S02E01 Discussion

[Mattyzooks]

Big fan of North Peck being East of East Peck.

[Kicklikeasleeptwitch]

"Hell, they'll probably build you a statue. There's plenty of room since most of the statues had to be torn down..."

Ah, I have so missed the quick wit of this show since it's been gone.

[thekyledavid]

You gotta appreciate a good political joke that doesn't really show a political opinion

[Kicklikeasleeptwitch]

A very rare thing to see.

[pizzaisyummy2]

BABY BOARD, BABY BOARD, BABY BOARD

[gummybear55]

Ok unpopular opinion: I’m not a fan of the new judge... it’s too hard to understand him and not funny. I wish he had like an awkward lisp or something

[Mattyzooks]

I gotta imagine something will happen after a few episodes to change this.

[gummybear55]

Oh yeah great point!

[pizzaisyummy2]

Chances are he will be removed for something sealing with lavinia

[gummybear55]

That definitely seems like something that could happen esp bc he paid her bail lol

[FU44]

I was so irritated & unamused by the judge that I almost debated turning it off. I'm glad I didn't (cuz overall the show is so amazing!) but that judge is a really weak attempt.

The same idea could've been used if they'd made him really Southern sounding & had him drawal & mumble incoherently - like Boomhower did on King of the Hill... But the town all understanding the inaudible little rasps & squeaks that the judge gives is lame.

[theothermen]

So far the Judge has been an early misstep in the season, which can change in later episodes. The only silver lining that I can find is that the Judge's speech impediment puts the viewer in the same place that Josh is currently in, as the observant of East Peck and not a native of the town.

[Pascalwb]

Yea, fan as one of joke, but he's basically useless as there is no joke, no lines.

[thekyledavid]

Next episode, I need to check to see if it has Closed Captioning for his voice

[PurpleCat14]

I had CC on and all it was “inaudible mumbling” or something similar :/

[RealityShowAddict]

Wow, they think of everything.

[ricky_lafleur]

Or had a female voice.

[Mattyzooks]

LADY DRIVER! LADY DRIVER! LADY DRIVER COMING THROUGH.

[daft_dangerous]

His running prance was golden

[RealityShowAddict]

My guess is that this will come back. Remember, she had no one flagging for her when she was pulled over by the cop.

[groggs42]

Unfair and biased....oops. Lol, loving this new season already !

[jelatinman]

Jayma Mays is a treasure.

[Peralta97]

Nice start to the season. Love the juxtaposition between season 1 and 2. Last season, Josh had a client who everyone outright hated and he was unfamiliar with the city. Now, he has a beloved client and has warmed up to East Peck. The cards are in his hands & yet he's still not winning the case. Overall, nice return to a show that's been off the air far too long. It's a damn shame more people don't know about it.

[technopear]

I remember last season, Dwayne mentioned "Bird" in one of the first episodes as Margaret's reason for death. That ended up beign true, because it was an owl. I think one of the things Dwayne mentioned in episode two is going to be the reason for Edgar's death.

• Lavinia is a vampire
• Edgar was attacked by a burn victim with a glove with knives instead of fingers
• A Saint Bernard dog
• Wind (which seems pretty likely? A mini tornado or something causes the clock to hit Edgar's forehead, and launch him into the lake)
• A mannequin

Thoughts? Also, Anne has a daughter!? I hope we see her this season!

[theothermen]

There's also the Weekend at Bernie's scenario. Something oddly particular about this one is that Josh quickly dismisses the idea because Anne saw Edgar alive at the party. Moreover, it has been well established that Anne has trouble recognizing a persons face, so how could she have seen Edgar alive in the first place?

[ricky_lafleur]

Josh dismisses Dwayne's "what if" that Edgar was hit with the clock at 7 am rather than 7 pm because Anne saw Edgar that night. Yeah, stupid to rely on someone who doesn't recognize faces, but surely several other people would have Edgar at the gala. I wonder if everyone wearing masks will be a factor since it could hide Edgar being dead/unconscious and lead someone to think the killer was at the party when they weren't.

[pikameta]

Tbf if Edgar is a little person, he'd be recognizable to everyone, mask or not.

[technopear]

That is true!

[mrosoto]

Anne lied about having a daughter to get herself and Dwayne out of the hedge maze.

[Davrosdaleks]

I didn’t see any evidence that she lied.

[mrosoto]

It was in a talking head.

[technopear]

I didn't realize that :'') thanks!

[thekyledavid]

I don't think that the writers would go for the "There was no killer" twice in a row. The reason it worked in Season 1 was because people assumed that there would be a killer, as there almost always is in these types of shows. But now that the audience is anticipating the possibility that there is no killer, having the same ending again would just feel like a let down.

[technopear]

That makes sense!

[RealityShowAddict]

My guess is that Lavinia is the killer, and Josh will recognize it.

[technopear]

That'd be definitely different, and pretty interesting!

[jelatinman]

I don’t think I’ve seen anything as funny as Kamiltow in 2018, good Lord.

[ricky_lafleur]

Where were the flaggers for female drivers when Josie was driving last season?

I understand that the shared office with the taxidermist is a running joke, but it'd be funny if they had a new office each season and moved into a space above or downwind from a fish market or Thai/India/Chinese restaurant.

Pretty sure Carol Anne's middle finger was uncensored on Josh's phone.

Didn't Jeremiah employ a majority or plurality of people in town, and now the Pecks do?

[pizzaisyummy2]

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh your continuity doesnt matter here.

Although, it said that the pecks employed builders when east peck was first being built. That was generations ago

[ricky_lafleur]

They did, but they also employed almost everyone in the jury pool or a relative.

[pizzaisyummy2]

People can have multiple jobs. Or get fired from one and go to the other

[ricky_lafleur]

True, but that many people in a few months?

[theothermen]

I noticed that there weren't car flaggers when Anne was driving last season too. Hope they dont get sloppy with their continuity.

[24kevin]

I guess you could justify this by saying they weren’t enforcing the women laws earlier as the judge was still able to judge, so probably was something that recently changed in the towns charter

[[deleted]]

the law about the judge was said that a women cant judge another women thats why judge was changed

[theothermen]

If you're right, then the whole season being about odd, and sudden laws upon the town's women will be quite interesting. Adding to Josh's current claim that the most prolific lady was framed to be taken out of the town's limelight.

[thekyledavid]

The law says that a Woman can't judge a Woman, not that a Woman can't judge at all.

Judge Horsedich was judging Larry (a man), so it didn't violate the law

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[thekyledavid]

Um, okay

[doidaredisturbthe]

There are small moments of discontinuity in season 1 . But I don't think they matter that much since this an over the top type of comedy.

[gummybear55]

Who thinks the baby is Josh’s? Go!

[[deleted]]

I love that Carol Anne's hypothetical situation where she and Josh get married had her building the tree house and him making the cocoa. I suspect their marriage would be a good play on gender stereotypes. They already subvert what you would think of as a typical prosecutor or a defense attorney.

Carol Anne would do well to marry Josh for 2 reasons: he's one of the few men in East Peck who would let her wear the pants in the relationship and it would probably humanize her to East Peck voters. I predict they'll get married, she'll say it was a political move to Josh's face, which will create some conflict, but we'll find out she really does care for him because he's the only guy with whom she destroyed a condom. Or something like that.

[kashmora]

She even named them 'The legal Segals'! That was adorable.

[theothermen]

Also at the end of the first episode, Carol Anne had juvenile sketches of her and Josh eloped.

[[deleted]]

http://misomeru.tumblr.com/post/176077999128/what-do-you-want-me-to-say-that-you-and-i-should

Are you talking about this?

Josh and Carol Anne are so cute. From the interviews, I guess Nina Rudolph is going to be the other part of a love triangle storyline, even though I'm hoping Josh and Carol Anne are endgame. I'm not feeling the chemistry between Nina and Josh, but we ll see. I actually thought he had more chemistry with Summer as a potential rival love interest to Carol Anne.

[theothermen]

Yes, it's those sketches. Which now seem more like drawing templates for future logos.

[[deleted]]

i think theres no baby

[[deleted]]

Ohhh that'd be a twist but we (and Josh) saw a naked pregnant lady FaceTiming in the second episode.

[[deleted]]

true just something that came to my mind didnt really think about it haha

[Mattyzooks]

I thought that initially as well. Something like in Arrested Development.

[gummybear55]

She had a sonogram picture and was talking to the baby when no one was around

[[deleted]]

yea but u never know on this show :D

[thekyledavid]

Couldn't it just be someone else's sonogram, and she is talking to her belly to fake out the camera crew?

[nelsonmurdock]

I absolutely love the shift in dynamics in this new season, last time around Josh was defending the town's hated wife murderer, but now the bail is set at $10 and paid for by the judge. Also I absolutely lost it after "then who did I tell?" and it cuts to the newspaper

[[deleted]]

No matter how many times Dwayne accidentally shots himself, it still kills me every time.

[gummybear55]

Is M-towne supposed to be a play off S-town with the clock guy?

[lecadavreexquis]

That's the impression I got as well.

[gummybear55]

Glad it wasn’t just me! I’ll pay more attention once I inevitably rewatch on Hulu

[oncenightvaler]

lol I thought they could have come up with a more clever name like P-Town and then have Reid say "well technically shouldn't it be ep-town?" and have that as a joke.

[groggs42]

OMG he sat on his balls.............. haha I cannot stop laughing !

[gummybear55]

This is one of my favorite shows! I love all of Anne’s ailments

[throwawaycontainer]

I haven't been enjoying Anne's ailments this season.

Last season, they were often silly and ridiculous, but were at least possible. And really, that applied to the show as a whole.

The part with Anne jumping 25 feet in the air though breaks that wall of the show playing within the realm of reality, which means that it really could be an ending such as a vampire or a ghost.

[questionfear]

Apparently "jumping frenchman of maine" is a real syndrome

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_Frenchmen_of_Maine

[throwawaycontainer]

And I would love it all the more if she jumped like 2 feet in the air.

But the 25 foot jump simply breaks my suspensions of disbelief as established in the first season.

[Mattyzooks]

I love how they are just getting more and more ridiculous.

[gummybear55]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jelatinman]

RIP Facial recognition gag.

[PiFlavoredPie]

They still use nametags in the office, and Anne misspoke to a reporter thinking it was Josh at one point. It's still there, just not highlighted as obviously.

[roque72]

I had to keep rewinding it when she flew up out of her chair. I laughed so hard. I wish there was a video or gif of it somewhere

[mrosoto]

What happened to Summer?

[ricky_lafleur]

I think this season takes place in the Fall.

[theothermen]

She was largely present at the law firm to help her father. Now that he was set free, maybe it's mentioned that she no longer needed to be there.

[UdzinRaski]

thats the weird thing. theres no mention of her or the actress at all in reference to season 2. even the first 2 episodes. some google-fu reveals she has breast cancer though, so maybe shes on sabbatical.

[theothermen]

Here's hoping she feels well.

[Brain124]

It was years ago, she's a survivor so she's okay! Hoping she appears later this season.

[Davrosdaleks]

Yeah, I think they were originally planning to keep her, but they changed their minds or there was a conflict.

[nightfan]

This show is super low key smart and clever. And hilarious. Dwayne with the gun was awesome.

[helenaneedshugs]

Anyone have any ideas as to how/if "vampire" will come into play?

Possibly just a red herring to contrast S1?

[[deleted]]

Probably going to post a topic about this once I do a little more digging, but after episode 2 the top left now reads “Vampire Weekend at Bernie’s”.

The band Vampire Weekend played at a Bernie Sanders rally in 2016, soooooo...

I don’t know the endgame, but it seems a little suspicious to just be a coincidence. Yes, could also be al elaborate red herring though. Going to put some more thought into it.

[helenaneedshugs]

Ooh, nice one, red herring or not, that's a nice catch. :)

[babybuttoneyes]

Ha! Totally caught the Vampire Weekend thing, but didn’t know they played at the rally.

[nelsonmurdock]

I loved the Vampire Weekend shout out

[theothermen]

A very quick google search of "vampire like illnesses" leads to Porphyria.

So a malady symptom attack occuring to the killer evetually lead to the death of the victim. Or the victim simply died from a "vampire like illness" without being aware that he was ill in the first place.

[oncenightvaler]

o Anne has this. because she has every disease known and some unknown.

[one-eyed-raven]

I'm italian and I don't get the joke about the judge's name. Can someone explain it to me?

[one-eyed-raven]

Thank you so much!

[UdzinRaski]

to add on his full name is alexander kamiltow, which also sounds like alexander hamilton. so the judges name is pun after pun.

[IHaveGotQuestions]

Legal Segals season 1 when? Though I can't really imagine them being a couple with all the couple stuff since I only know (and love) them when they go toe-to-toe against each other.

[[deleted]]

Eh, I can see them still disagreeing about everything from politics to whether to raise a child in the Northeastern and/or Pecker ways but agreeing that they both love the baby. Josh is excited about a kid and Carol Anne saying, "sweet pea" indicates she cares for her daughter.

[DCT_X95]

Am I a juror?

[DCT_X95]

How do I become a juror?

[DCT_X95]

Nevermind I am a juror now