Alice in Borderland: Temporada 2 (2022)

oh my god... the wait is finally over

I already know there's going to be a lot of reviews for this drama, so I want to focus on something a little different for mine.

I don't think I need to convince anyone on this page to watch this drama, because assuming you've already seen season 1, you'll probably already want to continue and find out the answers to everything (which you'll get this season).

So, I want to focus on life and death. We already saw in season 1 Arisu's behaviour. He was introverted and a social outcast. And then, he's thrown into a game where you could literally lose his life, so he plays. But of course, not everything goes well, and we end up seeing Arisu's depressive behaviour, his hopelessness as he's giving up. But then, once again, he's determined to win, understand the game, and then make sure all his friends make it back with him.

Cue season 2, and we see a similar pattern where other characters start to question the meaning of life. They're sick of being in Borderland. But this time, it's Arisu who picks them to and gives them a shoulder to lean on. It's him who shows them they should try their hardest to keep living.

Seeing the backstories of the characters in season 1, and then finding out the backstories of season 2's new characters (along with Chishiya's finally), I've noticed a pattern which can link all these characters by a thread. They all question life. They wonder why the rich always succeed, whilst the weak and poor are made to suffer. This show is filled with characters who have all undergone loss in some form in their lives, and once in Borderland, it's what they choose to do with the lessons they've learnt that will ultimately help them survive. Or at least probably.

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Brilliant adaptation

If I hadn’t read the manga I would have rated it higher. This is definitely a very good closure and a pearly accurate live action adaptation of the original work. Other series in works should take this as their reference. Waiting two years for the sequel was so worth it. I ended up binging it in a day. Throughout the drama, there’s this intensity which takes hold of you, the characters are amazing as always. The games that were used from the manga were quite accrue and depicted well, especially the last game which was so engrossing that I felt that the writers would shift from the manga. There were a couple of things I didn’t like, the added material was not as clever, too many long monologues in between some games, and towards the end lots of plot armour. Anyway, one can still look past all of this because overall it was great! I also loved the cinematography and audio effects — made the whole series so much more immersive. I would love to see the cast in more such well fledged works.

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Higher the stakes, harder the games

In true Alice In Borderland style, the second season opens with mass murder in the middle of the road. It’s one hell of a way to open a show, reminding us of Arisu’s past, his history of gaming and how, like those in the video game, he is caught in the same situation.

Season 2 is madness from the first minute of the first episode – just how we love and know the series to be. Bullets flying everywhere, figuring out what the heck is going on in between the lines and high-speed chase sequences. The series is a gift that gives on giving. Apart from the horrific bloodshed, we also face our protagonists’ emotional turmoil surrounding their past lives. Arisu is still reeling from his friends’ deaths while Usagi walks around with the burden of her father’s probable suicide. The games are puzzled, intense and mind fucking just like it's predecessor.

Just like season 1, season 2 carries on the expectations of the high stakes do or die games and delivers them almost successfully. The finale episode hit me a little, wherein many things went unanswered, the pacing got very slow and a happy ending which I felt could have been more satisfactory, had everything would have been answered. Maybe a Season 3 would answer all the remaining questions and solve the final piece of the puzzle.


My Rating: 8.5/10

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Better than Season 1

I was reluctant at first watching because I was a bit disappointed at season 1 I thought the 1st season its kinda a meh for me but when I forced myself to binge-watch season 2, I was so amazed at the graphics and high budget they give. For me, season 2 has more interesting episodes than season 1. I'm happy they added more female characters even though some of them have a little screen time esp. when they are participating the face card games. I was so shocked at the plot twist at the ending and the final episode is one of the best plot twist ever made by far the Best Episode in Season 2. Definitely recommended to everyone!!!

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if you haven't watched this yet do it right now

going into this show i did not realize how heartbreaking and gutwrenching it would be. one of the scenes literally made a sob come out my mouth like it genuinely wrecked me how emotional it was. some scenes had me sick to my stomach and made my heart feel empty. everything was so well done about this i can't put into words how much this moved me
characters were expertly done, acting was sublime and the story was just incredible. this is one of those shows where i will be thinking about even months after watching

the greatest thing about this masterpiece are the characters and the relationships they have with one another. you even feel bad for the "bad guys" at some points. when i watch a show, i have to be attached to the characters, otherwise what's the point? if i'm not feeling their pain and if i'm not gripping the edge of my seat, then it's a waste of time. thankfully this show had everything. it made me cry, it made me slap my hand over my mouth and it made me feel joy.

it's a very grim yet humanizing perspective on how we as people would operate if left to our own devices. it leaves you thinking about the society we live in and how love may be the reason you keep fighting to survive. i finished both seasons of this show in a little over a day — that's how immersed i was — and i'm so glad i finally decided to watch this after it sitting in my watch list for the last 2 years T-T

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Alice in Borderland is a dystopian series that combines elements of the battle royale and survival game genres. This second season is significantly better than the first, with more interesting games and well-developed characters. While the first season showed the darker sides of humanity, this season showcases more positive traits such as determination, camaraderie, selflessness, empathy, and hope.

The ending felt like a whole a season onto itself. So much happened in that last episode. It was tempting to go from the previous episode right into the last one, and I’m glad I held off to watch it the next day. It’s really a lot to mentally and emotionally unpack.

While I initially wanted to give this season a perfect score, I can't support the portrayal of sexual assault and the justification of the perpetrator's actions due to his past experiences with bullying. His attempts to rape the female lead and his reasoning that "because people are bad, he will be bad" is not acceptable. The whole time he's portrayed as a victim of his past, and the way to save him is to show him kindness. That is fine, but the problem lies in him never acknowledging his harmful behavior and never showing remorse for them either.

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La prima stagione era molto meglio

Quando si imbastisce una storia veramente fortse che però in soldoni basa buona parte della sua suspance proprio nel fatto che sia lo spettatore che i personaggi non sanno molte cose e in particolare, come e perchè sono finiti in questo strano mondo alternativo, come funziona questo mondo, come è nato questo mondo e con che scopo, potranno tornare nel loro mondo, come? Il rischio che il finale dove tutto viene spiegato finalmente (si suppone) deluda è molto alto. Vedi il famosissimo esempio di Lost. E anche in questo caso accade la stessa cosa. Invece di creare nuovi misteri le domande sono sempre le stesse della prima stagione, i giochi mortali sono molto meno belli di quellli della prima stagione (tranne uno forse), i vecchi personaggi hanno meno sviluppo e approfondimento che non nella prima stagione e quei pochi che vengono sviscerati ancora risultano pure incoerenti con se stessi. Questa seconda stagione, più che un sequel è il fianle della prima stagione allungato inutilamente e malamente per diventare una stagione di 8 episodi senza il materiale necessario a riempirli. Quindi si creano gioci inutilmente lenti e lunghi, si aggiungono personaggi che però non vengono aprofonditi, il tutto per arrivare finalmente ad un finale parecchio scontato rivelato dallo stesso personaggio che la stessa cosa poteva benissimo rivelarla nel finale della prima stagione quando avevamo già scoperto che lei era dietro a tutto (forse) e ce l'avevamo davanti. ( episodi semplicemente per tornare davanti a lei una seconda volta. Sono parecchio delusa. Ma resta il fatto che la prima stagione è una bomba.

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