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Gervais mostly finds a balance between humor and deep darkness, though he sometimes falters (far too much time is spent on an obnoxious therapist). And, like many comic actors, he seamlessly transitions to drama; even better, he poignantly walks the tightrope between despair and laughter.
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Achieves new depths of feelings - and hilarity - in its second season. [27 Apr - 10 May 2020, p. 11]
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There’s more to appreciate here than before, if only because there’s no better time to recognize how difficult it can be to simply exist and be decent when the world feels inhospitable or cruel. And if nothing else, Gervais the actor has built on the work of that first season in a way that feels honest, fragile, and even surprising.
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Ricky Gervais' After Life was a bittersweet little gem, but the first season basically told a reasonably complete story. As a consequence, the second six-episode run feels as if it's essentially retracing old territory -- moving in places, but with less urgency, and more prone to silly detours to flesh out the run.
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The script has a habit of using swearing where a joke ought to be.
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Unfortunately the second series hits too many of the same beats. It feels less like a continuation than a pointless raking over of the dark-comedy coals.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 19 out of 27
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Mixed: 4 out of 27
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Negative: 4 out of 27
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Apr 24, 2020Very great show that teaches you a great lesson about life, grief and how to cope with it. Ricky Gervais tells a wonderful story.
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Apr 24, 2020
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Jan 3, 2022