By Pen Fang and Angelina Hu
Nanno’s back.
Girl from Nowhere’s second season premiered on May 7th, following the success of Season 1 in 2018. It’s a Thai Netflix show featuring Nanno, a mysterious girl who transfers from school to school in order to weed out the corruption of the system or of the students. She spreads karma, proving that the academic environment is not as pure as it may seem, also often in destructive or violent ways. Each of the individual cases is unrelated, but even more intriguing is the fact that every one of them is based on real stories from Thailand.
The show is incredibly interesting, but one thing to note: Girl from Nowhere in general is noteworthy of… many content warnings, including sexual assault, murder, heavy gore, and self harm, alongside some more psychological thriller-horror aspects. If any of these subjects bothers you, please turn back now. For a more detailed list of warnings, see this Reddit post.
With that being said, here is the trailer for our new season. Nothing real heavy here yet, at least not compared to the actual episodes. But a warning for blood and possibly frightening content nevertheless.
Season 2 kicks off with 8 episodes. Another warning—Season 2 is also darker, bloodier, and gorier than Season 1. It carries a slightly more concrete storyline, too, with a rivalry that transcends all of the episodes. Even the intro—which differs from the first season—is a story of their relationship.
In Season 2, the character Yuri is introduced. Where Nanno is karma, then Yuri is vengeance. Revenge and karma behave in different ways, as do Nanno and Yuri. And their rivalry takes on deadly consequences.
As with Season 1, the episodes of Season 2 tackle real life issues, such as the case of Praewa and the 9 bodies, which was likely an inspiration for Episode 3: Minnie and the Four Bodies. The theme of power and revenge is also prevalent. Many of the episodes display a morally grey area as well, made clearer through Nanno and Yuri; Nanno who understands the nuance of a world that isn’t black or white, whereas Yuri is quick to label who is right and who is wrong. Overall, the second season carries the same weight as the first and raises questions about society.
Highlight episodes to watch include Episode 3: Minnie and the Four Bodies (which centers around a rich girl who has never known consequences and the consequences she must face after killing four people), Episode 6: Liberation (centering on the strict and corrupt rules of a school, plus it’s one of the most aesthetic episodes), and Episode 8: The Judgement (the stunning finale that displays Yuri and Nanno’s conflict at its height through a disastrous mother/daughter relationship).
While you do not necessarily need to watch Season 1 to watch Season 2, it is highly recommended. Season 1 is an introduction to Nanno’s character— and how she handles things. Throughout Season 1, she travels from school to school and exposes the corruption of the students and teachers in various ways. Each episode also seems to have an underlying theme, ranging from the influence of money to mob mentality to the pressure to be perfect. The corruption of humans as a whole is the overarching theme that stretches through many of the episodes.
It’s a good introduction to the intense nature of the show as well. Violent moments and plot twists happen one after the other, and each episode is filled with seamless, albeit sometimes bloody, twists and turns. The ending of the first episode is an excellent show of this. Highlight episodes to be excited for if you decide to watch are Episode 3: Trophy (a narrative on what lengths the pressure to be seen as a genius can drive someone), Episode 8: Lost and Found (the only non-violent episode that displays a side of Nanno not shown before), and the finale, Episodes 12-13: BFF. That last one’s pretty wild.
Chicha Amatayakul, also known as Kitty Chicha, plays Nanno. Other recurring cast members change every episode, due to the nature of the show. From the second season, Chanya McClory stars as Yuri.
While Girl from Nowhere is most certainly not for the faint of heart, for anybody who loves a psychological thriller and doesn’t mind a couple guts, it’s absolutely right up your alley. Why wait another day to meet Nanno? The entirety of both seasons are out right now!
See you soon.
(source: Netflix via Youtube)
