7 Life Lessons We’ve Learned FromMade for LoveSeason 2 (So Far)

Almost exactly a yr ago , HBO Max series Made for Loveended its first time of year with a hell of a twist . Finally , it ’s time to see what Hazel ’s life is looking like after making the choice to help save her ail Fatherhood by reuniting with her toxic husband — a billionaire tech guru who embed a chip in her brain without her consent , and who she spent all of season one trying to escape .

rightfully , it is a bountiful time for buff of sci - fi series about work - in - progress women face seriously extraordinary fortune , what with the 2nd seasons ofNetflix ’s Russian Doll , Amazon ’s Undone , and Made for Love all arriving within a week of each other . Based on the novel by Alissa Nutting , who cobalt - showruns season two alongside time of year one showrunner Christina Lee , Made for Love starsPalm Springs ’ Cristin Milioti as Hazel and Billy Magnussen as her husband , Byron Gogol — whose “ Google”-ish name is no co-occurrence , and who prefer never to leave “ the Hub , ” his top - secret , mellow - tech fortress , though he made a few trip outside in season one in pursuit of Hazel . At the end of time of year one , Hazel agreed to Byron ’s offer : cut - sharpness cancer treatment for her father , Herb ( Ray Romano , the standout in an altogether excellent cast ) , if she fall back to the marriage . To that end , Hazel had her begetter ’s integral home ( including his companion , Diane , an eerily pictorial sex doll ) reconstructed within the Hub , and moved him inside unawares after dose him ( with Byron ’s assist ) .

We got a hazard to watch Made for Love season two ’s first four ( of eight ) episode , but we ’ll be mostly focusing on the first two instalment , which premiere today . And though we wo n’t be spoiling any big plot points here , if anyone desire to go in completely unspoiled , here ’s your head - up .

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The returning cast also let in Dan Bakkendahl and Noma Dumezweni as Herringbone and Fiffany , exiled Gogol employee who were forget strand in a practical prison at the remnant of season one ; Caleb Foote as Byron ’s fawning supporter , Bennett ; and Sarunas J. Jackson as Jay , Hazel ’s carbon monoxide gas - worker from her abbreviated stint working at a bowling alley … who ’s really ( surprise ! ) an FBI agent investigate Gogol . Season two also boast Chris Diamantopoulos as Jay ’s FBI boss , Angela Lin as Herb ’s doctor inside the Hub , and Paula Abdul , who appear in hologram form as a practical helper . In case you could n’t tell from that last minute , Made for Love is wryly hilarious — in increase to being insightful , touching , and rather intelligent in its satiric - but - not - always approach to exploring just how much technology bear upon our living .

Here are seven lessons we ’ve find out from Made for Love season two so far .

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