By Dave B.

​The second season of The End of The F***ing World (Netflix) takes place about two years after the dramatic conclusion of Season One. James and Alyssa have not seen each other since the culmination of their adventure. Alyssa (Jessica Barden) is engaged to be married and James (Alex Lawther) is recovering from partial paralysis and the loss of his father. But fate is not done with these two yet, as the first season’s most pivotal event comes back to haunt them in the form of Bonnie (Wunmi Mosaku), a deeply disturbed foe with an implacable grudge against the two teens.

By Dave B.

​The Haunting of Hill House (Netflix) tells the story of the Crane family and their terrifying and complex relationship with a house that they lived in one summer. Years later, the survivors of Hill House have each tried to cope, in their own ways, with what they experienced there. The death of one of the now adult Crane children brings the family together and leads to an overdue confrontation with the evil and madness that the family has been hiding from. 

By Dave B.

​A word to the wise: if you haven’t seen the first season of Dirk Gently, watch it. It’s great and is required for making sense of much of season two. That said, for those who aren’t familiar with Dirk Gently, he’s a holistic detective. That basically means that he solves cases by seeing the fundamental interconnectedness of everything, instead of relying on more traditional techniques such as evidence and procedures. The second season of Dirk Gently (BBC America, currently on Hulu) finds Dirk caught up in a case where he’s imprisoned, but needs to fulfill a prophecy of finding a missing boy in order to save a medieval fantasy dimension from destruction at the hands of an evil wizard. Yes, it’s a weird show. It’s also arguably the best show on television.