“dead to me” season 2 is a twisty, fun ride

198121ba935c31d7384437cccc7a76f521-dead-to-me-s-1.2x.rsocial.w600.jpg — 90/100 “sweet”

Review of Netflix’s Dead to Me: Season 2:

If you’ve seen the first season of Netflix’s recent hit Dead to Me, you know this is one of the most incredible blends of dark drama and comedy in a long time, but this second season has just gotten better, doubling down on the twists, turns and making the superb chemistry between Christina Applegate and Laura Cardellini even more developed. This sequel series obviously takes place right after Judy (Cardellini) finds that Jen, “in self-defense”, has killed her boyfriend Steve (James Marsden), and his body is in Jen’s pool. Of course, to create more tension, Steve’s twin brother arrives, Ben (also played by Marsden) and there’s a suspicious detective hot on their trails named Ana Perez (Diana Maria Riva). Sure, the first season was a very solid start, the gallows humor and the drama went excellent together, doing what many films or shows fail to achieve—however, it didn’t feel like it could hold on long enough to create more seasons just as good. Boy, was I wrong. Applegate and Cardellini are, of course, incredible, but Marsden is also terrific in his second role in the series, and Riva (mentioned before) plays a great supporting character as well. To move the story along, audiences now have another intriguing mystery, more dark humor and loads more fun. Also, I’m one to say that this show has such a sweet, developed emotional core inside it all along, fueling every episode, that gives a certain heart and soul to all the crazy things happening so damn fast. Each episode is around half an hour, perfect for this sort of show. Not as short as something like The Office, and not gratingly long like so many shows today. Why that running time feels right is that it backs up the genre a lot. The series is a mix of comedy and family drama, and this type of “in the middle” run-time for each chapter is extraordinarily flawless. To be very honest, I don’t have any major issues with this second season, and I am almost dying to see a third season in the next year or two.

Should you Binge, Browse, or Skip?

The second season of Dead to Me is a devilishly funny, heartfelt and dramatic sophomore series that improves upon its predecessor by doubling down on all of its strengths. I would say…BINGE IT