Saturday, June 10, 2023

Fall (Binged) Finale: The Other Two - Season One & Two

I was going to wait till the end of season three to discuss The Other Two. However as I concluded a massive binge of seasons one and two (long after they first aired) I thought I would include this as part of the Fall (Binged) Finale series.

Season will conclude late June, so expect a new blog series to rank its third season.

Created by Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider, The Other Two follows two floundering millennial siblings who must grapple with their 13-year-old brother's overnight fame. 

It commenced on Comedy Central back in 2019, before heading to HBO Max late August, 2021 for the second season.

A third season premiered last month May on HBO Max, along with Binge in Australia.

Seasons one and two were wild. If I am honest season three so far has been a bit of the rails. When we meet Cary (Drew Tarver), and his sister Brooke (Heléne Yorke), a former professional dancer. The pair try to find their place in the world while wrestling with their feelings about their 13-year-old brother Chase's sudden rise to internet fame.

I honestly whizzed through seasons one and two. As season two commenced the episodes length slightly grew. 


Now to the season two finale.

So if like me it took Binge to get all three seasons, this may be a SPOILER ZONE!

Yes that was the other issue as this series swapped US networks. The show was never all on one streaming service here. BOO!

Episode ten of season two, mainly focuses on Pat and Chase, as they prepare for the upcoming fashion show. Chase has grown increasingly frustrated about how Brooke is managing his career, but he is unable to express his feelings to his family, while Pat's hectic work schedule is taking a toll on her health. 

Brooke ends her relationship with Lance, unaware that Lance had broken up with Leah. At the fashion show, an exhausted Pat passes out on the runway from dehydration. 

The family visits Pat in the hospital, culminating in numerous confrontations. Chase angrily vents his frustrations at Brooke and Cary for ignoring him and being unavailable; Streeter blames Brooke for overloading Pat with work; Pat reveals that she feels exhausted by Streeter's clingy personality. 

Coming to the realization that Pat needs to spend time with her family, Streeter organizes a beach vacation for the Dubeks. This pleases Pat and Chase but worries Brooke and Cary, who are forced to choose between their family and their careers. 

The episode ends with Pat, Brooke, Chase, and Streeter enjoying their beach vacation, while Cary stays in New York City to film his movie; it is implied that Cary's table read takes place on March 13, 2020, the day COVID-19 is declared a national emergency in the United States.

So season three picks up post COVID with some funny takes on the past bat shit (sorry) last few years.

Anyway The Other Two streams now week to week on Binge, with all three ongoing seasons streaming now.

So if you want some comedy this will make you chuckle. My prediction, The Other Two may conclude after this current third season.

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