Big
Mouth Season Two 10/10
I do
not use the phrase undeniable often but the show Big Mouth is
undeniably funny. I laughed so long and hard at some jokes I had to
rewind parts of episodes to hear what they said again. I did not
think that this would be able to be better than the first season and
even held back on getting started because I was pre-disappointed.
Jasmine suggested I watch it after she was already deep into it and I
did and immediately laughed like a fool. This season actually picks
up from where the previous left off which surprised me. They managed
to continue developing previous characters, going deeper into others
that did not get a lot last season, and introducing more in a way
that did not feel crowded.
The
writers of this show deserve all kinds of awards for being able to
keep jokes coming one after another in ways that would never be
allowed if this were live action. You have a boy mourning the loss of
one of his two pubes. Boys losing their minds over a girl growing
boobs. Jessi becoming a thief because her parents have a terrible
marriage and she is encouraged by her hormone monster Connie. Missi
being seen by her entire class using her childhood toy as a sex toy.
A “hump and dump.” A boy being told by his pillow to burn the
couch cushion after getting a blowjob from it. The young gay kid
Matthew being confronted by an older gay man regarding his attitude.
I loved that scene by the way. There were so many times I just said
“No, don't...” and exactly what I did not want to happen would
happen and then I'd crack up.
One of
the new characters introduced is the Shame Wizard voiced by David
Thewlis. Bringing him into this was such a good idea because these
kids were kinda getting out of control and having this guy appear and
make them feel bad for being shitty helped calm things down. This show doesn't just
focus on the kids and their problems either. They show that the
parents and adults don't have their shit together and in flashbacks
explain some of how they got to be the way they are. You even get a
chance to see the world that the hormone monsters come from which I
never even considered a thing I wanted to see. The voices continue to
be perfect for everyone and I got the chance to work on my Rick the
hormone monster voice.
This
series covers things like dealing with parents splitting up, a mother
dating another woman, having no control of your hormones, exploring
your sexuality, one kid being bisexual, virginity, drug use, slut
shaming, how to handle relationships when you're young, wondering if
the way you feel about yourself and your body is okay, accepting
yourself, depression, body development, and infidelity. There is
really so much stuff shown and talked about on this show that it is
amazing that there are only ten episodes that are less than half an
hour. Oh. And a kid is nominated for pimp of the month.
It is
hard to even talk about this show without ruining a lot of it but
this show is the new friendship test. I don't see how you could watch
this and not crack up laughing. If this is not funny to you chances
are you're a not fun person. I wish a show like this existed when I
was growing up because they cover so much shit that shows did not
when I was little. Yeah, there would be a “On a special episode
of...” like once a year but it would be about drug use which could
be beaten by a hug of flushing it down the toilet. How to do CPR. And
space shuttles blowing up. Thanks Punky Brewster, you source of
childhood trauma. If you liked the first season of this you will love
the second. It did everything better.
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