Season 2 continues following Josh Greenberg and taking ordinary situations revolving around dating: not hanging out with friends as much, the fear of rejection, desiring someone who already has the perfect partner, etc.
Refreshing in its erudite lunacy and somehow relatable amid all of the flights of fancy, Man Seeking Woman may be the best televised representation of millennial, twenty-something anguish so far this decade.
It's been more sharper and more satisfying overall as it's figured out how to make all these bizarre fantasies from all these disparate genres feel like part of the same cohesive story and series.
Thank the television lords for Man Seeking Woman then, which is one of the most original freak-flag-flying series on the tubes, even in an increasingly crowded modern-day rom-com genre.
Man Seeking Woman is fueled by comedy of recognition, but also comedy of relief, reassuring those watching that they aren't the only ones who feel so deeply and so completely.
I noticed that whenever the screen went black for a moment, I saw a glassy reflection of my face looking back at me... I saw myself wearing a big, fat ugly-smirk, lost in a state of amusement and admiration over [this] impossibly clever joke.
