Black Summer season 2 out now on Netflix

[paranoid101]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9-kJB8AVFA

Think it started this week not watched it yet, but season 1 was alright.

[kidgloves]

Thanks for the heads up.
I really enjoyed s1

[sandrock74]

I binged season 2 over the weekend. I still don't like fast zombies but that gives this a distinct vibe. The one thing really unique about this series is the dwindling cast! I like it because of the sense that anyone can go at any time but I also hate it because no one enjoys seeing a character they like die.

[Mike70]

Season 1 was good because it isolated the characters, sped up their decisions, and basically tested out who really wanted to live.

Season 2 - has embraced every shitty zombie cliche there is. I absolutely HATE the "humans are the real enemy" nonsense. Been there, done that. The whole betrayal shtick has, surprise! done before and is now something that makes me wanna chunder.

[Neil]

Season 1 was good because it isolated the characters, sped up their decisions, and basically tested out who really wanted to live.

Season 2 - has embraced every shitty zombie cliche there is. I absolutely HATE the "humans are the real enemy" nonsense. Been there, done that. The whole betrayal shtick has, surprise! done before and is now something that makes me wanna chunder.

When I heard, "humans are the real enemy," in the trailer, I must admit I flinched a bit with how well trodden that path is.

[Harleydude666]

Best zombie content to ever grace tv or film. It blows away anything the TWD ever did that’s for sure. Not a fan of speed zombies but they make it work in this one. The tension and anxiety never ever lets up in season 1 or 2. So we’ll done

[paranoid101]

I'm 2 episodes in and it's really good, love the fractured timeline and lack of dialog, best zombie thing I've watched for awhile.

[Daoyinyang]

Black Summer season 2 was a bit better than season 1. I wasn't a fan of Lance, so I was happy they killed him off; it is also consistent with his character. He is not bright, he knows how to run from zombies but he does not know how to respond to human threats so human threats can easily outwit him which is a shame in the world that they're in. I am also assuming that it has only been one or two days since the last episode of the first season to the exact moment when Lance was shot and killed.

The lack of dialogue makes it tense. A lot of one takes (or at least one take attempts that have been pretty well edited together) that keeps the intensity without losing it.

The character development with Justin Chu Cary's character was the best part of that entire season. The writing and his acting was impeccable. I hope his career goes place and no, not the MCU.

I am happy that Sun made it in the end. I wonder what will happen with her and if she's going to be getting the Lance treatment. Speaking of the Lance treatment, I am not sure what they will do with Rose. She is badly injured, if the show is consistent with how it handles the brutality that is, injuries will lead to death (like Spears/Little James) if not treated properly, in this case, not likely at all, then I am sure Rose is probably going to get the Lance treatment and the show will just focus on Anna.

Naz? I don't know lmao I don't think anyone can predict what the hell is going to happen to Naz.

All in all, this show is really tense but the writing is spotty. I only liked Justin Chu Cary's writing, everyone else's writing was really spotty. I did not like that Rose coddled Anna like she's Ernie from "What's eating Gilbert Grape". I did not understand why Sun wasn't just killed off because I did not understand why she was a prisoner. Were they going to breed her? Why were they so inclined on keeping her alive after the house interaction? If the main goal was to get to the air strip so they can fly off to what they think is a safe space with law and order. Then why even have her over encumber your hike up a MOUNTAIN? Also why did the other Army dudes betray Naz?

These are my main gripes with the show. I still think it's good because besides the writing, the subtle character traits, the acting, and the tension was executed almost flawlessly.
Did I mention there were no cheap jump scares? I was expecting at least 2 cheap jump scares per few episodes but we barely got any.

[babomb]

Greetings ladies and gents...
Been quite awhile since I was here.

I gotta say, I enjoyed Black Summer. Been a little while since I saw any zombie related non video game content I actually liked enough to continue watching. Black Summer feels very gritty and realistic in comparison to most other zombie stuff from the last 10 years. Probably a lot of other content I've just not seen so I can't say it's the best thing going. It kept my interest well though.
I liked how it took place in what could've been anywhere, and the characters seemed very random. It wasn't focused on a character with some specialized role that made them valuable or an overdramatic backstory to make you artificially empathize more. They were mostly just normal people. Not elite soldiers, SWAT, or journalists and scientists. It also wasn't full of political themes like so many movies and shows are today.
I miss the days when movies and TV weren't poisoned by activists trying to make political commentary out of everything.

[Neil]

I enjoyed Black Summer.Right, this is next on my list now!



I miss the days when movies and TV weren't poisoned by activists trying to make political commentary out of everything.You nazi, fascist, transphobic, white supremacist, racist, sexist bigot!

[Neil]

Four episodes in and really enjoying it.

Only gripes are:-
1) People really being so horrid to each other. eg: Everyone killing everyone. And when the group break into the back of a shop, kick the two unarmed people in it out into the street, only for them then to leave the shop 1 minute later. :)
2) I find the time jumps interesting but a tad excessive at times.

[Neil]

Well, all done!

I'd have to say once again, the level of people f***ing over other people grated on me a bit. And there were a few elements of people just risking themselves beyond believability. eg: The daughter wondering around the lodge alone...

And talk about an open ending :)

But overall, some generally very good stuff.

[Moon Knight]

Yeah the people weren’t very likable at all here. Ending was kinda flat but overall it had some good material. Really wish the mother and daughter were gone though honestly.

[Neil]

Yeah the people weren’t very likable at all here. Ending was kinda flat but overall it had some good material. Really wish the mother and daughter were gone though honestly.

Yeh, I hadn't put my finger on that point. Indeed, hardly anyone had any redeeming features. I was rooting for Mance though in the last scene or so! His chase seen was epic!

[Moon Knight]

Yeh, I hadn't put my finger on that point. Indeed, hardly anyone had any redeeming features. I was rooting for Mance though in the last scene or so! His chase seen was epic!

If I had a favorite, it was definitely Mance.

[Neil]

If I had a favorite, it was definitely Mance.

The opening chase in the first episode seemed to have a similar amount of effort thrown into it too.

[paranoid101]

TBH this second season of Black Summer was for me way better than some of The Walking Dead has been in the past.

Great Zombie series, this and Kingdom on Netflix give me some hope for the Zombie genre in the future.

[Neil]

TBH this second season of Black Summer was for me way better than some of The Walking Dead has been in the past.

Great Zombie series, this and Kingdom on Netflix give me some hope for the Zombie genre in the future.

I think - as already pointed out - if some of the characters had just been a bit more likeable, that could of helped. But yes, a solid series.

[Tricky]

I've just binge watched both series over the last week. I watched the first episode over a year ago but for some reason never watched the rest until now. I enjoyed it on the whole but there was barely a single likeable character in there. Spears had potential, I was a bit disappointed that he didn't make it, but the rest were just selfish gits and other than "get to the stadium" followed by "get to the airstrip", none of them had any kind of coherent plan behind what they were doing, including the various gangs roaming around just looking to murder each other without any real reasoning behind why they were being so trigger happy rather than helping each other out.
Speaking of trigger happy, why do they always have to fire on full auto in these things? I've been in the British army a number of years now and we're always taught that it's aimed single shots to conserve ammo, not emptying all your mags in seconds! I know it would be hard to hit one of these rabid athletic zombies when it's running at you in a frenzy like they do in this series, but there did seem to be a lot of Hollywood mags being fired.

[Neil]

Yeh, if they could just add some more engaging/likeable characters, that would be great.