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"Sam Blaauboer gives "F is for Family - Season 2" a 8."
Written by Sam Blaauboer on 14 September 2017.
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F is for Family - Season 2
When I first heard of F is for Family, it just came out on Netflix. I thought it was yet to be another animated family sitcom that attempts mild-shock humour, set in the present day with a weak story and I wasn't really interested. Until I saw a trailer on YouTube and man, was I wrong. Never judge a book by its cover, they say. Set in the 1970s, it all revolves around the family of Frank Murphy (Bill Burr, New Girl), an (old) airport employee who got fired on Christmas eve (as seen in season one). His wife, Sue Murphy (Laura Dern, Twin Peaks 2017) , who works for the company Plast-a-ware and their three children Kevin (Justin Long, Literally, Right Before Aaron), Bill (Haley Reinhart, Crown for Christmas) and Maureen Murphy (Debi Derryberry, Alpha and Omega: Journey to Bear Kingdom).
The series takes off three weeks after the ending of season one and Frank is still unemployed. In season two we see changes to the family that could get them in trouble. Frank, still depressed from being unemployed, is or rather was the working man and “boss” in house, but now that he is unemployed someone else has to take over. Sue is that person as she gets a promotion (of some sort) to secretary, but is mistreated by the sexist heads of her company.
The kids are beginning to see the changes in the Murphy household and begin to change as well. Kevin ditches school to continue his dream of being a famous rockstar, Bill begins to enjoy breaking the law, much to the concern of his friend Phillip, but the only one who stayed kind of normal throughout the season is girl scout Maureen, who turns out to be a genius and wants to pursue her dream to do something with computers and technology (much to Frank's reluctance)
A good, well-written season with accurate points that where normal during the period the series takes place in. And of course, F is for Family is, and I think will always stay, a comedy so even when the humour relies on vulgarity, the strength of F Is for Family is in its substantial heart as said by many other reviewers. I give season two of F is for Family an 8 out of 10.
The series takes off three weeks after the ending of season one and Frank is still unemployed. In season two we see changes to the family that could get them in trouble. Frank, still depressed from being unemployed, is or rather was the working man and “boss” in house, but now that he is unemployed someone else has to take over. Sue is that person as she gets a promotion (of some sort) to secretary, but is mistreated by the sexist heads of her company.
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The kids are beginning to see the changes in the Murphy household and begin to change as well. Kevin ditches school to continue his dream of being a famous rockstar, Bill begins to enjoy breaking the law, much to the concern of his friend Phillip, but the only one who stayed kind of normal throughout the season is girl scout Maureen, who turns out to be a genius and wants to pursue her dream to do something with computers and technology (much to Frank's reluctance)
The biggest storyline and possibly even the theme of this season are the marriage problems between Frank and Sue. Going to marriage counselling and overall changing the feel of the season from a “happy, friendly family with no problems” to the “oh shoot, this is a pretty real family with lots of problems” kind of season. This leads me to my final thought about this season. Which is:It went from a “happy, friendly family with no problems” to the “oh shoot, this is a pretty real family with lots of problems” kind of season
A good, well-written season with accurate points that where normal during the period the series takes place in. And of course, F is for Family is, and I think will always stay, a comedy so even when the humour relies on vulgarity, the strength of F Is for Family is in its substantial heart as said by many other reviewers. I give season two of F is for Family an 8 out of 10.
About author, Sam Blaauboer
Sam Blaauboer (1998) is someone who likes to find the balance between watching series and writing about them. From the end of 2016, Sam writes short(er) reviews where he gives his enthusiastic opinion on the most diverse series. His interests lie in many genres. From the Dark Comedy ‘Rick and Morty’ to the Docu ‘Story of God with Morgan Freeman’ and from the Crime Drama ‘Sherlock Holmes’ to the Science Fiction ‘Star Trek: Discovery’. He is always open to new serie suggestions. In addition to series, he is also an avid fan of films, games and comics, but here you will only see his serie reviews.
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