Krypton’s second season finale drew just 350,000 viewers, which is fewer than half of the 790,000 viewers that tuned in to the show’s season one conclusion. Film critics at CinemaBlend say that Krypton’s debut on Syfy was the network’s “most-watched debut in four years.” Viewership dropped in the second season, however. In the end, it doesn’t matter how good your show is if no one sees it it’s just that simple.Īs a result, the number of viewers for the second season of Krypton significantly decreased.
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IGN’s David Griffith termed it “larger and bolder,” and We Got This Covered’s Eric Joseph commented that the series was “finally discovering its promise” before it was canceled. The series’ second season was praised by critics almost universally. Krypton Season 2Īccording to the critical response, Krypton’s cancellation will generate much confusion.
Lobo’s presence and the promise of more Doomsday destruction may not have been enough to re-enter the hearts of those who had already abandoned the show after the first season ended. New developments in season one included a battle between the winged Thanagarians and the Thanoses on Rann, the arrival of the baby Jor-El on Earth, and Lobo and Seg-El forming a team to take out Brainiac and rescue Seg’s kid from the clutches of Brainiac.Įven if the same critics and others were impressed with Krypton’s development in the second season, the first season’s flaws may have discouraged viewers.
With the introduction of DC’s ultraviolent “Main Man” Lobo and the continuing villainy of Brainiac (Blake Ritson) and General Zod (Colin Salmon), as well as the promise of finally seeing the powerful Doomsday in action-he was heavily teased in season 1 but spent most of the time stuck in a high-tech storage pod. There have been more praise for Krypton’s second season than for its first. Several factors come together to make its cancellation rather shocking. Only two months earlier, the cancellations of Happy! and Deadly Class were announced.
Similarly, a proposed Lobo spinoff was canceled. After the second season finale of Syfy’s Krypton aired, word spread that the show would not be renewed for a third season. It was a terrible month for DC Comics television enthusiasts in August 2019.
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