Fuller House Season 2

Fuller House Season 2

Karly Halsey (12th), Reporter

After almost a year of wait, Netflix and Warner Bros. finally released their second season of the family sitcom, Fuller House.

If you did not already know, Fuller house is a revamped sequel to the 90’s television classic, Full House.

The first season to this show was released on February 26, 2016, and the show had already been renewed for another season by that March. With a quick working team, production for the new season had begun by May of 2016. Just months after, on December 9th, Netflix finally released the next 13 episodes to the series.

The first season was a hit for the audience, and set the bar fairly high for the second. However, it was no shock that the audience thought the second season blew it away.

Although the audience of the original sitcom has grown up many years, considering Full House ended 21 years ago in 1995, the audience for the revamped version still appears to be directed towards younger kids due to its low-quality, cringe worthy jokes. However, to keep the original audience’s attention, Jeff Franklin Productions did a fantastic job at throwing in countless guest stars and major throwbacks. One of which was in the Halloween episode when Kimmy and her fiancé Fernando dressed up as the iconic duo, Lucy and Ricky, from I Love Lucy.

The show managed to use a large variety of approaches to comedy, including breaking the fourth wall, laugh tracks, and many jokes about new “hip” trends.

Even though the comedy isn’t all that great, the show’s main goal is to bring a sense of family to the table. In almost every episode this is achieved as the Tanner family is known for their famous hugs after any problem gets resolved.

This season focused around the holiday season and the love in the air. Episodes include a Halloween, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve party along with each of the original girls (DJ, Stephanie, and Kimmy) learning more about themselves as they meet and become fond of their significant others.

The season has received an audience score of 81% and has yet to receive any scoring from the Rotten Tomato “tomatometer.” For reference, the previous season received a 75% from audience score and a 32% on the tomatometer.

Perhaps the show scored so low on the tomatometer is because it demonstrates many instances of jokes that are just too corny. Because of this, the show is a hit or miss with the audience, hence why those who do finish the season usually tend to enjoy it.