, y como fue que pudieron llegar a ese nivel (de poder crear su propia juego).

Ahora hablemos acerca de la relación de Alice y Usagi, Dios es que desde la 1 temporada, se notaba que ellos dos se gustaban mucho, ame demasiado su relación y como fue desarrollandose, ambos eran personas importantes en la vida del otro , y como el miedo a perderlos, hacian que sacaran su personalidad más fuerte, el desarrollo que le dieron a Alice, fue lo mejor, de como gracias a Usagi se va dando cuenta de que si hay razones para seguir viviendo, en mi opinión, Alice deseaba vivir para poder tener una vida con Usagi, ambos estaban destinados a estar juntos, dentro o fuera del juego, la escena del beso, siento que es demasiado bonita, apesar de todo lo que habían pasado, ellos sabían que si seguían juntos todo era posible, ok esto es muy cursi JAAJA.

Ahora si hablemos del final, Dioss en serie, cuando la creadora de los juegos, manipula a Alice, también jugo con mi mente, yo le creí todo lo que estaba diciendo, pero ya después me di cuenta de que todo era parte de una alucinación, el final, me gusto y a la vez no, siento que el hecho de que los personajes no recordaran lo que había pasado, fue lo mejor, así todo el dolor que sintieron, desaparezca, pero por otro lado, el no recordar, nos están diciendo, que ellos muy difícil puedan ser amigos, aunque quiero pensar en que no es así, y que hay posibilidad de que al menos Chisiya y Kuina puedan volver a encontrarse, ya que en la serie, después del cap 1, no vuelven a verse.

Pero bueno en resumen, la 2 temporada de Alice, me gusto mucho, tanto historia, personajes, giros, todo estuvo en su lugar, pero la verdad aún tengo una duda y es la parte final que es cuando aparece el joker, y eso nos da indicio de que posiblemente aunque lo dudo, puede que haya 3 temporada, ojalá, aunque no sé que podrían poner, pero sería bonito ver la vida de los personajes, en su vida fuera del juego, y si no bueno, igual me quedó un poco contenta, porque Alice y Usagi si se volvieron a juntar.

GRACIAS A ALICE IN BORDERLAND, POR SALVAR EL 2022.

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Una continuación que mantuvo el nivel.

¡Hola, gente! Hoy me paso por acá para hablarles de la tan esperada segunda temporada de "Alice in Borderland".

Arisu y Usagi han estado intentando resolver el misterio de cómo volver al “mundo real”, sobreviviendo a lo que tal vez sea la última ronda de los juegos mortales en los que se vieron forzados a participar.

El final de la primera temporada me dejó lo que le sigue a manija bajo la promesa de peligros aún más grandes y de juegos muchísimo más épicos y complejos, cosa que no siento que se haya cumplido. Literal las expectativas me jugaron en contra, porque en sí esta continuación no estuvo mal, solo que se sintió como "más de lo mismo". Lo único que posta me jodió un poco es que sentí que la producción por momentos perdió un poco de calidad, sobre todo en los efectos especiales.

El hecho de que los capítulos fueran considerablemente más extensos tampoco me terminó de gustar (hablando de forma súper subjetiva, obvio). Lo curioso es que no sentí que los alargaran innecesariamente, simplemente los sentí largos y eso hizo que me diera un poquito de fiaca mirar más de uno por día. O sea, el factor "maratoneable" se perdió, al menos para mí.

Otro aspecto que hizo que esta secuela no superara a su antecesora es que en ningún momento temí por la vida de los protagonistas. No sé por qué, pero en todo momento tuve la absoluta seguridad de que no les pasaría nada (al menos no antes de llegar al final), cosa que no me pasó en la temporada anterior, donde tenía la impresión de que todos, menos Arisu, podían morir en cualquier momento.

¿Esta segunda temporada es mala entonces? No, para nada, solo que no siento que la promesa de "más epicidad" se haya cumplido. Eso sí, el final me dejó extremadamente conforme y hizo que mi opinión mejorara de forma casi inmediata, cosa que no es fácil de lograr.

Hubo juegos que obvio me gustaron mucho (a pesar de que la dificultad en sí no me pareciera tan elevada), los actores son todos buenísimos, a los personajes ya les tenía mucho cariño y tampoco siento que la espera no haya valido la pena, solo les recomiendo bajar sus expectativas un poco a la hora de sentarse a verla para disfrutarla mucho más.

•IG DE RESEÑAS CORTAS: @altoplottwist

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The hype was worth it

Things I liked:
*The ending. It wasn't an open ending. A lot of things made sense after season 2
*Children are also competitors there
*The CG
*How they brought back both major and minor actors
*More flashbacks and backstories
*The game masters also have a heart and are all brave enough to fight without fearing death. They are just enjoying freedom.
*The timeline (Events of both season 1 and season 2 take place around June 2021, in between their respective release dates).
*Kuina's father finally accepted her
*The wish of those who shipped arisu and usagi can sigh in relief now ( Also kento yamazaki and tao tsuchiya now officially co-starred in 5 projects)

A bit of warninng: Don't watch it with parents or probably anyone. There are rotten dead bodies and deformed bodies burnt by sulphuric acid. Naked kyuma and some other scenes.

Story: 10 The story started from right where the season 1 ended. Unlike season 1, there were fewer games that lasted longer than before. Each game has its own suspense and thrill. The CG was as good as ever and the ending was quite satisfactory. Some ppl may complain that they better remembered the days of borderland. But it is better to forget those horrible memories of near-death experience.

Acting/cast: 10 They brought back all the original cast members they needed. Even minor ones like kuina's parents, arisu's brother, the man they saved in the 4 of spades, momoka and many major characters.

Music: 10 The music was on spot and quite thrilling

Rewatch value:10 Might just rewatch tomorrow


The first 7 episodes were action-packed where the last episode was more calm than the previous episodes but the last few scenes were just all we needed after the 2 years wait.

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players slayed and master of games.

(please note that this is my first time writing a review so it might not be very good! but i hope this provides you with an intel on the show!)

it was long awaited but worth it! you need to watch the first season for the opening, introductions of characters. the second season is a continuation of the first season.

the storyline is simple, you play a game and earn visas. without these visas, you will die and a high chance of you dying when you lose in a game. continuation of the first season, this season focuses on the jacks, queens and kings which are the highest or highest, that only means that the challenges are harder and harder.

the games might be simple, but there are a lot of thinking and thoughts needed to outplay the other players. let's be honest, despite knowing that the main characters will not die, i feel safe about it. however, the suspend, the intensity is still there. there are surprises here and there for you to unwrap as the show goes on. one thing i would love is where they would explore more of different games and have a longer duration! like come on, i want more than 8 episodes.

i know there are some people that don't like/prefer japanese's acting but i feel like it is rather realistic. after watching many japanese dramas, i often feel like it is an autumn acting. i don't know what's an autumn acting but it is something more of feeling the autumn vibes. just because it is not up to your preference, it does not mean that it is not good.

an example would be arisu (kento)'s acting in the first episode where he was running super fast. the facial expression might be foreign to some but it was realistic. as you're running in your fullest speed, you wouldn't be looking good or near perfect. if you're wondering on the mature scenes, other than the bloody deaths, niragi, and yamapi's butt cheeks, the rest are fine.

what do i like about the show?
- games
- how the players play the game
- interactions between the players
- their acting

what i dislike about the show?
- too short
- niragi (this asshole never changes)

all the games are amazing but one that blew my mind was the queen of hearts. yes, it is the hearts. the ending is good, but i would love to see the other characters get back the memory during the time here. i just wish for a 3rd season with longer duration or more episodes.

i hope that this review helps you guys or i will delete it LOL! anyways, have fun watching alice in borderland season 2!

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Meh...

Just my opinion: season 1 was far better than this season 2. However, I even felt season 1 became weaker with the "beach" plot. Everything before the beach was perfection. It still was an amazing 1st season though and kept you on your toes. This season however, had new characters I didn't care about and way too much dialogue. It sidetracked into back stories so often that it became a drag. The suspense of the 1st season was gone. There were whole episodes where the main character, Arisu, isn't even in them. The story was just all over the place, with some characters never seeming to die no matter how many bullets hit them or how much they bled out. The best games were with Chishiya especially the prison one. The rest of the games were meh and it seemed like there were less than previous season. Also there's a fare bit of male gaze moments that weren't needed such as a cheap crotch shot of a character in a school girl uniform. Then again the whole 1st game could be seen as one long female gaze moment. So I guess it balances out? As for acting it was average to below average. I know Kento has a lot of fans who would probably want to wring my neck after saying this, but I find his acting hammy. Very handsome guy no doubt, but he's not the best actor amongst the ikemen actors of his generation, not by a long shot. The fl that plays Usagi and has starred with Kento in many projects isn't much better. Lastly, I found the ending in this season very underwhelming.

This gets a 6/10 from me.

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Expected more, but satisfactory

I’ll start off by saying that I’m writing this after binging this entire season without break so my brain is fried. I apologize if this is incoherent lol.

Firstly, I love this drama overall and would rate s1+s2 a 9/10 bc overall, the story flowed well and the conclusion was satisfactory. However, I think season one is definitely better than this season, in all aspects.

Season one had interesting and engaging games, as did season two, but the problem was that the games this season weren’t showcased as well as the previous games. I felt like there was something missing in each one, I’m not sure how to explain it. Honestly, I just found the games this season quite boring. Still, I can see how this might’ve been intentional since this season is more focused on them finding answers to their questions and conveying the main messages of the drama. Additionally, the games this season were made by previous players that defeated the games but chose to remain in borderland so I guess it makes sense for the games to be easier. Personally though, I still wish this season had the same momentum as the first one did in terms of games since that’s one of my favorite parts about this series.

In terms of acting and performance, I have no complaints. Everyone did really well in their respective roles. The action scenes were amazing and the cgi was done so well, you can tell how much time and money went into this season.

Lastly, I’ll talk about my thoughts on the ending and the explanation for borderland. I’m honestly very conflicted on if I liked the ending or not. Don’t get me wrong, the explanation makes sense and I appreciate that we got a closed ending for the most part. But, I feel like there could’ve been more to it? For example, I would’ve liked to know if borderland was actually real and the meteorite had to be created after the players chose to return, or if borderland was just a metaphor for something. The ending is meant to be interrupted in different ways though, so that’s why I don’t hate it. I like that we got a completed ending that everyone can still make different meanings of. It was a great conclusion to the series.

From my perspective, borderland is self explanatory, it’s literally a borderland between life and death. The meteorite hit and everyone near it was left to fight for their life and in this world, the borderland between life and death is a game world where people’s will to live is tested. Throughout the journey, players question their lives and whether they even want to go back to the real world aka if they even want to live. Those that make it to the end and choose to become citizens give up on life and die/remain in a coma state while those that deny citizenship wake up since they chose to live. I love this interpretation of life and death, especially in the context of the series since everything makes sense. We also get to see different perspectives of life, each of which is important. In the end, you can’t really judge those that remain citizens since there’s a reason they made that choice, whatever it may be.

Overall, I enjoyed this series a lot and would definitely recommend it to everyone. It delivered an engaging story and provided conclusions without leaving too much to interpretation. Alice in borderland, I’ll miss you. :)

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We all live in our border countries.

"If you don't know where you want to go, then it doesn't matter which path you take." -Lewis Carrol, from Alice in Wonderland.
I don't agree with Lewis Carrol. The path you take DOES matters. What you experience through the path does matters too. They all make you as a human. They give you your character.
Every journey may not start with decisions but they end with decisions. This was not only a drama. It was a journey.

First of all, kudos to the mastermind who created the games. They were all masterpieces. The only thing this serie lack is soundtrack. I wish they made some good ost. Especially for some scenes, it could've been more dramatic with background music. Don't want to spoil that much but especially in some scenes i imagined LiSa's Homura playing "sayonara... arigatou...".

--- I understood every character in it. I am more empathized with them in second season compared to first one.
--- I am glad that they didn't make real evil ones drastically change (like Niragi, he was just bad. some people are pure evil, we can't heal them).
--- I don't want to spoil but there are some good moments.
- for example Usagi didn't want to turn to her life until she meet that kid. Kid's parents were dead but they would want to see him to turn to his life. That was where she realized that her father would want that for her too.
--- She and Arisu asked the answers all the time. We are the same. We ask them all the time in our borderlands too. Why are we here? Who we are and what is our goal? What is our purpose of being alive? In the end, there was no answers, in fact, they don't need it either. We don't need it too.
--- Every character had their motives, every move they make made sense.
--- I liked the idea of borderland. It was like purgatory. You expiating by finishing all the games and facing yourself. The decision is up to you in the end. Do you wanna stay and run from your real self forever? Do you want to go to real world and seek the happiness not the answers?
--- Arisu and his late friends (Chota and Karube) conversations were great. They made me cry :( What a great friendship.

But what i liked the most is EVERY PERSON HAS IT'S OWN FLAWS. It's ok not to be perfect. It is a sci-fi but the biggest thing that made it realistic was characters. There is no perfect human being. You don't need to be good or bad every time, you don't need to smile or cry everytime, just be as you are. You don't need a dream or goal to move on to the next game, just listen yourself, care yourself and your loved ones, move for yourself not for answers. Because the answers won't make you happy, only you can.

"It's okay to not have a goal, just enjoying life and finding happiness is good enough." -BTS

Last scenes was perfect. I am glad that their memories about borderland are gone. They don't need to remember what they've been through, they just need to be happy.


I wish all of you guys happiness too!

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Season 1 was far better

Why I liked the drama?

- THE FEMALE CHARACTERS! Usagi, Kuina, and Ann. Honestly, they carried the whole show. Their relationships were interesting and each was independent and badass. They didn't need men to survive the games, in fact the men needed them. It's not everyday that you can find a survival story where the female characters took major controls.
- Chishiya! He's so interesting, more than the MC himself. His laid back personality was the opposite of his brain capabilities. Honestly, I'm glad he had his own screen times to finish two games. And he did it perfectly alone. Chishiya be like: Me, myself, and I.

Why I disliked the drama?
- Arisu's characterization. Suddenly, his characters got weaker than previous season. All of the time, he needed Usagi to take care of his ass because his mentality dropped down drastically. It's like he lost his confidence and never got it back lmao -.-
- Aguni and Heiya's relationship. It's disturbing that Heiya, a girl in high school (definitely underage, no?!), was head over heels to Aguni. Their age difference made me fume with madness. On the other hand, Aguni didn't seem to take it seriously, but who knows what the writers had in minds.
- Plot armor too visible. During the King of Spades', the main characters should've died multiple times, but no. They're invincible to the bullets, except the extras. Others got killed by ONE shot, our main characters could survive from ten thousands shoots to their bodies. Hooray to the armor!
- The ending. Such a shitty ending -,- people can make theories about the 'borderland' but I personally think the ending was not satisfying. On the Queen of Hearts' game, Arisu and Usagi made a whole speech to each other, but in the end, I was left with disappointment. This season's storyline was definitely too rushed.

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Rushed Story and Time Wasted on Unimportant Characters

What a step down this second season was.
The first 1 -3 and a half episodes are stella. They're really good! It was great to get back into the nitty-gritty of a game or two.

But then episodes 4 to 6 were a conbination of montaging and rushing through multiple games and wasting time showing random one episode characters' backstories (they weren't even backstories for our three to four main characters who're actually interesting??!!).

They wasted so much time when we could've been getting more build up of our main characters' backstories and developments such as more about Arisu's relationship with his dad, or Chishiya's backstory - he is LITERALLY the best and most mysterious part of season one and the writers BARELY had him in this season. He has nowhere near enough screentime! Where was our Chishiya time and development?!?!?.
Episodes 7 and 8 is similar to episodes 1 tp 3 and definitely improves on sticking to the story and actually spending time on the people we actually care about in this show but...

At 1hr05mins in man. What a stupid reveal. If your show is 99% absolutely BONKERS, please don't give it a realistic reveal. I wanted an absolute BONKERS reveal (my own theory is similar to what is explained about 15 mins into episode 8).

Luckily the very very very final shot somewhat redeems it, but not by much.

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Incredibly boring dialogues

I almost dropped the show around episode 5 because of the incredibly boring dialogues:
at every opportunity, characters become philosophers and start babbling life lessons, typical sappy music rising in the background. So cliché...

Other irritating things:
- the games are kind of the meat of the show, yet, most of them are boring, dumb, flawed,
- acting is terrible (maybe actors could not believe the stupid lines they had to say),
- the action/fight scenes reminded me of "Hot Shots! Part Deux", but without the humour.

Fortunately, the last episode was quite entertaining. I don't know if I liked the ending, but at least it was not dull. And, yes, there's an ending (I was afraid of another cliffhanger, as I really did not want to watch a season III).

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It was so good exept one thing

I liked a lot of things about this season... the visuals were great, a lot of action and gore, the new games were really fun to watch and the flashbacks of the characters were a nice touch.
Everything was great until the 7/8 episode.
Why is the entire main cast immoral?? The characters were beaten, stabbed, shot and even burned alive and still got the chance to look at the beautiful sky full of fireworks. I hate when shows use wounded characters to make you emotional. Chishiya told Arisu his entire life story before his death, but he didn't die?!?!?!
I loved most of the games, the "villains" were very morally grey which I liked. The games themselves were mostly complex, even though I would've liked to see all of them and not just random glimpses.
The last episode made me confused and annoyed. The entire manipulation could've been cut in half. The trick stories were fun to panic about, but when the actual game begin it was pretty obvious and was stretched out for too long (I waited for this entire scene to end at some point).
To be completely honest, I feel zero connection to the characters or their relationships. A flashback of a few minutes can't make me love a character.
I'm not sure if there is gonna be another season, but I hope so because I really don't like this ending. The entire conversation with Mira is pointless if it actually was all in his head.
I just really hope the entire hospital scene is a trick the joker makes before the final boss.
Good show
Good blood
S1 was better
Recommend <3

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Good Enough

Japanese Drama " Alice in Bordeland Season Two " keeps the same atmosphere of the first season, but it's not as intense.

The main problem with the sequel is the tempo. When they present the games and the emotional impact of the whole situation on the characters, the series is pretty interesting and enjoyable. However, most of the games are rushed by in fast paced edits, while the whole story feels incohesive, jumping from one storyline to another.

The ending, on the other hand, was masterfully handled and quite dark but hopeful at the same time.

The performances, finally, were all great, just like the first season.

So, overall, six out of ten.

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