‘Bad Sisters’ Puts the Fun in Dysfunctional in Season Two
Sarah Greene, Eva Birthistle, Eve Hewson, and Sharon Horgan in Bad Sisters | Credit: Apple TV+
Bad Sisters is back as the Garvey sisters find themselves in another precarious situation. Two years after JP’s death, they are back under suspicion and are forced to band together once again.
Just like season one, the strength of this season is in the relationship between the Garvey sisters. They each love each other so fiercely, but they’re all a bit of a mess. Each one is dealing with some different problems than they were in the previous season, revealing new facets of these characters that we had gotten to know.
Bad Sisters continues to mix humor and tragedy together, not being afraid to confront difficult subjects that many people face today. But each of these is explored alongside a rather ridiculous premise. These facets coexist beautifully, making for a really entertaining story.
This season also features immense heartbreak. Honestly, it’s devastating for us as the viewers, too. I’m really impressed by how Bad Sisters manages to explore so many complex emotions in so few episodes. Each character has to process different aspects of grief, which show up differently in each of their lives because their personalities are so different. Under immense stress, each sister clashes with the others.
Just like in real life, relational friction between people who care for each other is always interesting.
Michael Smiley and Fiona Shaw in Bad Sisters | Credit: Apple TV+
In this season, the Garvey sisters are not being chased by some dogged insurance investigators like in season one. The stakes also level up because the police are looking into Grace (Anne-Marie Duff) and her sisters. The police are interested in them for multiple deaths that had occurred under mysterious circumstances. The sisters must do their best to clear their names while also discovering what really happened.
Bad Sisters also adds to an already fantastic cast. Fiona Shaw joins as Angelica, who is an incredibly nosy and religious person. She does a lot of good for the community, but she’s also not above doing some shady things in order to get what she wants. Angelica is a really great agent of chaos to introduce into this already dysfunctional family. And Fiona Shaw, of course, gives a wonderful performance.
While I don’t think this season reaches the heights of the first, it’s still an interesting and engaging season of television. These sisters continue to be fascinating to watch, and you can’t help but want to root for them, even at their most destructive.
It seems unlikely that we’ll get a third season of this excellent show, which is a shame. Still, if it ends here, it’s a satisfying run. I hope that this show’s success will open up more opportunities for Sharon Horgan and the entire team to continue to create interesting stories with exciting characters.