Returning to the excitement and comedy that follows Annie, a young beautiful ambitious journalist, who suffers from having an overweight, but she makes her mind to change her entire life, but not her body, while dealing with the challenges of her family and friends. In this new season, Annie is so excited over having a new career as a freelancer.
After two seasons, it feels like we've only reached the end of a screenplay's Act 1. It doesn't help that this follow-up season tacks more toward satire and comedy, exposing how brutally unfunny the show can be.
In its second season, the show isn't screaming for our attention. Instead, it trusts that a smart and funny woman's steady progression into a fuller life is its own kind of battle cry.
As it expands its world with a much needed (though still not high enough) extended episode count, Shrill season 2 gives a renewed focus on secondary characters, particularly the magnetic Fran.
Shrill is back to being a sweet, pleasant show that's still taking its time getting wherever it wants to go... There's not a lot to the new season beyond the appeal of the performers.
