Michaela Coel had brought a lot of freshness to the audiovisual landscape with this first season of Chewing Gum. The problem with revelations is that they are often expected at the turn when a sequel is announced. Already on the verge of provocation, Chewing Gum clearly pushes the border of the acceptable this time with this second season. Take a good package of discomfort, totally improbable funny situations and characters all more what the fuck than each other. The designer has not completely changed the recipe. She just added a little spice. Dinner's ready!
Setin an English suburb, the sitcom focuses on the adventures of Tracey Gordon, a young Christian virgin determined to explore her sexuality. His cheeky personality usually leads him into a series of ridiculous and hilarious situations.
Unknown in France before its arrival in the Netflix catalog, Chewing Gum is now one of those unusual British series that we watch with both fascination and guilt. Although sold as a teen show, the series attracts viewers of all ages. Because Tracey's sexual frustration is as hilarious as it is universal. Above all, the sitcom is not afraid to show rather failed sex scenes (as in real life what). And honestly, it feels good to know that we're not the only ones struggling to take off this t-shirt at the very moment when we are supposed to be at the top of our sexitude.
Concretely, the second season follows the path traced by the first. Tracey's tribulations are as funny as ever. But they are also more trashy. As if Coel was groping in the first episodes, and that she had let go for the following ones. This time, we will talk about racism and especially the sexualization of non-white women, considered by some as attractive because they are "exotic". Tracey will also meet some perverts but we reassure you, she is not desperate to the point of falling into the sheets of the first obsessed coming.
The wonderful world of our favourite British cassos is slowly crumbling. However, he loses nothing of this urban poetry that makes all his charm. Just like the first time, we regret that the series does not last longer. But rest assured, a third season could soon see the light of day in your Netflix catalog.
