![]() There’s another recurring bit involving Santa Claus, portrayed as the star of an ultraviolent, ultra-profane action film. This time, it takes place during a corporate retreat, featuring “Little Buff Boys”-which is exactly what it sounds like-one of which is described by Richardson as a “little brick shithouse” among other colorful adjectives. But while many of the themes are similar, the second season-much like Robinson’s characters-doubles down on the mayhem.įor example, in season 2, Sam Richardson reprises a similar character as an MC to an inappropriate childrens’ pageant of sorts. Once again, the bulk of the sketches occur in familiar settings: corporate boardrooms, restaurants, and social gatherings, to test the limits of what seemingly innocent bystanders are forced to tolerate. Agonizingly, Robinson draws it out to near the 10-minute mark-and trust us when we say you’ll be aware of each passing second. In another wholly uncomfortable sketch, an office employee begins stalking and threatening a coworker to demand compensation for helping him out of a mildly embarrassing situation, which devolves into something akin to a horror movie. And while that premise may sound tame enough, sure enough, Robinson takes it to an unexpected, disconcerting place. In one bit, a group of old college friends gathers at a restaurant to have dinner with their old professor, only to have the meal ruined when their mentor can’t stop fixating on his former student’s burger. Similar to the first season, many of the sketches are prolonged to maximize the impending dread. Indeed, the batch of new episodes sinks to twisted new depths, which should both delight fans of the series while making them squirm uncomfortably at the same time. “Like, you don’t want to live anymore?” asks his producer, while giving him cues in a nearby van. “I don’t even wanna be around anymore,” surmises Robinson’s character, after complaining that the suit is too hot and he can’t breathe. In the first episode alone, a sketch involving Robinson’s character-the host of a prank show called “Everything is Upside Down”-begins to have an existential meltdown while dressed in poorly constructed prosthetics in the middle of the very mall food court he was sent to terrorize. Released today, July 6, season 2 of I Think You Should Leave sets the tone pretty quickly. How would an already frequently dark and manic series reflect the particularly dark and manic times we’ve endured? (Most notably, the one with the hot dog guy-“We’re all trying to find the guy who did this!”-essentially became the perfect encapsulation of the year 2020 and the downfall of the Trump administration.) It even went on to inspire a few popular meme accounts-to the delight of Robinson himself.īut many fans wondered what the series would look like in 2021. In the interim, the series only continued to grow in popularity, particularly on the internet, where the various sketches have been co-opted as fodder for endless memes. Though it was quickly renewed for a second season, the COVID-19 pandemic delayed its release for more than a year. The second season of the offbeat Netflix sketch comedy series is reflective of our dark, uncertain times.
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