Reservation Dogs (Season 2)

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⭐ 8.0/10

(Originally written by Joseph)

Maybe my expectations were a little high because of Tim, but I was a bit let down by this season. I loved season 1 because it was really funny with a few emotional interjections. The balance was a little off here. I thought it was... just not very funny. They mostly go for emotional payoff every episode, but I found them to be a little much. There are fewer jokes and too many serious moments, and the serious moments didn't really hit for me.

Don't get me wrong, I still thought it was a good season and I like the show. I thought the episode Decolonativization was hilarious, and basically what the first season was made up of. Lots of great characters, both main and side. Pretty great stuff.

I also have one quibble that I know is minor but it drove me absolutely insane. Why the hell do they say "shit ass" 500 times per episode? It is so annoying. Nobody says that. I actually did internet research to see if it's something people say in Oklahoma, or on reservations, and people were like, some boomers will say it every now again. But here, it's the only insult every single characters knows. It really makes the show feel like every character was written by the same one person.

Anyways, Kirk Fox absolutely slays me as the white guy who is REALLY into indigenous culture. Funny every time.

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