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It might just be me, but the older I get, the less able, or willing, I am to grapple with multiple apparently unconnected characters doing apparently unconnected things. Season 1 is great. A close-knit group of people surviving a monster outbreak in a single, claustrophobic environment, where (as the title suggests) home becomes somewhere strange and terrifying. Monsterization is closely linked to human desire. Every monster is unique, and almost sympathetic. But inevitably, the filmmakers decide to expand the storyline, go bigger, move outside those constraints. The Matrix did it. Countless zombie movies and shows have done it. But it rarely seems to work. Involving the military might seem logical, but it kills the uniqueness of the premise, and turns an intense, personal drama into yet another generic post-apocalyptic mess. Monsters look the same, hunt in packs, have no personal connection to the main characters. Lots (I mean lots) of guns. And by the end of season two, I have no idea what's going on. Like I said, that might be me, but I don't think so. It's as if they're throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks. Not much, I'm afraid. I really hope season 3 goes back to a smaller, more intense storyline, but I doubt it.

The first season was definitely worth watching. I'm trying to figure out why the 2nd season lost it all, as I fell inlove with the 1st season, but ended up finding nothing worth caring about in the 2nd.

And as it turns out... The plot of this show was actually based on it's original webtoon. The 2nd season's storyline doesn't take place in the webtoon, as expected...

It seems like the show was taken over by a whole different set of creators.

During season 1, the monsters and their encounters were much more intense, captivating and so much more interesting. The whole setting was claustrophobic, and quite challenging in itself. It was all very suited for this imaginative horror show.

... In season 2 that's what I was most disappointed about. It seemed like the monsters didn't belong in the same horrifying universe anymore, and they were no longer a major part of the story.

Why shift so much focus onto constant drama between a variety of uninteresting, unlikeable, unbearable characters? It's frustrating how nobody is getting along. Everyone argues, slaps and punches each other. Never-ending bitterness, tension and moody whining through it all..? Liking someone apparently means being inlove with a person who doesn't care about your existence at all. Too many are simply heartlessly cruel, as well.

What is there to love about the show, anymore? Is it just meant to get watched, not meant to be enjoyed?

I'd recommend season 1, but to ignore that there's more episodes after. All we can do now is hope that season 3 might find it's way back and somehow remember how it was meant to entertain, or perhaps some of us should just go ahead and read the webtoon instead.

Awesome bit of fun, if your looking for some kinda bonkers weird horror series to do with these demon-like monsters, this would be something to check out. The characters are enjoyable, fun, and silly. The story is much in the same vain, it's enjoyable, silly, fun, great horror, very reminiscent of Tokyo Gore Police. Soundtrack did make me chuckle, I wander how much "Warriors" by imagine dragon costed, we had a fun little bet going as to when it was going to be played. I can't wait for a second season!!!

The story arc and plot are random and chaotic. Whatever seems to fit at the moment. The scene cuts were spasmodic. But it was engaging enough for me to watch to the end, even though I was debating whether to continue a few episodes in. Once I got use to the whatever-goes mentality, I could enjoy it.

People who gave 1 point should finish the show. Honestly, at first I did not understand the subject because I haven't read the webtoon. I continued watching and the show really amazed me. It made me think about every single person's unknown inner world. One episode I hated one character and I was like die right now you are so annoying. In the other I cried for that character and prayed for him/her not to die. I loved watching them become a family. Character developments, understanding all of the characters' inner worlds step by step was amazing. In the beginning there was scenes about past and they are confusing I agree but you'll see that they are puzzle pieces and in the end they would complete the puzzle.

I'll give it a rating of 7 because of the interesting first season (not including season 2 and especially not season 3) and the good special effects. Otherwise, I would give it a rating of 5 for the storyline.

Season 1 of this series is quite similar to the comic, with a few new characters and changes in character details, but it's still interesting. The series doesn't explain in depth how human desires turn people into monsters, but it's still worth watching.

Season 2 starts off well but quickly gets filled with unnecessary scenes and characters. These new characters don't add much to the story and take away from the interesting development of the existing ones.

However, Season 3 is where things go really wrong. Like many Korean sci-fi and mystery dramas, it fails to wrap up the story in a clear, logical way. The Main enemy monster died in unrealistic and silly ways. If it could be defeated so easily, why wasn't it done sooner? The idea of new Neo-humans is also confusing and not well explained.

The main theme of "Sweet Home" becomes unclear. The only somewhat developed relationship is between Cha and Eun Lee. Many characters from Season 1, whose relationships were built up nicely, are ignored or poorly developed in season 2 and 3, favor of new, less interesting characters with shallow backstories.

In summary, while the first season is promising, the next seasons, especially Season 3, fall short and end up ruining the series.

This is a really good show. A little different approach to the zombie theme but it's good. Don't listen to the haters . I have no idea why some people are rating this poorly. I binged the whole show and I didn't feel bored or tired at any point. Every episode was filled with thriller and excitement .

So this is definitely one of those shows that people will either love or hate. I feel like you get a pretty good idea of the tone, atmosphere, and direction right from the very first episode, so if you dislike the first episode then I would not continue watching. Yes, the CGI isn't the best, but it's also not the worst I've seen either. The core of this show is this group of random people in an apartment complex trying to survive a sudden monster apocalypse. It is gritty, dark, and somewhat confusing.

All that being said, I really and unexpectedly loved this show. The weirdness of it intrigued me in the first episode, and by episode 3 I was fully hooked. The characters are really, really great and you can't help but root for them to survive. I loved the soundtrack, especially the use of Imagine Dragons "Warrior." I can't really explain why I loved this show so much, it was just this perfect combination of weird and exciting and gory that kept me completely immersed until the very last second. I really hope they give this a second season because there was a lot left unexplained!

I was really impressed by the first few episodes, but series start to go down very quickly after that. It seemed like they've spent most of their budget on the first few episodes, because after that it's almost nothing but people sitting around, talking and crying. Lots and lots of crying. Newly introduced monster designs were crappy and sub part, in comparison to the beginning.

I just hope, that if this show gets the second season, they'll get more money to bring in some new cool looking monster designs, rather than focusing on people fighting people, like they did as the season progressed.

Stopped watching for a moment after two episodes just to write this quick review. A fast paced, well scripted and wildly entertaining series with a wacky plot line. I hope it will feel just as funky and complete when I finish this binge.

I really liked season 1, but i can't even sit through season 2. It's fine to add some new characters, but this was like watching an entirely different show. There's too much military, but that's not as bad as the whole new cast of characters that I just find extremely boring. The season 1 cast is barely in it. I'm not sure if this is Netflix's fault or not, but their shows often go downhill in following seasons. They change too much for the worst. I have been fast forwarding a lot of season 2 because the dialogue is so boring I can't even focus on it. I'll probably eventually finish it just to see how it ends. But I will continue to fast forward a lot.

Season 1 was great, a novel and entertaining season. Season 2 however has a lot of what made S1 great now is missing.

One of the biggest problems I have with the show is the protagonist. He turns half monster for the entire season, but other than the healing ability he is completely and I mean COMPLETELY useless compared to other monsters. The first problem is that he will not fight. He will stand there and take punches, hits, stabs cuts and wont lift a finger to fight back because he doesnt want to hurt people. Talk about ridiculous. On top of that they tried to give him some monster "wings" so that he can fly around with these monster wings on his back, but guess what"? They literally only gave him ONE wing on his back. You dont have to be an aerospace engineer to know that one big wing on only one side of your back wont work and shouldnt fly, but of course it somehow works. It looks ridiculous though. I am sure they thought it was going to look cooler than it did. All of those things really annoyed me about this season but what really got on my nerves the most was him crying. He is crying in every single episode he is in. Multiple times, and he cries and cries and cries. This is an adult man who is supposed to be a monster but instead cries like a baby all the time. They destroyed this character and had the chance to make a character that was cool powerful an strong yet we got this mess. What a disaster!!

The entire second season is lackluster also in comparison to the first. The story is all over the place in S2 and bounces around a bit too much.

Other than all that negative stuiff, the show IS still entertaining. Some of the monsters are interesting but the CGI this season was much worse than the first season. This season we got monsters that look like transformers made of garbage (they show up in a few episodes). They make the monsters move intentionally very fast so that the camera doesnt zoom in on how poor the cgi truly is this season. The is entertainment value to this show still!! Its not a terrible show, its just not great, I give it a 6/10 for season two and an 7.5/10 for season one.

I'm only on episode 3 but wow. This show is pretty dang great. I love the monster's and the characters. The music goes great with the intense fighting scenes. I have been excited for this sence I first watched the trailer.

I have read the comic, I have read the webtoon .. and I have seen the drama ... it's really great, I love how they have done everything, although there are always differences with the original comics, but ultimately it is a great version, all the actors , the scenes, the atmosphere, the music ... everything, a 10!

It is entertaining from the beginning to the end, it leaves you wanting much more, I look forward to the second part!

The best of Netflix this year !! I need more Asian live actions like this

Everything about season 1 was incredible, from the variety of monsters to the claustrophobic environment to the character relationships, i loved every minute of it. And then season 2 came around. And i honestly felt like i was watching an entirely new series with predictable twists and a boring plot. We no longer follow the story of the main character in fact we don't even see him until roughly episode 5 of season 2. So many irrelevant characters are brought in to hulk out the storyline and the military is included, making it seem like every other post apocalyptic show out there. In season 1 it was a fight of ordinary people against unpredictable monsters, it was so much more personal but the inclusion of the military makes it so much more detached. I hope season 3 redeems this.

It's good, but forgettable. Some much exciting parts, but there's much filler and long flashbacks that is not really necessary. Not anxious for a second season, but I'd watch.

It was so freaking good.badly waiting for season 2 .

The first season was really fun, it has some flaw moments, but very enjoyable monsters and great settings. So i was looking forward for another season, but the second season is a whole disappointment, the new characters are just annoying, they do one stupid and questionable things after another. There is too much military involved, it's just another action show, with no interesting plot, boring dialogues and characters. There are, again, some cool monsters, but that is not enough to maintain interest. If you loved the first season, skip this one. You will only be disappointed. Netflix seems to have lost interest.

The trailer had me hooked, and I was looking forward to this. The show is visually great, IMO. There's a decent amount of CGI that's hit/miss but various practical visual effects were done really well. The show is very colorful for almost 10 episodes of scenes trapped inside a building. The music was good too, minus the repetitive Imagine Dragons song. So if you like to enjoy stuff like that, give this a shot. One of things that's a plus about Korean movies and shows in general is that they easily blend genres. They make you get so invested into the characters in thrillers/horrors that the genre also becomes emotional - in a good way. Sweet Home has A LOT of characters but it takes time to get invested. But since it's a tv show and since there were so many people, i think it's okay to consume that much time. The monsters too, are very different from each other, unlike what we'd have seen in most zombie-type movies, they too had different personalities. The story though, was a slight let-down for me, I personally found that there were inconsistencies which breaks the suspense/tension/sense of urgency. I felt that there were several questions that were left unanswered towards the end of the show, which was also a let down, but maybe that's just me. Will there be an S2? Will they answer all those questions? I don't know, and the show doesn't end in a way that would make me wait in anticipation for S2 and for those answers. I might not even watch it, answers or not. But overall, something slightly different to watch. I thought that it was visually really good, great music/sound too! Watch this if you're bored and have nothing else to watch. 10 hours is a lot of commitment.

I left this review after season 2, but I'm updating it now that I've finished season 3. It was SO much better. They cut out a lot of the BS from season 2 and focused back on the OG and best characters. Beautifully acted, it was so emotional, I cried a bunch. Wonderful ending for the series.

I absolutely adored the first season, I've watched it many times. I've waited years and was so excited for season 2. Before season 2, I would have rated this show a 9/10. So what the heck happened? It felt like a completely different show. The style, the pacing, the direction, the acting, everything felt different. There was far too little of the original cast, and none of the new cast were interesting. There was no direction, it was all over the place, I didn't form a bond with any characters or locations. It felt like the show completely lost its heart and soul.

The first 3 episodes are nothing but a military brutality fest with no point other than to illustrate people are worse than the Monsters could ever be. I liked it better from ep 5 on, but it was still just a slog and I was glad to be done.

I've never been so disappointed with a second season. Oh well, I'll always have the first.