7 Things Lucha Underground Got Wrong In Season 2
Season three has some work to do.
Lucha Underground's second season started in magnificent fashion, as then-Lucha Underground Champion Mil Muertes overcame a spirited Ivelisse only to have his arm broken by a rampaging Stone Cold Pentagon Jr. We knew that Rey Mysterio was on his way in, and the questions left unanswered by season two came with excitement and optimism.
Fast forward to the end of season two and well, things could not be more different. LU II failed to live up to the sheer immensity of the first season, but the questions we now want answered come with tired shrugs as opposed to 'children-on-christmas' squeals.
I wouldn't go so far as to call it a disappointment, as that feels too harsh. Lucha Underground is still the number one professional wrestling show that is genuinely trying something different, providing a new type of pro graps for the disillusioned and hungry alike.
But maybe it was a disappointment? Stories meandered, disappeared and returned with little fanfare, characters seemed lost and one time too many the emotions of the crowd were toyed with. The issues that many would have allowed in season one were amplified in season two, and as we head towards season three Lucha Underground has serious work to do.
Here are my seven biggest gripes with Lucha Underground season two.
7. New Characters Introduced Were Weak
Unfortunately for Lucha Underground, this was somewhat inevitable.
Season one was all about introducing the entire cast of the show, from Dario Cueto all the way down to The Crew. Even performers that we were familiar with, men like Brian Cage and Ricochet, they found themselves in new skin as Cage and Prince Puma. In season one, everything was new.
Season two was always going to fall short in the new characters department as a result, but the problem is that the show fell dramatically short. Famous B. and El Dragon Azteca Jr. aside, the new names on the Lucha Underground horizon have been underwhelming to say the least.
Kobra Moon, Daga, Mariposa and even Taya all fell short of the new faces from season one. Now, I'm not saying every debut needs to be a thing of wonder, but the collective new faces from season two left a lot to be desired.