An in-depth review called the Netflix series “Sweet Home 3” “tiring to watch,” with “unnecessary brutal scenes.” Indeed, it was on July 19 that Netflix released extracts from “Sweet Home 3”.
While the world has collapsed following the appearance of monsters, Eun-yoo (Go Min-si), who left the stadium, returns there and fights to restore Cha Hyun-soo’s (Song Kang) faculties. , who has transformed into a monster, continues. While Nam Sang-won, who has taken the body of Pyeon Sang-wook (Lee Jin-wook), seeks to recruit a child (Kim Si-ah) with special abilities, Seo Yi-kyung (Lee Si-young), whose mind has been invaded by monsters, is waging a fierce battle within herself. For his part, Sergeant Kim (Kim Mu-yeol) confronts Eun-hyuk (Lee Do-hyun) very cautiously.
The first four episodes of “Sweet Home 3” previewed to the media were very comprehensive and we see that there was a lot of effort to wrap up the story that developed in the previous season. However, there remain some doubts about the use of characters and the progression of the storyline.
Indeed, although it was stated that the focus was on resolving the predictions of season 2, the story is not well executed and the many characters introduced in it are not used well, as are the key characters, Cha Hyun-soo and Eun-hyuk, who are also underused. As for the images, they remain provocative, with unnecessary and overly intense brutal scenes, which make viewers frown.
As for season 1, it was praised for its flawless treatment of the concept of desires manifesting in the form of monsters, relationships between characters, individual stories and the representation of human figures in disaster situations, without any superfluous elements. On the other hand, subsequent seasons seem to have lost sight of the essence of “Sweet Home”, given that Season 2 was focused on setting up an omen, while Season 3 seems to only be about setting it up. solve. We therefore expect that episodes 5 and following will be more interesting given the reunion between Eun-hyuk, Eun-yoo and Hyun-soo.
During the production presentation on the 17th, director Lee Eung-bok said, “ We tried to get back to the heart of the story with a new perspective. Season 3 contains enough elements that we should look forward to it.”
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Should you watch “Sweet Home”?
Those who loved Eun-hyuk and Eun-yoo’s story in Season 1 will be delighted to see them reunited in Season 3 and with most of the original characters gone, this combination stirs up nostalgia from season 1.
As for viewers who felt unsatisfied with season 2, season 3 may well provide them with answers. We will also note the improvement in visual effects (VFX) compared to the previous season.
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Should we give up on “Sweet Home”?
Even though they focus on change, Episodes 1-4 have a similar feel to Season 2, and while they aim to resolve the foreshadowing, they don’t feel like a true conclusion. Indeed, the chaotic progression diminishes the individuality of the characters.
The lack of compelling storytelling means that the only thing that sticks out is the brutality of the scenes, given that the introductory episodes (1-2) of the new season are particularly violent, which risks making the tiring series to watch.
And you ? How did you find this season?