MASTER OF NONE - SEASON two REVIEW
Season one entertainingly laid bare the pratfalls of cohabitation as well as romantic ambivalency and the seeming inevitability that feelings fade. Season two walks us step-by-step through the ever-present notion associated with modern romance that something better exists a swipe away, falling hard for someone you shouldn’t, infatuation, love unrequited, love forbidden, silkily sweet intimacy, crushing heartbreak, and finally, love consummated. Maybe. I walked away from the last shot of the final episode (spoiler alert) thinking Dev had only imagined he was with Francesca and that she was long gone back to Italy. Others I’ve spoke to saw it differently. Assuming Francesca did return to Dev, what of Pino? All is fair in love and war. Real Quick: In addition to the gut-punch that is Dev and Francesca’s season long will-they-or-won’t-they, season 2 admirably addresses dating/sex in the deaf community, religion, and the challenges of growing up as an LGBTQ+ person of color.