This season was overall pretty good. Maybe a step down from the sheer volume of pure laughs of the first season, but a step up in characterization for just about everyone. Kimmy's trauma has always been a deeply troubling undercurrent to the generally upbeat nature of the show, and I appreciated that they tackled some of the more taboo aspects of her victimization without being too heavy handed. Elsewhere, I thought Titus/Mikey were great, as was Anna Camp. What an amazing new character.
a couple nits, however:
- The episode where Titus does the geisha play and all the activists/hecklers learn their lesson. I think Fey and Co. took the wrong lesson from ethnicity-related critiques of last season, and this episode felt outright arrogant in their dismissal.
- Jacqueline and Russ. I get the logic behind the pairing, but I still don't buy it. I thought this was poorly developed.
a couple nits, however:
- The episode where Titus does the geisha play and all the activists/hecklers learn their lesson. I think Fey and Co. took the wrong lesson from ethnicity-related critiques of last season, and this episode felt outright arrogant in their dismissal.
- Jacqueline and Russ. I get the logic behind the pairing, but I still don't buy it. I thought this was poorly developed.