I think this series was just built on what had made season 1 successful, but the show lost it's spark. Everything gets repetitive and I was hoping to see some change. Yes, there were new characters and character development but I could clearly see exactly which season 1 character they were shadowing, which made them lose their individuality.

I was most disappointed by how the show ended. There was no proper closing and felt like it was rushed. Nothing was shown about what happened to the search team, what happened to 456, what happened to the other players, or why there was organ harvesting again. I had so many questions. The last episode was just gun violence and nothing special. The show had so much potential but with each episode, the standard kept dropping. I feel like if they took more time and made a few more episodes, the ending would have been much better. Also the whole X and O thing felt weird and out of place for some reason.

Although there were many areas of improvement in terms of storyline, the casting was absolutely perfect. Every single actor portrayed their character and story so well. Although there wasn't must screen time, I really enjoyed watching Jo Yuri's performance. As someone who watches her perform on stage, this was very different and exciting.

The soundtrack was also very well done. Every single track fit the scene perfectly. The new sets and props were very impressive to see, especially the upscaled stair room and the mingle game room. I also really enjoyed the cinematography.

Overall, the entire show was just to attempt to reacted the hype that season 1 had, but I think this entire show and concept is dead and Netflix can never make the series as popular as season 1 was back when it came out.