True to its title, this show tries to capture burnout not as some big dramatic collapse but as this slow, draining exhaustion that quietly eats away at relationships and how you see yourself, and honestly it makes the characters feel really real. The pace is slow on purpose, and everyone here is flawed and full of contradictions, nobody's simple. It uses this messed up boss and employee dynamic to sneak in some pretty smart commentary on society. The story digs into toxic work culture, mental health struggles, and how money ends up running our lives whether we like it or not. And yeah, there's a love triangle thrown in too, because of course there is. This one runs ten episodes, each around 45-55 minutes. Jira's twenty eight, broke, and struggling to make it as a painter. Nothing's going right for him, his art isn't selling, he's got no steady job, and he's basically on the edge of falling apart. His best friend Ing does what she can, finding him odd jobs an...
Judah and Rocky are moving back to the original apartment they met in after a turbulent stay with Judah's grandmother. The duo haven't had sex it seems and Rocky is still not comfortable with openly being gay. The duo share some cute moments together. But Judah soon realizes that the house has two other members: Rocky's ex-girlfriend Che and their former roommate Kulah. Not only does Judah have to struggle with Rocky not being out, he is also worries with his ex girlfriend being in such close proximity to him. A good part of the story then goes into Rocky's struggle to accept who he is and coming out to his friends openly about his sexuality and his relationship with Judah. Che takes it more sportingly than his friend Kulah and they eventually talk it out. Another important character here is of Judah's best friend Beshie, who is always there for Judah. The show also ends up showing Kulah, Che and Beshie in a throttle sort of situation. The ending is not very positive, which makes me believe that they do wanna come up with a follow up season, since despite facing all odds with their love, Judah ends up going to Canada to be with him mom after his granny passes away.
Somehow this season abandons the little bit of charm that the original show had. Judah's has grown up emotionally more than he was in first season given how he is patient with Rocky not being out, but he never gives up and passively keeps asking Rocky to be true to himself. I have always firmly believed that no one should ever force anyone to come out. Every individual has their own journeyed they know what's best for them. The show thankfully manages to keep bits and pieces of charm in tact. Character of Beshe was a bit annoying in the beginning but eventually started to grow up on me. In its own small way, the show also manages to address issues of bisexuality, throuple, gay bashing, family importance, feminine gays etc in a very subtle way and in my opinion, that was the biggest win of the show. It never makes any of these issues preachy, but it makes sure to make a comment on each of these aspects. But other than that, there was no new graph to the story of Juhad-Rocky and felt like a silly rehash of the first season. I have mixed feelings about the trip of Kulah, Beshie and Che. The circumstances in which they come together and the whole dynamics between them was a little too much for me, but. Thats my personal opinion.
Overall, this sequel to an already average show has nothing much to talk about. I would recommend you to watch this only if you enjoyed the original version. Thankfully the 8 episodes are relatively short of about 25 minutes each and pass by quickly. (5/10)
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Then came the last 2 episodes with the overdrama where I wanted to slap Judah just like in 1st season, and the out of nowhere trouple. It unfortunately killed it for me. Oh and they stopped showing Rocky shirtless in the last episodes too, unacceptable :p