Reviewer Sara Doktorova is slightly disappointed with the second season of Weak Hero Class Two, despite it being the most liked series on Netflix.
Weak Hero Class 1 was one of the few shows that, to me, didn’t have any flaws. The script was good, the character development was good, the action was excellent, and the acting, especially by Park Ji-Hoon, who plays Yeon Si-Eun, was brilliant. Ji-Hoon is a very talented actor who can portray anger, sadness, and bemusement at the same time.
So I had very high expectations for the second season of Weak Hero, and to be honest, after waiting three long years, I was slightly disappointed as the episodes were short but good.
Weak Hero Class 2 picks up where the first season left off, continuing the story of Yeon Si-Eun (Park Ji-Hoon) as he navigates a new school and becomes entangled in an interschool gang war and ultimately faces off against the Union gang led by Baek-Jin (Bae Na-ra).
While it retains the intense action and themes of school violence that made its predecessor so compelling, the new series also explores fresh dynamics and character relationships.
It also shows how the schools in Korea are still influenced by bullying. The story goes on about Si-Eun and his friends trying to fight the gang members while trying to save their friend (Hu-Min) from danger – even though he was a brilliant and the strongest fighter – while Hu-Min (Ryeo-un) keeps trying to fight for Eunjang school, so that they don’t become part of the gang Union.
The season culminates in a massive showdown between the students of Eunjang school and the Union, with the fate of Eunjang school hanging in the air.
Ji-Hoon once again delivers a standout performance as Si-Eun, capturing the character’s intelligence, vulnerability, and growing determination. And it is not just Ji-Hoon who delivers an unforgettable performance. Every new character on the show stands out in their own way, including Jun-Tae (Choi Min-Yeong), Hu-Min (Ryeo-un), and Hyeon-Tak (Lee Min-Jae). They add a fresh energy to the story, and the evolving friendship between the characters provides emotional depth.
The series continues to deliver well-choreographed and brutal action sequences, some even more dangerously thrilling and impactful than previously.
And it delves deeper into the main themes of the show, such as friendship, loyalty, and the cycle of violence, gangs, bullying, offering a gritty and realistic portrayal of its subject matter.
Fans couldn’t wait for the reunion of the main two characters – Si Eun and Suho (Choi Hyun-wook) which was delivered by just a few seconds of emotional music and that was the ending, almost like a cliffhanger for season three.
Study Group – a rival K-drama – had been released earlier than Weak Hero Class 2, but I must say it was so good that it kept me hooked till the end. The soundtrack was so good that, to this day, I am still listening to it. The soundtrack in Weak Hero Class 2 was not so good.
I would rate this Weak Hero series a six out of 10, because the episodes were too short, and there were only eight of them. In my opinion, a good series like this should have at least 12 episodes.