The show After Life has proven to be one of the most important shows on Netflix during this complex time. People have been finding moments of lightness and humor in its sometimes hilarious moments of comedy, while an excuse to cry can be derived from its potentially over-the-top reliance on extremes of emotion.
Season two managed to stick to a similar level of quality as season one and led to Ricky Gervais breaking his own two-season rule and confirming that season three is on its way. We’ve used IMDb to rank every episode of season two based on the general audience consensus. You might notice an interesting pattern forming in audience opinion on each episode if you look carefully...
6 Episode 2: 8.0
Ranked as one of the worst episodes of the entire run of After Life (though given its 8.0 average, obviously still not considered ‘bad’ by any stretch), the second episode of season two was certainly one of its weaker moments.
We got to see James introduced as a regular member of the cast as he starts his work experience at the paper, while one of the best therapist scenes is in this episode. However, it doesn’t have as many classic moments as some of the episodes that surround it.
5 Episode 1: 8.0
The very first episode of season two gets off to a rather depressing start. While season one ended on a relatively high note (Tony had put his days of being mean to people and falling back on suicide behind him, while he had seemingly started to date Emma), season two undid most of this positivity. Emma and Tony’s relationship hadn’t worked, and Tony was still spending every night drinking and crying at videos of Lisa.
While rated the same as episode 2, this episode wins out thanks to one fantastic scene. Tony and Matt go to a guided meditation, but the endless sounds coming from the instructor really don’t sit well with Tony. He returns to his typically angry self and storms out of the lesson, embarrassing everyone in the process.
4 Episode 3: 8.2
We learned a lot more about Sandy in season two, and when the revelation that the Tambury Gazette was going to be closed down was revealed, its impact on her was shown to be particularly upsetting. This proved Tony’s deep-down niceness as he made sure that this tough outcome didn’t have to happen.
This same episode also gave us what might well be the funniest moment in all of After Life. When Matt and Tony decide to go to the pub, they bump into the psychiatrist, who introduces us to his colorfully named friends. This is one scene in which the outtakes (showing the improvised names of each character) is even funnier than the actual final take.
3 Episode 4: 8.4
One of the least memorable episodes of After Life is considered to be higher rated than the brilliant episode two on IMDb, which seems strange. Perhaps this is thanks to the great cameo from Holli Dempsey. One of the stars of Derek (Gervais’ previous show) appeared as a woman addicted to corrective surgery and gave us one of the funniest stories that the Tambury Gazette ever printed.
The episode also showed Tony’s kinder side coming back through as he took Kath out for a coffee, despite not agreeing with what she was saying. Even so, Gervais just can’t help but lay out his anti-religious sentiments for everyone to see.
2 Episode 5: 8.5
The second to last episode of season two finally allows us to see the Theatre Revue that some of the supporting characters had been working so hard to be a part of over the last few weeks. Obviously, we get a few startlingly bad performances from across various performance mediums (some dramatic poetry from Tracey Anne Oberman is a particular highlight), but also some great jokes.
The reason this episode has gained such a high average on IMDb is probably down to its ending. We’ve all gotten used to the fact that Tony is depressed, but when Emma rings him to explain that his dad just died in his sleep, we’re all worried about what this might do to Tony. He handles it rather well, but his conversation with Emma directly afterward is startlingly emotional.
1 Episode 6: 9.1
The final episode of After Life probably has such a positive response on IMDb simply because it is the final episode. In terms of quality and humor, it pales in comparison to some of the earlier episodes, but it does shine in a dramatic sense.
We’re quite relieved that Tony is taking the death of his father rather well (he explains that he lost him a few years ago and was ready for it, unlike Lisa), but he isn’t exactly doing well... We get to see a lot of other characters in the show reaching new heights as new relationships form and old relationships rekindle, but the final scene shows Tony relapsing and gearing up for another suicide attempt. The final thing we see is Emma changing her mind and essentially saving him from death.
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