Castlevania - Season 2

I expected that the first season was building up to something epic, and then I found that the second season was really disappointing. I was expecting the thrilling adventures of the three main protagonists against a subtle and devious evil force and what I got - SPOILERS - was a narrative where more than half of the plot featured the main three protagonists holed up in a library! It was really quite exciting and suspenseful! No, I am kidding, it was shit... The good thing is that at least the evil force was epic! No, I am kidding again, it was not... Dracula just seemed bored with his supposed revenge plot most of the time, until he then simply lost all interest, and just dropped dead the moment his wife was executed. So, what was the point of all that? Well, at least the other characters around him could have acted like it was like Game of Thrones and put on an interesting little charade full of machinations, where I could have started to wonder what their motivations were, and some of which may still elude me now. The only thing that improves the impression you get from all that gossiping, studying of ancient books, and forming supposedly solid relationships is the seventh episode, in which it finally gets going. Then I was sobbing away like poor Alucard at the very end because I had been expecting this kind of action to happen throughout the season and not only in one episode. End of SPOILERS. I think the second season deserves only a maximum of 4/10. (07.03.2020)

For me it was better than the first season. We received a decent sketch of what could be called a "story". Instead of the overblown action with no backing from season 1, we turned it inside out and pondered, pondered, explained, wove webs, whispered, and dusted off the books. This wouldn't have compromised my enjoyment and reason if it hadn't taken too long and if they hadn’t needed to "savor" the tedium of Alucard and Belmont's childish horseplay and Dracula's tormented anguish racked by indecision, whether they wanted to or not. It all fits together and makes sense, I’m not saying it doesn't, but from episode 2 onwards I felt like I knew exactly how it was going to play out and what was going to happen. The foreshadowing in place culminates in an excellent, action-packed penultimate episode, realizing our wet dreams and fulfilling our longed-for expectations. The fight scenes in Castlevania are TOP: The choreography is extremely creative, the script is brimming with ideas on how to use the heroes' and villains' abilities, and it's all wrapped up in exclusive graphics. The impression is slightly dragged down by the unnecessary last episode, where I was asking myself questions like: "What? Another season? But it’s over, Isn’t it?". I really liked the main trio, led by the pleasantly likable Sypha and the less sleepy Belmont compared to the first one. Overall, it's not that glorious, with good passages interspersed with bad, less action than we'd like, and too much yawning even for the prime minister. "Why can't I talk to him?" "Because you've never met anything you didn't immediately kill, fuck, or make a boat out of." (23.03.2020)

The second season of Castlevania differs from the first in terms of being more of a roller coaster ride and is more engaging. It is also much more action-packed, features more interesting characters, and the main characters are all pretty good. However, there is a problem towards the end as the narrative really slows down and ends with a cliffhanger, which, I guess, was meant as a set-up for the follow-up season. (14.09.2020)