Schitt's Creek (season 2)
The second season of Schitt's Creek a Canadian television sitcom created by Dan Levy and father Eugene Levy premiered on January 12, 2016 and concluded on March 29, 2016 on CBC Television. The season aired 13 episodes and saw the return of the characters Johnny Rose, Moira Rose, David Rose & Alexis Rose. The season was once again produced by Not a Real Company Productions.
| Schitt's Creek | |
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| Season 2 | |
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| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBC Television |
| Original release | January 12 – March 29, 2016 |
| Season chronology | |
The season featured the same 9 starring roles that were introduced during the previous season. Sarah Levy was promoted to the main cast after recurring during the first season.
Cast and characters
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Main
- Eugene Levy as Johnny Rose
- Catherine O'Hara as Moira Rose
- Dan Levy as David Rose
- Annie Murphy as Alexis Rose
- Jennifer Robertson as Jocelyn Schitt
- Tim Rozon as Mutt Schitt
- Emily Hampshire as Stevie Budd
- Dustin Milligan as Ted Mullens
- Chris Elliott as Roland Schitt
- Sarah Levy as Twyla Sands
Recurring
- John Hemphill as Bob Currie
- Karen Robinson as Ronnie Lee
- Rizwan Manji as Ray Butani
- Marilyn Bellfontaine as Gwen Currie
- Shakura S'Aida as Lena
- Robin Duke as Wendy Kurtz
- Lili Conner as Grace
Guest
- Jasmin Geljo as Ivan
- Steve Lund as Jake
- Sarah Power as Tennessee
- John Bourgeois as Don Taylor
- Sherry Miller as Bev Taylor
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | Canadian viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | "Finding David" | Jerry Ciccoritti | Daniel Levy | January 12, 2016 | 262452-14 | 0.808[1] |
| David takes Roland's truck and a valuable bag of Moira's and disappears from the town. Alexis is unsure about rejecting Ted's marriage proposal while also working on her relationship with Mutt. The family finds David staying with an Amish family, who cannot wait to get rid of him. The family convinces David to return to Schitt's Creek. | |||||||
| 15 | 2 | "Family Dinner" | Jerry Ciccoritti | David West Read | January 12, 2016 | 262452-15 | 0.775[1] |
| After Alexis accuses her of being unable to cook, Moira decides to cook chicken enchiladas for her family with the help of David. The two attempt to cook a meal for their family, but struggle with simple cooking terms and are unable to complete the recipe. Johnny looks for an office for his consulting business, and Bob offers to let him work in his garage. Alexis speaks to Ted about his proposal and is upset when he states that he intends to propose again when they're both ready. | |||||||
| 16 | 3 | "Jazzagals" | Paul Fox | Michael Short | January 19, 2016 | 262452-16 | N/A |
| Moira tries to join the town's a capella group, but is upset when she realizes she is the weakest singer in the group. David attempts to reconcile with Stevie who rejected his offer to move with him. Alexis enjoys her new relationship with Mutt but is upset when he tells her that he wants more time apart. Johnny attempts to help out at Bob's Garage in return for the free office space, but accidentally sells a car that was in the garage for repairs. | |||||||
| 17 | 4 | "Estate Sale" | Jerry Ciccoritti | Teresa Pavlinek | January 26, 2016 | 262452-17 | 0.656[2] |
| Moira and Johnny attend an estate auction and attempt to buy a memory foam mattress, but Jocelyn wins it when she outbids the Roses. However, later, Roland comes by and tries to sell Johnny the mattress after finding it lacks enough bounce during lovemaking for him and Jocelyn. Johnny buys the mattress, but he and Moira remain grossed out by its history. Roland requests David's help in buying a blouse for Jocelyn, and the two disagree on what Roland should purchase. Mutt gives Alexis a bicycle, and she admits that she never learned to ride one, so Mutt teaches her, with some encouraging words from Twyla, then Alexis teaches David. | |||||||
| 18 | 5 | "Bob's Bagels" | Paul Fox | Chris Pozzebon and Daniel Levy | February 2, 2016 | 262452-18 | N/A |
| When asked about business ideas, Johnny uses a bagel shop as an example. However, Roland and Bob take him seriously and began making plans to sell bagels, despite Johnny's protests. After Bob arranges for someone to build the oven and bake the bagels, Johnny tells them that he will not be running a bagel company. Alexis gets sick, and Moira tries to keep her distance despite Alexis needing help, before coming around to discover a tiny bit of parenting instinct. Even though he doesn't like their clothes, David applies for a job at the Blouse Barn and is hired. | |||||||
| 19 | 6 | "Moira vs. Town Council" | Jerry Ciccoritti | Daniel Levy | February 9, 2016 | 262452-19 | N/A |
| Moira wants to put flowers in front of their hotel room and goes to the town council. When she stands up to Roland, the rest of the attendees are impressed. David begins making changes at the Blouse Barn to revitalize the business but makes expensive purchases for himself after mistakenly thinking he can use them on a tax write-off. Mutt shaves off his beard which causes tension with Alexis. She says that his beard was her favorite feature of his, which upsets him. They then discover that they seem to have nothing to talk about and break up. | |||||||
| 20 | 7 | "The Candidate" | Paul Fox | Kevin White | February 16, 2016 | 262452-20 | N/A |
| Johnny considers running for town council, but Moira convinces him not to, and later finds herself interested in running. Alexis tries to meet up with Twyla because she is bored without Mutt in her life, but Twyla is upset because Alexis convinced her to break up with Mutt and then dated him herself. Alexis then learns to spend time alone with herself. David and Stevie go out drinking at a dive bar to meet other single people but they end up briefly kissing each other again, then again deciding it was not a good idea. | |||||||
| 21 | 8 | "Milk Money" | Paul Fox | Michael Short | February 23, 2016 | 262452-21 | N/A |
| After finding out that the raw milk of Bob's that he used in his coffee is expensive, Johnny decides to get into the raw milk business. Alexis says she can get some through her ex-boyfriend Ted, but misremembers 12 pints as 12 "things" and ends up getting much more than they wanted (12 ten-gallon milk churns). They plan to try and sell the milk anyway with Roland's help, but get pulled over by cops who force them to dump the raw milk out because unpasteurized milk is illegal. David helps Moira's opponent, Jocelyn, select a wardrobe, which upsets Moira, who then accuses her son of "stabbing her in the back". | |||||||
| 22 | 9 | "Moira's Nudes" | Jerry Ciccoritti | David West Read | March 1, 2016 | 262452-22 | N/A |
| David gets a company car, and Alexis and Johnny become jealous of him. Johnny must pay his $560 tab at the local restaurant and does not have the funds. Moira searches for nude photos that she took when she was younger but only finds pictures of herself with O. J. Simpson and Robert Blake. She becomes upset which surprises Stevie and David because she liked how she looked in those photos. Alexis complains about money, and is hired as a secretary at Ted's clinic. | |||||||
| 23 | 10 | "Ronnie's Party" | Paul Fox | Matt Kippen | March 8, 2016 | 262452-23 | N/A |
| Moira and Johnny ask Ronnie to organize a meeting to support her campaign, thinking they will receive support from the lesbian community. After the meeting begins, Johnny realizes that Ronnie organized a meeting with the Women's Business Association, of which she is a member, and Moira does a poor job of adjusting her speech to the new demographic. Alexis is struggling at her new job at Ted's vet clinic but impresses Ted with her ability to care for patients and sell products. David offers emotional support to his boss's 14-year-old stepdaughter when she gets her period. | |||||||
| 24 | 11 | "The Motel Guest" | Jerry Ciccoritti | Kevin White | March 15, 2016 | 262452-24 | N/A |
| Roland, briefly separated from Jocelyn, stays in an adjacent motel room and plays loud music, disturbing Johnny and Moira (however, this relies on a continuity error in which Roland’s room, room 5, is adjacent to room 6 rather than on the other side of the office). David helps Alexis look for an apartment, but likes it a lot himself and talks it down. | |||||||
| 25 | 12 | "Lawn Signs" | Jerry Ciccoritti | Kevin White | March 22, 2016 | 262452-25 | N/A |
| Moira says her campaign signs have gone missing, and accusations and insinuations begin. Stevie discovers that Moira had thrown the signs away, and Moira confides to Johnny that she was just creating election drama, while Jocelyn resigns from the race from the stress, leaving only Moira in the race. Later Wendy encounters problems regarding the Blouse Barn name, so David and Alexis offer legal assistance, ultimately negotiating a deal with a huge clothing retailer for licensing the name so lucratively that Wendy can retire, and give David a huge check that the family discusses how to spend. | |||||||
| 26 | 13 | "Happy Anniversary" | Jerry Ciccoritti | Daniel Levy | March 29, 2016 | 262452-26 | N/A |
| While celebrating their anniversary at an elegant restaurant, Johnny and Moira encounter a couple from their previous life, Bev and Don. Jocelyn and Roland show up unexpectedly and join the table. Bev and Don insult the residents and the town of Schitt's Creek throughout dinner. When Johnny has had enough of the insults, he tells off Don and stands up for Schitt's Creek, and most importantly, for his friends, Roland and Jocelyn. Alexis meets Mutt's new girlfriend, Tennessee, and calls her Tallahassee. Alexis and David enjoy themselves at Mutt's annual party in his barn. | |||||||
Reception and release
Critical response
Much like the first season, the seasons season of Schitt's Creek was positively received, gaining an approval rating from Rotten Tomatoes of 100%. Along with the rest of the series, the season grew in popularity after debuting on Netflix in January 2017.[3]
Awards and nominations
The second season received 13 nominations at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards, as well as other award wins and nominations for individual actors and directors.[4]
Release
The season premiered on January 12, 2016 and with a two episode premiere, the season concluded on March 29, 2016 with 13 episodes. Starting in the season, the American distributed of the series, Pop TV, moved the series to an 8:00 pm ET/PT time slot with an encore broadcast at 11:00 pm ET/PT.[5]
References
- Brioux, Bill (January 15, 2016). "Tweet by @BillBriouxTV".
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- Brioux, Bill (January 28, 2016). "Tweet by @BillBriouxTV".
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- Jung, E. Alex (January 16, 2019). "Dan Levy Made Schitt's Creek With His Dad. But It's His Weird Little Baby". Archived from the original on May 31, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019 – via Vulture.com.
- "2017 Film Nominees – Academy.ca". Academy.ca. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- "Pop Press". press.poptv.com. October 22, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
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