Inside job is a laughable, eccentric show with excellent comedy throughout. If you enjoy adult animation, I strongly encourage you to watch it.
Inside Job, a sophisticated sci-fi workplace comedy from Netflix that debuted in 2019, is returning for Season 2. It was established that Inside Job would contain at least 20 episodes when Netflix first bought the show. There were 10 episodes in the first season, also known as part one,, and there are currently 8 in season two/part two. This could suggest that we may be able to expect a part 3 coming next year if all goes well with this second part.
Part 2 is easy-going, hilarious, and delightful to watch. The popularity of adult animation has greatly increased over the past two years. With viewers of internet streaming services going crazy for shows like Disenchantment, BoJack Horseman, Big Mouth, Human Resources, and F is for Family, to mention a few. It is therefore not surprising that fans enjoy Inside Job.
If you're unfamiliar with Inside Job, it was created by Alex Hirsch and Shion Takeuchi, the writers of Gravity Falls. It tells the tale of Cognito Inc., a shadow government agency whose job it is to control global conspiracy theories and prevent a global catastrophe. Lizzy Caplan, Clark Duke, Tisha Campbell, Christian Slater, Andrew Daly, John DiMaggio, Brett Gelman, and Bobby Lee all lend their voices to this comedy.
Reagan Ridley and her dysfunctional team return in Season 2 to help save the world, but not before Reagan needs to depose her father and retake the CEO position. This show makes for entertaining and bizarre viewing thanks to its awkward, antisocial, but bright female protagonist. Alongside a bunch of wild, goofy characters like a psychedelic mushroom and reptilian shape-shifters. As a "vampire" character, Keanu Reeves himself also makes an appearance.
Reagan returns to work at the start of the series, enraged and seeking retribution since she can't accept that her psychotic and authoritarian father is now in charge of the business. Since her father was previously sacked for almost disclosing the existence of the deep state, Reagan now wants to have him removed from office. Reagan still believes she can make a difference, yet in this part, she also finds love. We see how a relationship in this industry can work.
With Reagan yelling at kids in the first episode, "Santa is fictitious but student debt is real," we are immediately thrust into humour that addresses current social issues as well as breaching social norms. These small one-liners are what give this show its mischievous idiosyncrasies, and they are very much geared at adults.
Workers have established an "Anonymous, Anonymous" group where they can gather to support one another through their workday while they adjust to their new leader. This is incredibly applicable to everyone who has ever detested their job, and the series contains more instances of the same.
Overall, watching this adult animation series nonstop is entertaining and simple. There is a lot of profanity, sexual innuendo, and subtle and not-so-subtle political and sociological undertones. Along with indications of other conspiracies and the turmoil that results from each hypothesis.
There is a lot of humour in this season. Yet, the finale episode is also full of a lot of emotion. These sombre moments are unexpected and yet it shows how fully fleshed these characters are. We come to this show for the wacky conspiracy theories, but the more heartfelt moments between characters are just as enjoyable to savour as well.
It doesn't feel like this is the end of these characters' stories. The eighth episode left us on a huge cliffhanger. Hopefully, there is more to come from Inside Job.
Performance | 4.2/5 |
Enjoyment | 4/5 |
Overall Rating | 4/5 |