There's not much to say about Curb Your Enthusiasm's second season that I didn't say about its first, and in that post I really didn't say much at all! I guess the only thing that's changed is there's now some light continuity from episode to episode. It still feels like the natural continuation of the Seinfeld formula, as we have a successful comedy writer living out his pseudo-retirement years, being a curmudgeon all the time and not understanding social cues most of the time. It's very funny, and even though whether you're supposed to sympathize with or hate this semi-fictional representation of Larry David changes wildly from minute to minute, it's consistent in its laughs. While I can't put this up as one of the all time greats quite yet, it's a damn good comedy and I give a hearty recommendation to anyone interested.
Yeah, one of the show's greatest strengths for me is how quickly Larry can shift back and forth between "victim" and "asshole." And, hell, sometimes he's both at once. Don't hold your breath waiting for it to suddenly become a transcendently great comedy; it's basically this for six more seasons, maybe getting sharper as it goes on but also potentially growing more formulaic.
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