7 Things Lucha Underground Got Wrong In Season 2

1. Ultima Lucha Dos

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Season one of Lucha Underground finished with aplomb, in the shape of Ultima Lucha. This was a two-part special, where the various stories came to their thrilling ends and new ones were set out in their place. The shows were widely lauded as fantastic, but what was most impressive about them was the pacing.

The second show was clearly the main event, with matches such as Vampiro vs. Pentagon Jr., Johnny Mundo vs. Alberto El Patron and the main event of Prince Puma vs. Mil Muertes. In many ways, the success of Ultima Lucha did a lot to excite people for the second season.

Ultima Lucha returned at the end of of season two, but this time the climax was spread out over three shows. Even the most dedicated of LU fans would be burnt out towards the end of it, but the pacing was way off.

Show one was fine, focusing on the journey of Son of Havoc before the emotions of the crowd were cruelly played with as Dr. Wagner Jr. stole his shot. Show two was headlined by Mil Muertes destroying King Cuerno, almost certainly a demotion for the man who ended season one as the Lucha Underground Champion.

The final chapter of Ultima Lucha Dos saw Pentagon Jr. (now Pentagon Dark) come up short once again in his quest for the LU Championship against Matanza. This came in the middle of the show which, despite the obvious dream match quality of Rey vs. Puma, was a terrible decision.

This was basically saying that 'yes, what happens outside of The Temple may be bigger than what happens inside'. This is what has made LU so special until now, the fact that it felt like its own unique world.

Ultima Lucha Dos was simply too long, too drawn-out and frankly unsatisfying. Quite like the whole of Lucha Underground's second season then.

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