Rutherford Falls: Season 2
June 27, 2022 4:22 AM - Season 2 (Full Season) - Subscribe
In the show’s second season, life-long best buds Nathan Rutherford (Ed Helms) and Reagan Wells (Jana Schmieding) help each other tackle work, romance, and major changes to their small town and the Native American reservation it borders.
New season was released on Peacock on 16 June, 2022!
New season was released on Peacock on 16 June, 2022!
I enjoyed this a lot. I particularly liked how the Rutherford company and family drama from the first season was almost entirely absent from this one - the story had moved on.
One joke that it took me a while to get: all of the various TV directors and producers for that Adirondacks show were played by the same actor - Jon Barinholtz (Marcus from Superstore). I thought they were lining up a joke about identical twins - but no, the joke was that every white guy in those roles looked the same.
posted by simonw at 8:03 PM on June 27, 2022
One joke that it took me a while to get: all of the various TV directors and producers for that Adirondacks show were played by the same actor - Jon Barinholtz (Marcus from Superstore). I thought they were lining up a joke about identical twins - but no, the joke was that every white guy in those roles looked the same.
posted by simonw at 8:03 PM on June 27, 2022
Also Michael Greyeyes continues to be completely magnetic, I love his character and performance in this so much.
posted by simonw at 8:07 PM on June 27, 2022 [2 favorites]
posted by simonw at 8:07 PM on June 27, 2022 [2 favorites]
One joke that it took me a while to get: all of the various TV directors and producers for that Adirondacks show were played by the same actor - Jon Barinholtz (Marcus from Superstore). I thought they were lining up a joke about identical twins - but no, the joke was that every white guy in those roles looked the same.
They could also swap in Ike pretty frequently.
posted by Etrigan at 7:24 AM on June 28, 2022
They could also swap in Ike pretty frequently.
posted by Etrigan at 7:24 AM on June 28, 2022
I enjoyed the first season, but I really loved this one. This feels a little like The Good Fight, in that the first season centered the white character's plot in a way that seemed a little weird for the central conceit of the show, but the second season brought things into more balance.
posted by Garm at 8:31 AM on June 30, 2022 [1 favorite]
posted by Garm at 8:31 AM on June 30, 2022 [1 favorite]
Great second season - it seemed a bit more gentle (or kind?) to its characters than the first season, which I appreciated.
posted by WedgedPiano at 9:44 PM on July 10, 2022
posted by WedgedPiano at 9:44 PM on July 10, 2022
The first season was okay, a few rough spots but there's enough potential, it has a good heart. This season should be available in Canada on August 9 (GlobalTV and I hope available to buy on Apple) and I'm looking forward to it for at least a couple of reasons:
a) I really enjoy Kaniehtiio Horn's appearances as Tanis on Letterkenny (highlights; warning for language and a bit of [well-deserved] violence [against some neo-nazis]) so I was happy to see her added to the cast as business owner and mayoral candidate Feather Day.
b) the aformentioned Yellowstone-parody episode and the huge whiny meltdown and accusations that it may have cost Yellowstone any number of richly-deserved(?!??!) Emmy nominations (Schmieding's Twitter thread on the subject).
posted by hangashore at 4:58 PM on July 23, 2022
a) I really enjoy Kaniehtiio Horn's appearances as Tanis on Letterkenny (highlights; warning for language and a bit of [well-deserved] violence [against some neo-nazis]) so I was happy to see her added to the cast as business owner and mayoral candidate Feather Day.
b) the aformentioned Yellowstone-parody episode and the huge whiny meltdown and accusations that it may have cost Yellowstone any number of richly-deserved(?!??!) Emmy nominations (Schmieding's Twitter thread on the subject).
posted by hangashore at 4:58 PM on July 23, 2022
‘Rutherford Falls’ Canceled By Peacock After 2 Seasons
posted by Etrigan at 3:43 PM on September 2, 2022
posted by Etrigan at 3:43 PM on September 2, 2022
Goddamnit. I liked the more character-driven feel of Season 2, and I was really curious what they'd do with a third season.
I will miss Michael Greyeyes as Terry so much. I loved him absolutely destroying the Pretendian guy this season.
We actually paid money to subscribe to Peacock last month so we could see S2 of Rutherford Falls, and catch a couple of other things that looked interesting, and now I'm regretting sending any money their way at all.
posted by creepygirl at 8:21 PM on September 2, 2022
I will miss Michael Greyeyes as Terry so much. I loved him absolutely destroying the Pretendian guy this season.
We actually paid money to subscribe to Peacock last month so we could see S2 of Rutherford Falls, and catch a couple of other things that looked interesting, and now I'm regretting sending any money their way at all.
posted by creepygirl at 8:21 PM on September 2, 2022
Loved the White Fragility joke in the first episode. I think they sealed their fate when they made a “cancelled faster than a second season Netflix show” joke in the first season.
posted by rikschell at 8:10 AM on February 16, 2023
posted by rikschell at 8:10 AM on February 16, 2023
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‘Rutherford Falls’ Showrunner Talks Native Halloween, Native Villains and Native Lovers in Season 2
posted by happyfrog at 4:26 AM on June 27, 2022