The second season of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend premiered on The CW on October 21, 2016 and ran for 13 episodes until February 3, 2017. The season stars Rachel Bloom as Rebecca Bunch, a young lawyer who finds herself pursuing a relationship with the object of her obsession, Josh Chan, as she continues her quest to find true happiness. Vincent Rodriguez III, Santino Fontana, Donna Lynne Champlin, Pete Gardner, Vella Lovell, and Gabrielle Ruiz co-star.
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| Season 2 | |
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| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Original network | The CW |
| Original release | October 21, 2016 – February 3, 2017 |
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Cast
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Episodes
editEvery song listed is performed by Rebecca, except where indicated.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) | |
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| 19 | 1 | "Where Is Josh's Friend?" | Marc Webb | Rachel Bloom & Aline Brosh McKenna & Marc Webb | October 21, 2016 | 0.53[1] | |
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Three weeks after Rebecca confessed to Josh she moved to West Covina for him, Josh, having recently been evicted by Valencia after she broke up with him, ends up living with Rebecca, but sleeps on the couch to avoid any awkwardness. Meanwhile, Paula begins to realize her boundaries with Rebecca and sees the reality that Josh is not as into Rebecca as she is into him. Ever since his breakup, Greg has been off the radar for a while, but Rebecca and Paula discover him attending Alcoholics Anonymous. Songs: "Love Kernels"; "We Should Definitely Not Have Sex Right Now" (sung by Rebecca & Josh) | |||||||
| 20 | 2 | "When Will Josh See How Cool I Am?" | Jay Chandrasekhar | Rene Gube | October 28, 2016 | 0.45[2] | |
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Rebecca wants to hang out with Josh more. Greg tells his friends about his recovery, and Josh reveals to him that he and Rebecca are sleeping together. Paula hopes to get Rebecca to fill out her letter of recommendation. Songs: "Maybe This Dream" (sung by Paula); "Greg's Drinking Song" (sung by Greg); "I Could If I Wanted To (Reprise)" (sung by Greg); "Ping Pong Girl" (sung by Josh) | |||||||
| 21 | 3 | "All Signs Point to Josh... Or Is It Josh’s Friend?" | Stuart McDonald | Rachel Specter & Audrey Wauchope | November 4, 2016 | 0.54[3] | |
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Rebecca wonders whether she is meant to be with Josh or Greg. After a pregnancy scare that turns out to be her period, Josh breaks up with Rebecca again. Greg must decide whether to stay in West Covina or attend Emory University. Paula experiences her own pregnancy scare and has to make a decision, which Darryl unknowingly accelerates. Songs: "The Math of Love Triangles"; "Period Sex" | |||||||
| 22 | 4 | "When Will Josh and His Friend Leave Me Alone?" | Paul Briganti | Erin Ehrlich | November 11, 2016 | 0.53[4] | |
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After Greg leaves for Emory University, Rebecca is haunted by "memory spirits" of Josh and Greg, and decides to burn all of their possessions. When a YouTube video of her 911 call goes viral, Rebecca moves in with Heather and gets a makeover to become a candidate for a douche spokeswoman. Paula grapples with her pregnancy preventing her from going to law school. Songs: "It Was a Shit Show" (sung by Greg); "We Tapped That Ass" (sung by Greg & Josh); "Makey Makeover" | |||||||
| 23 | 5 | "Why Is Josh's Ex-Girlfriend Eating Carbs?" | Erin Ehrlich | Sono Patel | November 18, 2016 | 0.50[5] | |
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Rebecca and Valencia bond in the desert; At law school, Paula finds a new friend in Sunil and begins to question her friendship with Rebecca; Darryl discovers something surprising about White Josh that causes him to question their relationship. Songs: "Thought Bubbles" (sung by Josh); "Triceratops Ballet" (danced by Valencia, Rebecca, & Josh); "Thought Bubbles (Reprise)" (sung by Anna) | |||||||
| 24 | 6 | "Who Needs Josh When You Have a Girl Group?" | Stuart McDonald | Jack Dolgen | December 2, 2016 | 0.60[6] | |
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Rebecca organizes a girls' night in an attempt to get Paula to become part of her new girl group, but the evening takes a turn for the worse. Trent attempts to infiltrate Josh's friend group to get Rebecca to like him. Feeling left out from Rebecca's party, Darryl befriends Maya. Songs: "Friendtopia" (sung by Rebecca, Heather, & Valencia); "Trent is Getting Ready Song" (sung by Trent); "This Song Goes in a Loop Dee Loop" (sung by Rebecca); "Stuck in the Bathroom" (sung by Heather) | |||||||
| 25 | 7 | "Who's the Cool Girl Josh Is Dating?" | Jude Weng | Michael Hitchcock | December 9, 2016 | 0.54[7] | |
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Rebecca and Valencia find more than they bargained for when they investigate the new girl Josh has been dating; tensions rise between Paula and her husband, Scott, as Paula gets wrapped up in law school. Songs: "Research Me Obsessively" (sung by Anna); "Period Sex (Reprise)"; "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" (sung by the West Brovinas); "You Go First" (sung by Rebecca & Paula) | |||||||
| 26 | 8 | "Who Is Josh's Soup Fairy?" | Linda Mendoza | Rachel Specter & Audrey Wauchope | January 6, 2017 | 0.71[8] | |
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To mend fences with Paula, Rebecca offers to babysit Tommy, but her obsession with Josh distracts her. Paula's marriage hits a breaking point. Josh has a realization after getting dumped. Songs: "So Maternal"; "Duh!" (sung by Josh) | |||||||
| 27 | 9 | "When Do I Get to Spend Time with Josh?" | Kabir Akhtar | Rachel Bloom & Aline Brosh McKenna | January 6, 2017 | 0.63[8] | |
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When Darryl sells the law firm and several of Rebecca's co-workers' jobs are on the line, Rebecca must drop everything and save their jobs. Her new boss, Nathaniel, causes her to see Josh in a new light. Songs: "Who's the New Guy?" (sung by Paula, Tim (Michael McMillian), George, Maya, & Karen); "George's Turn" (sung by George) | |||||||
| 28 | 10 | "Will Scarsdale Like Josh's Shayna Punim?" | Alex Hardcastle | Dan Gregor & Doug Mand | January 13, 2017 | 0.55[9] | |
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When Rebecca and Josh go to Scarsdale to visit Rebecca's family, her worst nightmare comes true: Naomi ends up liking Josh. Rebecca begins to question whether Josh is the answer to all her problems. Back at Whitefeather and Associates, Darryl tries to exert power in the office as Nathaniel's reign of terror continues. Songs: "We'll Never Have Problems Again" (sung by Rebecca & Josh); "Period Sex (Reprise II)" (sung by Naomi); "Remember That We Suffered" (sung by Rabbi Shari (Patti LuPone), Naomi, & ensemble) | |||||||
| 29 | 11 | "Josh Is the Man of My Dreams, Right?" | Michael Patrick Jann | Elisabeth Kiernan Averick | January 20, 2017 | 0.57[10] | |
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The Santa Ana winds, aka the "devil winds", blow into West Covina. Rebecca, even though she is engaged to Josh, becomes attracted to Nathaniel. Paula and Darryl become better friends. Songs: "Santa Ana Winds" (sung by the Santa Ana Winds); "Let's Have Intercourse" (sung by Nathaniel); "You're My Best Friend (and I Know I'm Not Yours)" (sung by Darryl); "The Math of Love Triangles (Reprise)" (sung by Karen) | |||||||
| 30 | 12 | "Is Josh Free in Two Weeks?" | Alex Hardcastle | Katie Schwartz | January 27, 2017 | 0.59[11] | |
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Stressed out from planning her upcoming wedding by herself, Rebecca turns to her local delivery man, Patrick (Seth Green), for reassurance. Nathaniel offers a kind gesture to Rebecca after his dad visits the office. Songs: "Man Nap" (sung by Darryl, Tim, & Jim); "(Tell Me I'm Okay) Patrick" | |||||||
| 31 | 13 | "Can Josh Take a Leap of Faith?" | Aline Brosh McKenna | Aline Brosh McKenna | February 3, 2017 | 0.58[12] | |
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Rebecca's father makes a surprise appearance at her wedding, leading her to get her hopes up for the future. Josh senses that Rebecca is hiding something and has a revelation of his own. Rebecca and Paula join forces for a new venture. Songs: "What a Rush to be a Bride" (sung by Rebecca & Paula); "Rebecca's Reprise" | |||||||
Production
editThe series was renewed for a second season on March 11, 2017.[13] On May 23, 2016, it was announced that Gabrielle Ruiz, who portrays Valencia, was promoted to series regular for season two.[14] In November, 2016, it was announced that Santino Fontana would be departing the series, with episode four of the second season resulting as his last as a series regular.[15]
Music
edit"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Original Television Soundtrack Season 2" was released on March 3, 2017. It includes all the songs of season two, alongside Bloom's a cappella rough demos of "Santa Ana Winds" and "Rebecca's Reprise" alongside Adam Schlesinger and Stephen M. Gold's demo version of "I'm Just a Girl in Love", and Jack Dolgen's rough demos of "Sex Toys" and "It's Not Difficult to Define Miss Douche", two songs that didn't make it onto the final cut on the show.[16]
Home media
editThe Warner Archive Collection released Season 2 as a manufacture-on-demand DVD exclusively to online retailers.[citation needed]
Reception
editCritical response
editThe second season of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend received critical acclaim from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a fresh rating of 100% based on 22 reviews, with a weighted average of 9.40/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" remains delightfully weird, engaging, and even more courageous and confident in its sophomore outing."[17] On Metacritic, the season has a score of 86 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[18]
Ratings
edit| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Where is Josh's Friend?" | October 21, 2016 | 0.2/1 | 0.53[1] |
| 2 | "When Will Josh See How Cool I Am?" | October 28, 2016 | 0.2/1 | 0.45[2] |
| 3 | "All Signs Point to Josh... Or is it Josh's Friend?" | November 4, 2016 | 0.2/1 | 0.54[3] |
| 4 | "When Will Josh and His Friend Leave Me Alone?" | November 11, 2016 | 0.2/1 | 0.53[4] |
| 5 | "Why is Josh's Ex-Girlfriend Eating Carbs?" | November 18, 2016 | 0.2/1 | 0.50[5] |
| 6 | "Who Needs Josh When You Have a Girl Group?" | December 2, 2016 | 0.2/1 | 0.60[6] |
| 7 | "Who's the Cool Girl Josh is Dating?" | December 9, 2016 | 0.2/1 | 0.54[7] |
| 8 | "Who Is Josh's Soup Fairy?" | January 6, 2017 | 0.2/1 | 0.71[8] |
| 9 | "When Do I Get to Spend Time with Josh?" | January 6, 2017 | 0.2/1 | 0.63[8] |
| 10 | "Will Scarsdale Like Josh's Shayna Punim?" | January 13, 2017 | 0.2/1 | 0.55[9] |
| 11 | "Josh is the Man of My Dreams, Right?" | January 20, 2017 | 0.2/1 | 0.57[10] |
| 12 | "Is Josh Free in Two Weeks?" | January 27, 2017 | 0.2/1 | 0.59[11] |
| 13 | "Can Josh Take a Leap of Faith?" | February 3, 2017 | 0.2/1 | 0.58[12] |
References
edit- ^ a b Porter, Rick (October 24, 2016). "'Hawaii Five-0,' 'Shark Tank,' 'Hell's Kitchen' adjust up, 'Exorcist' adjusts down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ a b Porter, Rick (October 31, 2016). "'The Vampire Diaries' and 'MacGyver' adjust down vs. World Series: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 1, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ a b Porter, Rick (November 7, 2016). "'Shark Tank' adjusts up, 'The Exorcist' adjusts down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 8, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ^ a b Porter, Rick (November 14, 2016). "Last Man Standing' adjusts up, all others hold: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ^ a b Porter, Rick (November 21, 2016). "The Exorcist' adjusts down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ^ a b Porter, Rick (December 5, 2016). "20/20' adjusts up, 'Dr. Ken,' 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' & 'I Love Lucy' adjust down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ a b Porter, Rick (December 12, 2016). "'Shark Tank,' 'Hawaii Five-0' and others unchanged: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ a b c d Welch, Alex (January 9, 2017). "'Hawaii Five-0' adjusts up, 'Emerald City' adjusts down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
- ^ a b Porter, Rick (January 17, 2017). "'Hawaii Five-0' adjusts up: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
- ^ a b Porter, Rick (January 23, 2017). "'Last Man Standing' adjusts up: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 25, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
- ^ a b Porter, Rick (January 30, 2017). "'Shark Tank' and 'Dateline' adjust up, '20/20′ adjusts down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 30, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ a b Porter, Rick (February 6, 2017). "'Dateline' adjusts up, 'Blue Bloods' and 'Vampire Diaries' adjust down: Friday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley. "CW Renews 11 Series, Including 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,' 'Vampire Diaries,' Full DC Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ^ Swift, Andy (May 23, 2016). "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Gabrielle Ruiz Promoted to Series Regular". TVLine. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ^ Thomas, Kaitlin (November 11, 2016). "Why Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Latest Heartbreaking Decision Was Also the Right One". TV Guide. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ^ "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' Season 2 Soundtrack Released". Film Music Reporter. March 4, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
- ^ "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season 2 (2016-2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ^ "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season 2". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 23, 2018.