Mythic Quest season 2 review: Apple TV Plus show keeps getting better

Our Verdict

Mythic Quest season two delivers quality storylines and sets upward an interesting flavour 3

For

Funnier than before
Jo and Brad are an fantabulous pairing
Excellent conclusion
Naomi Ekperigin is excellent as Ballad

Against

Standalone episode doesn't live up to expectations
Feels a piddling short

Tom's Guide Verdict

Mythic Quest flavour 2 delivers quality storylines and sets upwards an interesting season 3

Pros

+
Funnier than before
+
Jo and Brad are an excellent pairing
+
Splendid conclusion
+
Naomi Ekperigin is excellent as Carol

Cons

-
Standalone episode doesn't live up to expectations
-
Feels a little curt

Apple tree TV Plus' Mythic Quest season 2 is here just weeks after the bonus episode "Everlight" got united states eager for more than of the MQ team. And it's a great prepare of 9 episodes you lot could easily devour on a lazy Dominicus afternoon. This review will be very light on plot details, then you can become in as spoiler-free as possible.

This flavour'due south a little different, for reasons that are kind of obvious once you realize a global pandemic was happening concurrently with the filming of the series. Of course the series was filmed with all the necessary testing and precautions, as the cast told me on a series of video call interviews promoting the new season.

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The biggest change this season is that F. Murray Abraham (C.West. Longbottom) wasn't on prepare for the first half of the flavor, instead filming his scenes remotely. Of form, Mythic Quest proved to exist run by a artistic gang, and they managed to get some pretty good laughs out of the inability to bring C.W. into the same room as the balance of the cast.

But, for the near office, Mythic Quest flavour two is better than ever (with one excusable exception); with this Mythic Quest flavour 2 review I volition explicate why Apple tree TV Plus now has another excellent sitcom in its belt, ensuring Ted Lasso doesn't stand up alone in the still-nascent streaming service.

For Mythic Quest season 2, the first ii episodes debut at midnight PDT on Friday, May 7. Subsequent episodes volition debut at the aforementioned fourth dimension on the following Fridays, with ane episode per week.

Mythic Quest flavour ii: Getting to know Brad

While Rob McElhenny's Ian (pronounced Heart-an) and Charlotte Nicdao's Poppy are definitely the master characters of Mythic Quest, this flavour is practically stolen past Danny Pudi. Mythic Quest season ii gives the Community co-star a lot more fourth dimension and room to work with Brad, the caput of the monetization department at MQ, and the dimensionality we become for this character builds up an first-class conclusion.

Mythic Quest season 2 review: Brad — Danny Pudi equally Brad Bakshi in Mythic Quest on Apple Tv set+ (Paradigm credit: Apple TV+)

The majority of Brad's arc is based effectually his newfound relationship with Jo (Jessie Ennis), the mean-spirited and devious banana who has broken out from under the wing of David (David Hornby, who was Rickety Cricket on It's Always Sunny). The decision to pair the greedy, profit-obsessed Brad with Jo is a perfect decision, and provides tons of memorable moments. The two go from joyfully relishing each other'south vulture-like instincts to sizing each other up to meet who is the more dominant member of the office.

And while that all sounds fun, Mythic Quest flavour 2 works so well for Brad because of how information technology fleshes him out equally a grapheme. Brad'due south personal secrets are slowly revealed, every bit his likable brother visits the part for Brad's birthday, which sets off a powder keg of sibling rivalry emotions.

Mythic Quest flavour ii: More of the rest of the cast

And not to sound like a broken record, but Mythic Quest season 2 thrives in large part to the ability to spend more time with characters who didn't go as much attention in season 1. And while you lot might accept idea that the David Brittlesbee graphic symbol was properly adult in flavor 1, you'll be cackling at what he gets up to in season 2, as the writers have institute sad new lows for the executive producer of MQ to cling on.

Mythic Quest season 2 review: David — David Hornsby as David Brittlesbee in Mythic Quest on Apple tree TV+ (Epitome credit: Apple Goggle box+)

My favorite of the bunch is Carol from HR, because she'due south so exasperated past the immature shenanigans of the broken human being beings that work at MQ. Giving Ballad more than time is one of the many "Why didn't this happen in season ane?" moments that yous'll become during flavour ii, every bit she anchors scenes that anybody else is trying to steal.

Of grade, we likewise get a lot more of C.Due west. this flavor, as well as Dana (Imani Hakim) and Rachel (Ashly Burch), and all three have adequately emotional moments to bargain with throughout this curt string of episodes.

Mythic Quest season ii: The next Nighttime Tranquility Expiry?

The Mythic Quest audience loves to talk about the excellent standalone episode "A Nighttime Placidity Death" which told a story of an indie game that was relevant — but not direct continued to — what we were watching in Mythic Quest up to that point.

Mythic Quest season 2 attempts this trick again, with an episode that'due south more straight tied to its series. And while the overall results of this episode piece of work pretty well once you zoom out, the episode itself didn't grab me in the ways that "A Dark Quiet Death" did.

Nicdao and McElhenney'due south piece of work this flavour doesn't just provide excellent laughs and story-beats for the season, but they are two of the biggest reasons why I am excited for a potential flavour iii

Yes, I am dancing around specifics because I believe one should go into the episode equally clueless every bit I was. The less I know (and arguably, anticipate) the more likely I am to engage with the content. The folks behind Mythic Quest are smart enough not to endeavour and take hold of the same lightning of "A Night Placidity Death" in this episode as well, only the shadow still loomed overhead.

Mythic Quest outlook: A taste of what'due south to come

Y'all'll notice I barely talked about Poppy and Ian. That'due south non because the co-leaders of the MQ evolution squad have a backseat this flavour, but considering it'southward hard to say much without giving abroad the caprine animal about what makes their roles this season so great. I tin can tell you that Poppy's dealing with her new-plant ability as an equal to Ian, simply if I tried to explain any of the weirdness that ensues, I'd worry I'd spoil information technology all.

Mythic Quest season 2 review: cast — (Paradigm credit: Apple TV+)

What I can say is this: Nicdao and McElhenney'due south work this season doesn't only provide fantabulous laughs and story-beats for the season, but they are ii of the biggest reasons why I am excited for a potential season 3. Apple has not greenlit MQ3 however, merely I am very much waiting for the give-and-take to come up down from on high.

The evidence puts a toe into the fantastical, to terrific results. If Mythic Quest flavor 2 is anything like this teaser episode, I'grand going to be harassing all my friends to picket it — just as I did with Ted Lasso.

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