‘The Second Best Hospital in The Galaxy’ Season 2 Review - Bland and Witty

In the second season of The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy, the visual gags come one after another at such high speed that you are too busy catching them to enjoy their wit. Created by Cirocco Dunlap, this animated sci-fi comedy is...overwhelmingly vibrant, which means it can be very hectic. You want to enjoy its humor - laugh with it, revel in it. But the episodes are so hyperactive that all you can do is grab as many jokes as possible and admire the show's energy. Instead of laughing out loud, you watch Season 2 with nothing more than a sedated smile. This is unfortunate, as it's clear that a lot of effort has gone into creating this series. At a time when most shows and films - whether live-action or animated - are made with little to no creativity, something like The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy comes across as a relief. I can't tell you how much I wanted to enjoy this adult comedy. From the beginning itself, Season 2 assures you that you are in for a wild ride. We start with something as small as Dr. Vlam (Maya Rudolph) saying this about Dr. Klak (Keke Palmer) and Dr. Sleech (Stephanie Hsu): "I will die for them. I will kill for them - professionally." We end with something as big and weird as witnessing a building give birth to new life.

I went through my review of the first season of the series and found that some things hold true for this second season as well. Once again, I was busy taking note of all the jokes, and the show continues to be giddy and wacky. Yes, The Second Best Hospital in The Galaxy is visually inventive, but this time, I couldn't feel any awkward, cheesy, embarrassing feelings. The humor, too, is not experienced - it's merely seen. The images are not "brimming with feelings." The gags are dispensed with mechanical precision. You appreciate the hard work, but you also notice the sweat, the effort, and the exertion that went into making this show funny. Hence, it's impossible to bust a gut while watching The Second Best Hospital in The Galaxy. Still, I would like to mention a few highlights. A blob goes for a job interview at an insurance company without taking his medication and ends up sucking other characters into him (make sure to read his reminders). Dr. Azel (Sam Smith) puts other narcissists to shame by getting a back tattoo of his own face. A fish-like ambulance sees a corpse and goes to a therapist, and a character uses a fake family service, which...well, it's better if you watch it. Also, notice the images in the two posters containing the words "It's okay to feel blue" and "We are all in this together."

My favorite gag, though, involves a beep sound from a machine that arrives just when Nurse Tup (Natasha Lyonne) is about to hear crucial information, like the name of a character in a TV show or a patient's symptoms. These jokes are so good, and the story, on the other hand, is so bland, so forgettable that it feels as if everybody, during the writing stage, was just coming up with one solid rib-tickler after another. The story was then woven around the jokes. It, anyway, does the job of a clothesline on which the gags are hanged for our pleasure. And while there is pleasure in recognizing everybody's incredible sense of humor, it doesn't necessarily translate to a wholly pleasurable experience. Since Season 2's sole strength turns out to be its (visual) humor, it gradually becomes monotonous. Still, The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy Season 2 is far from terrible. It's not exactly boring, either. It's compulsively watchable, sufficiently entertaining, and has more potential. Amazon should not pull the plug on this one.

Final Score- [5/10]
Reviewed by - Vikas Yadav
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Publisher at Midgard Times