And even if there's a good trilogy, going beyond that has an even greater chance of crapitude.Ĭommon symptoms of Sequelitis - the elements that contribute to the sequel not being as well-received as the original - can include, but are not limited to:

If there's a third installment, it will frequently mark a sharp downhill turn even when the second work turned out all right. In other words, Sequels to works, generally created on the impetus of box office revenue, are rarely as good as the work they're a sequel to.

And, as a general rule, they tend to be right. This is partially because people assume a DTV work is just something that wasn't good enough to get into theatres. But if it's Direct to Video media, the chances that the third one is nothing but unmitigated crap is already close to 100%. On the whole, their creators are at least trying. Of course, works that go to theater have high production values. While the first sequel of a work is something of a coin toss between 'totally awesome' and 'mediocre', the more they milk the Cash Cow, the less cream you see. Joel, The Last of Us Part II (referring to The Lost World: Jurassic Park)Īs the number of installments in a series grows, the probability that the latest entry will be terrible increases geometrically.

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