‘Friends From College’ Season 2
The first season of the Netflix Original Friends From College was a bit of a bumpy affair as the show’s ensemble cast struggled to develop chemistry, but we’re glad to report that the show made “the leap” during its second season. Everything is better this time around: the actors, the writers, and the directors have figured out their respective strengths, and the show’s story arc has been developed in such a way that everyone is allowed to lean into them. In particular, Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother) is doing Emmy-worthy work here as Lisa, a woman who is trying to move her life forward after a devastating betrayal but who also cannot avoid caving into her worst self-destructive impulses.