‘Reservation Dogs’ Season 2 Review: FX Series Is Weightier, Lovelier and Even Funnier
thewrap.comwhich continues to rear its head), but Harjo and directors Erica Tremblay and Danis Goulét capture its vibrant, often messy life, making the question of leaving home or staying just as complex here as it was in the first season.
Season 2 further explores why someone would leave, why someone would stay, and why they might not have a choice either way. The seventh generation philosophy (an Indigenous concept that’s unfortunately been hijacked by cleaning product marketing) guides both the people of Okern, and the show’s storytelling.
Bear and his friends are reminded throughout of their responsibility to each other, and how taking care of one another lays the foundation for future generations.
But the adults also acknowledge their responsibility, as in one exceptionally moving scene with Daniel’s father, and the need to let the kids just be kids. “Reservation Dogs” is anything but didactic in imparting these lessons — William Knife-Man and Big continue to be delightfully absurd in sharing their insights.
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