'Company Retreat' Is Bad for Amazon
IndieWire • • entertainment
Key Points:
- “Jury Duty” Season 2 shifts its setting from a courtroom jury to a company retreat, featuring a new unsuspecting lead, Anthony, who navigates staged workplace scenarios without knowing the setup is fake.
- The season loses much of the original’s thrill of discovery and tension, as Anthony’s inherently kind nature leaves little room for conflict or character growth, making the show feel overly saccharine and flat.
- Unlike Season 1’s mix of scripted and spontaneous moments, Season 2’s overly supportive cast and lack of genuine friction reduce dramatic stakes and excitement.
- A mid-season plot twist involving the potential sale of the family-owned hot sauce company to a large corporation introduces a heavy-handed critique of corporate culture, which clashes
