The WIlds Season 2: Where It Went Wrong

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Season one of Amazon Prime's The Wilds was an immediate success back in 2020. Created by Sarah Streicher, the series sees a group of teenage girls become castaways when the plane that's supposed to take them to a Hawaiin retreat crashes on a remote island. As the girls adjust to their surroundings and each other, the viewers learn that (spoiler alert) they didn't end up there by accident. Instead, this was the elaborate scheme of faux-feminist Gretchen Klein (played by the brilliant Rachel Griffiths), a psychologist intent on proving the benefits of a matriarchal society.

Highly original and with outstanding performances from the relatively-unknown actresses, season one of The Wilds attracted a lot of buzz; and following its cliffhanger — the discovery of a separate group of male castaways — fans couldn't wait for season two. Unfortunately, after two years of waiting, this season turned out to be less Lord of the Flies and more Unwelcome Surprise. The Wilds season two dragged, and here's why.

Meet The Boy Survivors In The Wilds Season 2

The biggest drawback of season two is the boys. With twice as many characters as season one and two fewer episodes, the boys took attention away from the beloved girls and made each episode feel crammed. The show spread itself thin introducing eight new characters, and clearly had its favorites. Whilst in season one, each of the girls got their own backstory episode, in this season, only a few boys got theirs, and even these were rushed.

Viewers know hardly anything about Josh (Nicholas Coombe) and Henry (Aidan Laprete), which makes it hard to root for them, and the characters they do know about aren't as likable as the girls. Of course, some characters — Seth (Alex Fitzalan) — aren't