You know how people always say that the first movie of a trilogy, first season of a TV show, first part of a book series, etc. is always the best? I usually agree with this, especially when it comes to TV shows, but Parenthood may not fit this mentality!
I don’t know many people who watch Parenthood - I’ve heard my housemate mention it twice before when we were living together in Davis, but I never gave it much thought. But Chris started watching it and told me to check it out. He said it’s my kind of show and that he thinks I’d like it. (Since we watch so many shows together, I had to trust that he knows what I like, yaknow?)
I really like watching these feel-good-family shows (like Friday Night Lights and Gilmore Girls), so I thoroughly enjoyed Season 1 of Parenthood. They portray different obstacles parents have to overcome while raising their kids - from raising a child with special needs, not being able to have another child, having the father of your children out of the picture, to trying to be a daddy to a child you didn’t even know about for a few years.
For season 2, even though it seemed to have more conflict and was more chaotic, I felt like they dug deeper into the characters emotionally. I think I teared up every single episode during the second half of the season. Maybe it’s because I feel like any of those things that pulled at my heart was possible in real life. Or maybe it’s because I just always get too attached to TV show characters, and then I end up feeling their pain when they’re in pain. (Don’t judge me.)
Anyways, that’s just my 2 cents. I’m pretty sure Season 3 won’t disappoint, so I’m going to get to it!
