Written by Thelonia & Tia
Well, that opening's not getting any better.
In the spirit of the fact that Santa Clarita Diet
is the first show we watched for the No Improvement podcast (listen here!), we decided to tackle season 2 as well—but this time in blog form. Check out our recaps and reviews of all of the episodes from season 2 below:
(201) No Family is Perfect
Thelonia: Alright, so first of all, that thumb thing was super gross, goddamn. I really like this first episode, but what especially sold it was the ending. I know in our No Improvement episodes on the first season, Ramona (Rite Aid Girl) was a frequent mention, because we loved her. And it looks like she'll be coming back and in a big way!
Tia: So, watching this first episode immediately made me realize I don't remember much of what was going on when the previous season ended, but I do remember these characters super well—and I love them. (Strong agree on the thumb thing... I don't blame Eric for fainting.) I'm similarly super super glad to see Ramona come back—and in such a surprising way! I'm more than ready to see where her storyline goes, and I have a feeling it might have a pretty gory end. But I guess I'll just have to keep watching to see!
(202) Coyote in Yoga Pants
Synopsis: Abby and Eric need to delete incriminating emails off the Serbian's computer, and Joel and Sheila find themselves in a fierce competition with a rival realtors.
Thelonia: Hearing Juliet from Psych saying she's kick Drew Barrymore so far in the twat she'd "get pregnant giving blowjobs" was pretty wild. Also, I like this mysterious second pair that Abby and Eric ran into. More mystery!
Tia: Glad the Psych family is reuniting in this show. It does seem up the alley of crime-related comedies with quirky (potential) sci-fi elements. There was something strangely satisfying about our zombie family doing something a little less zombie related, but I am also interested to see where the more sci-fi elements go—especially in relation to the strangers in the apartment who also seemed to know about zombies (or, at least, bile).
(203) Moral Gray Area
Synopsis: Trying to cover their tracks, Joel and Sheila dig up and deal with Gary's disembodied head by keeping him in their basement. Meanwhile, things get more intimate between Eric and Ramona, and the dead guy in Ramona's bathtub.
Thelonia: I am definitely excited at the prospect of Sheila murdering an entire baseball team of Nazis. Also damn, Ramona, that was cold-blooded.
Tia: I am also very down for Sheila's Nazi murdering spree. Glad she finally found the perfect snack! And yes, wow. Ramona the Loner is my kind of girl. Heartbreaking for Eric, but we all knew he and Abby couldn't have anyone come between them.
(204) The Queen of England
Synopsis: Ramona decides she needs Eric's help to deal with dead people, Abby finally gets back to school and immediately gets into a fight, and Joel and Sheila try to have an uneventful dinner with the neighbor.
Thelonia: I'm going to miss Ramona, but at the same time she was making me nervous so I think it's for the best.
Tia: Aw, well at least she didn't die. And also, should they be putting plastic wrap in the microwave? But anyway: The ball growing legs is the most terrifying thing that's ever been on this show. But I really dug the lunch room scene where Abby learns some mean gossip from her strangely different-from-her friends, and then proceeds to hit a boy in the face with a lunch tray. I love her so much.
(205) Going Pre-med
Synopsis: While Joel and Sheila try to come up with a more sustainable murdering plan, Abby finds herself with new interest in going green. Also some Nazis get eaten.
Thelonia: Those guys from the paranormal society are totally going to try to kill Sheila and I'm not down for it. Also, that tattoo was verrrrry stick-on looking.
Tia: Is it weird that I don't trust Sven? I don't trust Sven. And yeah I'm... getting worried for Sheila. These paranormal peeps look like they may have enough info to know to kill her. And that makes them season finale material.
(206) Pasión
Synopsis: Sheila's under a lot of stress at work not killing her boss, and it's expressing itself in new and unexpected ways. Meanwhile, Abby's out on a date with Sven from school, and she's having a hard time with how much she can tell him.
Thelonia: That was the most dramatic danish eating stand-off I've ever seen.
Tia: Oh my god, Abby scared the crap out of Sven. And wow, did this episode take a turn! Joel certainly had to take on a lot with his extremely long interaction with the creepiest old man of all time.
(207) A Change of Heart
Synopsis: After learning about Abby smashing another student in the face with a lunch tray, Joel and Sheila push for her to apologize only for them to realize that the student is the son of their rival realtors. Meanwhile, Eric tried to go undercover at Japopo's to get information on where the clams come from.
Thelonia: That finger sure did come in handy!
Tia: Thank god! But, um, the end of this episode was definitely the beginning of something very, very bad. I love the hijinks in this show, but they also always have me sweating. And it was really the most "of course" (in a good way) kind of coincidence that Christian is the son of the two enemy realtors from before. Talk about a family full of enemies!
(208) Easels and War Paint
Synopsis: Joel and Sheila try to put together what Sheila did, and who she ate, which turns out to not be Carl (surprise). Meanwhile Abby and Eric plan a nightly fracking sabotage.
Thelonia: Oh my god there are so many balls in the air and I don't know how we wrap them up in two episodes. Also Abby, I love you, but please don't try to explode buildings.
Tia: Abby needs help! I give her a tentative pass for now. And, ah, nothing like a Hangover episode. Or really, a zombie Hangover episode. It was starting to feel like things turned out a little too well a little too easily though—in terms of deleting that surveillance footage—so the surprise at the end was really what I was hoping for.
(209) Suspicious Objects
Synopsis: Anna starts closing in on Joel and Sheila, who are busy trying to stop the clam-pocalypse.
Thelonia: Oh man I have never felt more vindicated in my mistrust for oysters than I did watching this episode.
Tia: I love oysters and your words make me sad. But also it was interesting to know that there were only 4 batches of clams sold. Does that mean only 4 people got sick? How many batches of clams do people eat? And, man. When did Eric become the best character in the show? He has some great lines in this episode and also I love him.
(210) Halibut!
Synopsis: In the wrap-up to the Season, everything comes to a head with Joel, Sheila, and Abby preparing to ditch their lives and run away from an encroaching investigation.
Thelonia: You know what, I was a bit worried, but that managed to tie together a lot of plot threads in one real fucked up rat king of a plot. Literally cannot wait to see where this goes next. Also I just watching this all in one go so I really need to go pee. Cheers everyone!
Tia: Sheila and Joel's conversation at the party with Bill Ramirez is the strangest, funniest thing. The only funnier thing, maybe? The neighbors talking about creeping or burning bisexuality. And wow did this last episode get crazy in the very last scene. What... now?
You can watch seasons 1 & 2 of Santa Clarita Diet on Netflix.
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