Review of Space Force

Space Force (2020–2022)
7/10
Season 1 was fun, Season 2 not-so-much.
30 March 2022
Title pretty much says it. The first season is a lot of fun, and I recommend it. But the worst part of it is that it actually has a really good cliff-hanger for an ending, which just made things worse when the 2nd season seemed like a low-budget production that paled in comparison. Technically, I don't know what they spent on the 2nd season - but it has episodes which appears to be on a fast shooting schedule, the writing wasn't nearly as good as the first season, and there really wasn't much of anything I really liked in the second season, although I was really looking forward to it after Season 1 was so much fun.

But the first season, again, was a lot of fun and there are several fun and even quotable lines... heck, some of the writing was actually downright clever, and some of the jokes could really take you by surprise while feeling original and without going over the top.

BTW... John Malkovich, the actor who plays the scientist in the series, he's got a great comedic presence here, and I think carefully watching and perhaps even trying to anticipate his character can add to the enjoyment enjoy the show.

Best thing I can say about the second season was, the very end of the last scene which was, in my opinion, just so down-right pathetic that it actually added some humor to this comedic show for being such a lazy, and very out of context way to try to reprise one of the most memorable scenes from the first season; it could even be argued to be a "fourth wall joke" as it didn't really make much sense in a in-universe context.
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