Kevin Can F**k Himself Season 2 Review. The Annie Murphy-starring AMC series, “Kevin Can F**k Himself” is based on an intriguing gimmick. What if a woman were the wife of a sitcom actor, but she was just an average woman who wants to end a toxic, dying marriage? Season 1 was heavily focused on this conceit. Allison McRoberts, played by Murphy, wanted to get rid of her one-note, bumbling husband Kevin (Eric Petersen), in order to be free. A shift occurred with the Season 1 finale and the announcement that AMC would cancel the show after Season 2.

Season 2 of “Kevin,” like its main character, understands that honesty is essential. Last season, Allison contemplated suicide. Now she is actively planning to fake her death (or at the very least pretending to do it so that she can start a new life). This season, Allison isn’t as outlandish as last season. She is determined to create a new identity, and leave Wooster.

Allison, as a character, is a mess. Murphy’s bright smiles and affability are what keep the audience loyal to her. This season, Allison’s woes-are-me attitude is gone. It is not enough for her to put all of her problems on Kevin. She now wants to “introduce” her troubles to Kevin, or at least exploit him to make their problems go away. This could be done by making Kevin pretend to have suffered a personal injury so that Sam (Raymond Lee), her ex-boyfriend, can keep his diner, or making Kevin believe he is a prime suspect in an arson investigation. Although Kevin is manipulative in a sitcom way, Allison uses Kevin to fix her problems as fast as possible. Allison’s best friend Patti (Mary Hollis Inboden) is the only place she can think about anything (or anyone) else than herself.

Patti and Allison are the strongest couple this season. Murphy and Inboden are not your average mismatched friends. Their chemistry enhances the script’s understanding of how these two women really get along. This season is all about change. Patti’s relationship with Detective Tammy (Candice Coke) grows and Patti wants to leave Allison behind and start a new life with her. Patti and Tammy are constantly pushed apart by Allison’s presence. They are constantly bumping into one another, even though they know where to go. Patti doesn’t need to be active with Allison; she can simply sit down and enjoy a cigarette, knowing that Allison is always there for her.

Allison and Patti rely on Kevin for the entire season, which is a loss of power that isolates him. He’ll only be able to see himself if he lets down the people he loves. It also removes the people who consider Kevin’s life special. Kevin is just a regular guy if there’s no audience. It’s funny to see Petersen play Kevin, the bumbling oaf who made mean-spirited remarks that drew laughter from an unseen audience. Many times this season, the bright lighting and editing of sitcoms disappear, leaving many characters trapped in their own hells. It happens with Neil, whose actions this season have caused him to question his role as Kevin’s friend. Alexi Bonifer plays Neil, a doddering schlub who is now a 36-year-old man questioning his identity as a person.

Kevin is not complete without the people he has hurt. Valerie Armstrong and her crew explore Allison’s attempts to fake her death. Episode 2 features Allison reflecting on the night she met Kevin following her father’s funeral. Murphy shows that Allison suppressed her emotions even before Kevin arrived. The scene is actually filmed as Kevin’s sitcom. Allison meets her mother, who was the first Kevin-type Allison met: someone who would criticize her and make her feel inferior for their selfish ego. The audience is reminded that Kevin isn’t special. Kevins are everywhere in our lives. Like Dorothy in Oz, Allison has always had the ability to leave but not the strength.

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Petersen has a moment of true excellence when he brings the season to an end. Murphy and Petersen have shared two seasons playing characters that don’t share intimacy, common interests or love. This all changes in the series finale, appropriately named “Allison’s House.” Petersen now plays Kevin as the manipulative, mean-spirited person we know him to be. He’s both genuinely terrifying and pathetic without an audience. Petersen’s ability as Kevin, a man who is able to recognize his wife’s weaknesses, makes it possible for intimacy to be felt between them. Even though Allison wins the last laugh, he goes out on a high note.

Although there is a neat ending to “Kevin Can F**k Himself,” it comes at the cost of some story resolution. You might have thought Nick (Robin Lord Taylor), a drug dealer who attempted to kill Kevin last season, would return to make it more difficult. However, the season ends with a line of dialogue. Our intrepid detective Tammy hits a brick wall that the series leaves out. Kevin’s failed run for city council is forgotten in the ether. It was clear that much needed to be condensed in order to make things work. The series ends up winning. It seems that Allison is on her way to finding her own path in life, and the end of the road works as planned. It doesn’t matter if the creators didn’t gild the lily last season with the story beats.

Season 2 of “Kevin Can F*** Himself” is a fitting farewell to a series that never had enough time to develop. It was a great finale scene, thanks to Murphy and Inboden. “Kevin Can F*** Himself” was a story that made viewers reevaluate sitcoms and explored the issues of female friendship, misogyny and toxicity. Allison wasn’t a perfect heroine but the show makes it clear that this didn’t matter. She has dreams that are just as valid as any other person’s and she can live them on her terms. This is the best happy ending.