Leanne Morgan went from a complete unknown to one of the most popular comedians around in a remarkably short span of time. Chuck Lorre, creator of sitcoms like Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory, believed in her enough to build her own Netflix sitcom last year. I actually associate it with one of the more positive memories from my wife’s surgery down in New Orleans, since we ended up binge-watching the entire series together in our Louisiana hotel room. It clearly resonated with plenty of other people too, so I wasn’t surprised when Season 2 quietly dropped on Netflix at the end of August.

Much of Season 2 feels nearly identical to the first season. The cast barely expands beyond a few guest stars and minor characters who don’t really factor into anything. Honestly, they could have filmed this right after wrapping Season 1 and taken the rest of the year off, and I doubt I would have noticed the difference. Leanne is still navigating life as a divorced woman, and she and her sister Carol remain just as inseparable as ever.

Probably the biggest shift in Season 2 revolves around Leanne’s aging parents. Since Leanne herself is around 60, her parents are well into their 80s, and with octogenarian parents comes serious concern over their physical and mental well-being. Her mom starts showing early signs of Alzheimer’s, while her dad remains a stubborn old goat who refuses to take proper care of himself. Sure enough, their house burns down after one of them forgets something important, spiraling into a major fire safety scare. Naturally, the whole family ends up crammed under one roof together, like something straight out of the 1960s.

I was honestly disappointed with the romantic direction the season took. Season 1 nailed it, kicking off with her husband’s infidelity, her decision to leave him, and her journey toward finding love again on her own terms. Season 2 does touch on romance, but it mostly feels stuck in neutral, never quite mattering the way it should, which I think was a real misstep.

I was also a bit surprised by where they teased taking the story, with a heavy focus on her reflecting on her past, present, and future. Thankfully, it didn’t go where I feared it might. That’s just the nature of sitcoms, though. True love rarely gets locked in until the very end of a show’s run. Writers love stretching out the drama, since audiences tend to lose interest fast once the central romance gets resolved too early.

Honestly, I much prefer Season 1 over Season 2. I’m actually a little surprised I haven’t seen more people complaining about it, because it barely feels like a full season at all. It plays more like a half-season, almost an extension of Season 1 rather than something new. It still has the same charming characters, storylines, and production quality as before, but I never found myself craving more the way I did after finishing Season 1. That said, when Season 3 rolls around, presumably next summer, my wife and I will absolutely be watching. Still, Season 2 being such an odd, half-formed addition does make me a little nervous about the show’s future, because it clearly has the potential to become a genuine all-time classic sitcom, but the wrong missteps could just as easily get it canceled prematurely or leave it forgotten once its run ends.