Premiere Watch: Hellbound 2
by missvictrix
Time slot: Friday (single drop)
Broadcaster: Netflix
Genre: Fantasy, horror, thriller
Episode count: 6
Reasons to watch: Yeon Sang-ho never takes a break, and his latest creation is the second installment of Hellbound. I confess I only made it through the first episode of that first season, but star Kim Hyun-joo was definitely a light in the darkness. She takes the lead here again and is joined by Kim Shin-rok, Im Sung-jae, Moon Sori, and Moon Geun-young. It’s quite the stacked cast, but the limelight (for better or worse) is on the excellent Kim Sung-chul, who is stepping in to fill Yoo Ah-in’s role after all that unpleasantness went down.
TL;DR: All hell continues to break loose in Hellbound 2 + a few new faces
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1 Nessa (Bebe) 🌹
October 23, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Moon Geun Young!!! I’m glad she’s well and back!! 😊
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tabong
October 23, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Omo. Now I have to watch this just for her.
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Nessa (Bebe) 🌹
October 23, 2024 at 11:42 PM
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Nessa (Bebe) 🌹
October 23, 2024 at 11:43 PM
I’m not sure I’ll be watching, but I’m glad she’s doing well and is picking up projects again. She was out of the limelight for a few years due to health reasons. She hasn’t really gotten the most fans on DB, but I like her!! Something about her aura is just very welcoming and warm to me 😊
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tabong
October 24, 2024 at 1:07 AM
I tried season 1 for YAI, and I'm going to give this one a try for her. Even if I don't finish it it's good to see her again for bit. ^^
I hope this is just the start of her getting her career back.
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kiara
October 25, 2024 at 6:57 AM
Back in the day, she did, but those bennies are not around anymore.
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kiara
October 24, 2024 at 7:19 AM
I'm SO happy to see her; we need Shim Eun-kyung back, too. These two were competing with veterans for top awards at a young age and won.
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Nessa (Bebe) 🌹
October 24, 2024 at 8:26 AM
Right?? I’m so glad she’s doing well enough to make a comeback (she’s been battling Compartment syndrome 😢). And yes! Both are very talented, and it’s good to see young veterans like MGY and SEK be recognized and not set aside or passed up just because they’re young (and female, in such a patriarchal and sexist country like S.Korea)
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2 panshel
October 23, 2024 at 10:41 PM
Does everyone usually rewatch the first seasons before watching seasons two or spin-offs like The Fiery Priest 2 and Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard? I rewatched Sweet Home before Sweet Home 2 & 3, which was a good decision as the first season was the best season, while I didn't rewatch D.P. or Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim 1 & 2, which made the following seasons not as enjoyable as I'd forgotten most of the plot. So I definitely plan to rewatch Season 1 of Hellbound, which I loved at the time.
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tabong
October 23, 2024 at 11:28 PM
I do. My memory sucks big time, so I have to. 😂
That's why I'm not watching Dong Jae, and I don't know when I'll be able to watch it because rewatching the two seasons of Secret Forest would be difficult rn.
And I feel like I won't be able to watch Fiery Priest 2 either, because I don't think I'll be able to rewatch season 1 on time. 🥺
But for DRomantic I think it doesn't matter, right? Season 2 is with different characters anyway (I only watched ten minutes so I'm not sure tho).
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panshel
October 24, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Same on the sucky memory. Even flashbacks of the first season don't help. I can't even remember the characters' names like if you asked me what was Yoo Ah-in's character's name in Season 1 of Hellbound. 🫨
Exactly, two full seasons like Forest of Secrets is a big time commitment. Especially if the show has long episodes (looking at you, tvN). You can only really do this for Netflix Originals with their 6-8 under-one-hour episodes.
I was late to Dr. Romantic, so I watched the first two seasons back-to-back. Season 3, which aired three years later, has the same main characters as S2, while all seasons have the same minor characters (nurses, etc.), but you still need to remember the characters' backstories, which I had mostly forgotten. Then again, I just don't think Season 3 was as well written, which was reflected in its ratings being lower.
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tabong
October 25, 2024 at 11:45 AM
"Even flashbacks of the first season don't help."
Same.
Character names? If the SF spin off wasn't called "Dong Jae" I wouldn't know his name. Tbh, I don't remember anything about him. Just that he was annoying but I didn't really hate him. LMAO
Yes, and it depends on the time of the year too. These days there are too many dramas on air, to also go and rewatch two seasons of a show just to catch up with the spin off. There isn't enough time for all that.
Omo, three years later? Yeah, no way I remember something from three years ago. 😂
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panshel
October 25, 2024 at 8:08 PM
How long do you think before we forget the name "Kim Ji-wook"? 🤣 "Son Hae-young (Loss Zero)" I hope we'll remember forever.
Exactly, I can barely keep up with my live watches. Ain't nobody got time for that.
tabong
October 26, 2024 at 11:28 AM
Hae Young is safe since her same is in the Korean title of the show, and the drama made many jokes with it. Ji Wook's name will be forgotten by the end of the year, probably.
I'm gonna be writing my end of the year round ups searching for the characters' names of all the shows I liked. I barely remember Baek Du and Doo Sik (LFiS). That's it.
Yep. No time. But I guess that's a good sign in kdramaland!
3 Lord Cobol (Kdramas, like water, flow downhill)
October 24, 2024 at 12:19 AM
Title hints at the fate of executives who string us along by dividing one story into 2 or more seasons over 3 or more years?
Or does it refer to the impending U.S. election?I didn't think season 1 was good enough to deserve a sequel, so I normally wouldn't even start s2, but Asianwiki says Lee Re has a part, so I can't promise to live up to my principles.
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4 jillian
October 24, 2024 at 12:38 AM
I am happy for the cast. Hopefully this will be good. I did not finish watching S1. Maybe once I can get through that, I will pick this up.
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5 kiara
October 24, 2024 at 7:36 AM
Yoo Ah-in is a tough act to follow. Best of luck to one of my favorite musical actors, Kim Sung-chu!
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bomibeans
October 25, 2024 at 2:04 PM
As a side note, I hope Yoo Ah-In is getting treatment for his mental issues or learning lessons from his moral failings and finally comes out of closet. I can't imagine it's easy for such an outspoken person to live like a fraud in the limelight.
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