You mentioned Pachinko S2 last week and suggested you might have comments this week. I didn't get to the finale until after that newsletter posted so I'll just mention here that I enjoyed the second season quite a bit. As you mentioned in your review, this show does a much more deft job with time jumps and recasting younger characters th…
You mentioned Pachinko S2 last week and suggested you might have comments this week. I didn't get to the finale until after that newsletter posted so I'll just mention here that I enjoyed the second season quite a bit. As you mentioned in your review, this show does a much more deft job with time jumps and recasting younger characters than HoD, and as a result I spent most of S2 dreading Noa's fate. The further the season progressed, the more he became the main character of the S2, so his absence in later timelines became more notable. Still not sure how I feel about the plot twist but it was a relief things didn't go in a darker direction.
The Solomon storyline of S2 was its weakest element and considering that was all new material, it's a little concerning for the show moving forward. But the acting remains excellent and this show continues to have the best opening credits sequence.
I really like the actors playing Solomon and Naomi, but if the 1989 timeline decided to only focus on Sunja and Mozasu, I wouldn't mind. (And Mozasu in general feels like a character who will need a lot of attention in the third season.)
The finale provides some hints that Mozasu is likely a bigger part of S3 (finally) but I wouldn't be surprised if much of that is in the 1951 timeline. Also feels like his 1989 storyline may end up bringing Noa back to the future.
You mentioned Pachinko S2 last week and suggested you might have comments this week. I didn't get to the finale until after that newsletter posted so I'll just mention here that I enjoyed the second season quite a bit. As you mentioned in your review, this show does a much more deft job with time jumps and recasting younger characters than HoD, and as a result I spent most of S2 dreading Noa's fate. The further the season progressed, the more he became the main character of the S2, so his absence in later timelines became more notable. Still not sure how I feel about the plot twist but it was a relief things didn't go in a darker direction.
The Solomon storyline of S2 was its weakest element and considering that was all new material, it's a little concerning for the show moving forward. But the acting remains excellent and this show continues to have the best opening credits sequence.
I really like the actors playing Solomon and Naomi, but if the 1989 timeline decided to only focus on Sunja and Mozasu, I wouldn't mind. (And Mozasu in general feels like a character who will need a lot of attention in the third season.)
The finale provides some hints that Mozasu is likely a bigger part of S3 (finally) but I wouldn't be surprised if much of that is in the 1951 timeline. Also feels like his 1989 storyline may end up bringing Noa back to the future.