The Flight Attendant Season 2 has more twists, turns, surprises, and thrills than the first. It’s the ultimate thriller mystery! This review is based off of the first six episodes of The Flight Attendant season 2.
It is often hard to follow up a near perfect season one of a series with an even better season 2, and yet The Flight Attendant has done it. Season 2 is just as thrilling, but even more hair raising and suspenseful. The mystery this time around is even less predictable than the first. Having seen six of the eight episodes I can confidently say that I have absolutely no clue what is going on — and I love it.
The season starts off about a year after we last saw Cassie Bowden, and things seem to be going her way. She is sober, she has a great boyfriend, and as we know from season 1, she is now working for the CIA as well as being a flight attendant.
The opening sequence welcomes us back to the cinematography and editing that fans came to know and love — filled with quick cuts and multiple scenes on screen at the same time. This style worked well in the first season, and it continues to do so in the second. Always there to build the suspense and mystery at the right time.
While there are a few new additions to the cast including a new flight attendant that Cassie clicks with instantly, Cassie’s CIA handler Mr. Barry, and her AA sponsor Brenda (Shohreh Aghdashloo), many fan favorites from the first season return as well. After all, would Cassie’s life be like without her best friends and her brother. Especially when things rapidly start going downhill for her.
It wouldn’t be an interesting season if things were all flowers and rainbows for Cassie, and while she is a lovable character, a lot of that has to do with just how messed up she is. It isn’t long before she is tied to another murder, and even the CIA isn’t sure how they can help her out of it. Cheryl Hines plays Dot, who is high up at the CIA and advises Cassie to stay grounded and stay out of it. But Cassie has never been very good at listening, has she?
With Cassie’s life slowly becoming a mess again, she is losing her grip on reality. This causes her to start talking to herself inside her own head again. One of the reasons this series works so well is because of Kaley Cuoco. She shined in the first season and she does the same in this one — taking on even more versions of Cassie.
Cuoco is a very talented actress but it is clear she puts her all into being Cassie. I love all of her work, but this easily my favorite character of hers. Cassie has a lot of layers. The girl is a mess. She has issues. And that is what makes her so relatable. She is also, always, just wanting to do what the right thing — and beats herself up quite a bit when she doesn’t.
Things get darker for Cassie this season, which is shocking if you have seen the first season. It should be applauded with just how far they were willing to push the envelope here. Lucky for Cassie she has her best friends Annie and Max by her side to help her through it. Although she might not always listen to them. Not to mention, they are dealing with issues of their own.
The Flight Attendant Season 2 is more shocking, more twisted, and more insane than the first season was, and that is very much a good thing. Cuoco steals the show, yet again, as Cassie Bowden, who viewers can’t help but feel for, even if she is messed up and brings some of this on herself.
Again, this review is based solely on the first six episodes of The Flight Attendant Season 2, so there is a chance that it falls apart in the end and doesn’t stick the landing. But I really don’t see that happening as what has been set up slowly all throughout this season, is an intense and suspenseful mystery that fans will be trying to decipher as the episodes go on.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
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About The Flight Attendant Season 2
In the new season, Cassie Bowden (Kaley Cuoco) is living her best sober life in Los Angeles while moonlighting as a CIA asset in her spare time. But when an overseas assignment leads her to inadvertently witness a murder, she becomes entangled in another international intrigue. The season filmed in Los Angeles, Berlin and Reykjavik.
The Max Original dark comedy series debuts THURSDAY, APRIL 21 with two episodes on HBO Max.
The eight-episode season continues with two new episodes on April 28, followed by one episode weekly concluding May 26.
