More Togetherness

The long-awaited Season two of HBO's Togetherness premieres tonight. While the Duplass brothers have been busy with other shows, such as Animals and Transparent, this is my favorite Duplass creation. It has heart and hope among all the craziness.

You can also see the fifth season of Girls tonight, but I plan to skip it. While the couple on Togetherness have issues, at least they are likeable. I cannot say the same for the characters on Girls.

Update:  In a recent interview the Duplass brothers discussed season two and how the project is longer than earlier efforts. Mark stated:

...there are negatives and positives to it. Like, you know, just like a marriage, where you're like, "Well, this... you know, is the sex still as exciting as it was two years ago?" — we've been sleeping with these characters for two years, but we know them so intimately and we love them and we've put so much time and energy into them and that's one of the big things we love, which is, like, no more exposition needed, you know? We get to get into the nitty-gritty and the minutiae of the way they relate now, and that's really valuable. We just have to make sure we don't repeat ourselves and we plot this thing so it doesn't dead end too much, and so that's the challenge really. It's like, how do you keep those balls in the air and make it exciting still?

The brothers are also planning for a third season. What a great idea!