Avenue 5 – Season 2 (2022) review: Hilarious brings a lucky makeover to HBO Max . space cruiser

I must admit that I was one of those who, when it was released in 2020, expected something more than ‘5 . Street“. Probably because it’s Armando Iannucci’s next serieswho did something delicious withviceThe truth is that for being so funny, it was somewhat half the usual tone of irony. What made a fantasy hbo max It was somewhat disappointing.

even so, Some ingredients are good enough Enough for the second season, which will be shown today on the podium, on the promise. Especially given the suspicion that these episodes could be the end of the road (although officials are optimistic) for the space cruiser commanded by Captain Clark (Hugh Laurie).

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These new episodes pick up about five months after the end of the first season, and we see the passengers optimistic that there are only four weeks left to return to Earth. And it’s not that the head issues have been fixed… It’s just that you don’t know, However, that new forecast is eight years.

This moment of truth is the central point of the first episode of the second season of ‘Avenue 5’, which from the beginning Better rhythm and fluidity are seen in all aspects. Both at the level of characters and actors, as well as in the plot and gags.

This includes the fact that immediately The script takes us back to the situation And unlike other series (yes, including sitcoms), you don’t need a long period of “pre-run” to remember who it is and what happened. We are in a good position from the start.

And just in case, this season we’ll have the premiere of a streaming series based on the adventures and adventures of the cruise ship crew, although it can sometimes be a bit “sticky”, fully integrated Even in the plot (as with the third episode).

In general, there is a certain change of course, or rather a readjustment here and there in which everything works much better than in the previous season. This translates to the best jokes without burning In addition to the distinctive and strange characters that roam around the ship. Some have new ‘roles’.

This is also because he adheres more to the canons of comedy. perhaps often inclined towards dynamics and metaphors (those that escape the responsibility and folly of the captain and owner, etc.) They are in danger of falling into a tacky.

Something in the depths of “5th Street”. Inside your body and cover HBO . seriesAnd the Meet the spirit of classic comedy Which, in short, means that the series is back in a funny way.