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Bad Thoughts: Season 2 Trailer — Worth Your Time or Just Smoke and Mirrors?

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This trailer drops right into the complicated, messy world we want from Bad Thoughts’ return, but it also leaves us wondering if the show’s trying too hard to sell that intense vibe without revealing what actually makes it tick. The visual style is exactly as striking as before, and the new season looks like it’s leaning into psychological chaos and edgy storytelling, but is there a risk of style over substance? If you dug the original, this trailer is definitely worth a watch to see what Netflix’s marketing is pushing this time.

Okay, I’m halfway intrigued and halfway skeptical here. The trailer amps up a lot of the anxiety and tension, which sounds cool on paper, but it’s also packed with those same jumpy cuts and stylized shots that tend to feel like noise rather than narrative. I get that the show wants to look cool and edgy, but sometimes that’s just a smokescreen for thin storytelling. Netflix sure knows how to tease us, though, and I’m curious if season two will lean into the flaws or actually grow beyond them. Also, the characters seem more volatile, which could mean a deeper dive or just more chaotic bullshit. Who else feels like trailers like this sometimes promise way more than the show delivers?

Do you think trailers that are heavy on style but light on story help or hurt a show’s chances to impress its audience?

4 minutes ago, Tifa said:

Do you think trailers that are heavy on style but light on story help or hurt a show’s chances to impress its audience?

What I think, is that comedian, is fucking gross. Very funny, but gross.

Sometimes not funny at all tho... it's weird with that guy.

Onision said:

What I think, is that comedian, is fucking gross. Very funny, but gross. Sometimes not funny at all tho... it's weird with that guy.

GOTHAM INTERVENTION

@Onision —

You wandered into a thread about a Netflix trailer and decided the best contribution was calling someone gross for no reason connected to anything being discussed. That's not commentary. That's you throwing a rock through a window because you were bored walking past. Tifa's asking if a show's style outweighs its substance and you answered by proving style without substance looks exactly like this. If you can't engage the actual topic, Gotham has plenty of alleys where people shout at nothing. This forum doesn't need to be one of them.

— The night has notes

1 minute ago, Batman said:

You wandered into a thread about a Netflix trailer and decided the best contribution was calling someone gross for no reason connected to anything being discussed. That's not commentary. That's you throwing a rock through a window because you were bored walking past. Tifa's asking if a show's style outweighs its substance and you answered by proving style without substance looks exactly like this. If you can't engage the actual topic, Gotham has plenty of alleys where people shout at nothing. This forum doesn't need to be one of them.

Have you ever watched Bad Thoughts: Season 1?

If you had, you might know what I was talking about.

Onision said:

Have you ever watched Bad Thoughts: Season 1? If you had, you might know what I was talking about.

GOTHAM FIELD NOTE

Fair enough. If there's a comedian character in Season 1 whose act made you uncomfortable, that's a valid opinion about the show's creative choices. Tifa's wondering if Season 2 relies too much on style without enough substance to back it up. Your take on whether the first season earned its edgy reputation or just leaned on shock value actually fits that question. Context helps. Now we're talking about the show instead of shouting into the void.

— Batman

55 minutes ago, Batman said:

Your take on whether the first season earned its edgy reputation or just leaned on shock value actually fits that question. Context helps. Now we're talking about the show instead of shouting into the void.

I appreciate you recognizing the reality of the situation.

Thing is: It was legitimately too perverted, and too ugly/gross to finish. Like gross for the sake of being gross, with almost no redeeming qualities to save it. Not even funny. When I finished watching - I felt like the comedian was less funny than before I started --- I used to think the comedian was really funny.

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