REVIEW: Sorry For Your Loss Season 2 is Full of Headaches & Heartache
Everyone is dealing with something and everyone has different ways of dealing with that something. Some are extremely open with their problems while others keep their problems to themselves. They don’t want people to know that they are battling demons and Season 1 of Facebook Watch’s series, Sorry For Your Loss dealt with how people deal with their demons. Now, the show is returning with a brand-new season, but don’t expect things to be all happy and positive in the new season. This season will continue to tell the story of how one person’s choice can have a continuous effect on those around them.
The season opens with Leigh (Elizabeth Olsen) still struggling to move on from the death of her husband, Matt. She is no longer attending her grief group, finding comfort in strangers, and is still trying to connect with her brother-in-law, Danny (Jovan Adepo) who seems to be ignoring her calls and messages. Leigh’s sister, Jules (Kelly Marie Tran) seems to be doing a tad bit better than Leigh at the beginning part of the season. Her fitness class at Beautiful Beast is a hit, but her happiness is short lived. Tension between Jules and Leigh quickly takes center stage this season and cause a lot of problems for the sisters. Lastly, Amy (Janet McTeer) is back secretly seeing her ex-husband, Richard but her mind isn’t on her feelings for him. Instead, Amy is dealing with trying to keep her family together and her daughters on speaking terms.
The cast of this show is utterly fantastic. Each of them is a joy to watch on screen, but not joys to watch in this series. There is a struggle to find the good qualities of these characters that once existed before the death of Matt. Each character’s personal demons are still in such control that every decision and action leave you with a bad taste in your mouth. It’s difficult to watch them struggle while fully trying to comprehend what is compelling their actions, which makes this show so frustratingly beautiful to watch. As a viewer, you can see the good in these characters and the decisions they should be making. However, mental illnesses, such as the ones these characters are facing, aren’t black and white and that is the beauty of this show. It depicts the harsh realities without sugarcoating them. Thankfully, the episodes are only half an hour long so you can get through a couple of episodes in a quick time.
Fans of the first season will definitely like the second season. However, have something happy to put on when you are done watching, you are definitely going to need it. For those tuning in for the first time, make sure to watch the first season before tuning in for the second or you will have no idea what is going on.
Grade: B-