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Metro Sexual: Season 2 (Australian Show)

By Golu
I somehow missed the fact that that season 2 of this rockumentary style show came back in 2021 and I only just now go try hands on it. I remember liking the short 10 minute skits about the doctors dealing with STIs in a Melbourne sexual health clinic, educating the general public at the same time. It's really hard to make a subject like this funny, entertaining yet educational. Season 2 continues from where it was left off with 6 episodes of about 25 - 30 minutes each, but this time rather than focussing specifically on the STIs itself, the show focuses on the characters, their growth, their insecurities while still keeping tabs on their patients's sexual health and awareness. In summary, Sexual health doctors Langdon Marsh and Steph Huddleston must do whatever they can to prove their worth and save their clinic – all during a sudden outbreak of sexually transmitted infections in Melbourne. A hilarious and heartfelt comedy series, ‘Metro Sexual’ is Australia’s first sitcom led by LGBTQ+ characters.

When the release of a new dating app results in an explosion of STIs across Victoria, Steph and Langdon decide to hire a medical student. But when two students show up by mistake, they must choose which to keep and they decide on Yasmin who is more talented of the two. Meanwhile biker Gary is continuing to try to woo the receptionist , whose "I dont give a damn" attitude, along with Greg's shy nature gives us some really funny scenes. In episode 3, after a graphic billboard promoting the clinic gets vandalized, Langdon sets out to bring the graffiti artist to justice. Meanwhile, Steph loses her grip on sanity when a new patient appears to be disturbingly similar to her eccentric childhood imaginary friend. This was my favorite episode of the season, The whole thing about Steph's imaginary friend showing up was hilarious. Episode 4 shows Langdon falling in love with a Chinese translator who shows up to help with an Asian patient. And finally the last two epodes focus on the two doctors. They are both nominated for ‘Sexual Health Doctor of the Year,’ their competitiveness goes into overdrive as they each attempt to come out on top, but Langdon eventually wins, but gets embroiled in a controversy. The last episode focuses on whether Langdon will be able to save the job and whether Steph will eventually show up for her friend or not.

To be honest, I had enjoyed the short 10minute format lot more than this full episode format in the second season. At certain instances, I found myself that the jokes were being stretched. But having said that, I also feel that in today's times our attention span has gone so short, so maybe that is to blame. As actors, almost everyone aces their part. Both Langdon and Steph are absolutely fantastic. New entrant Yasmin adds a new charm to the proceedings. The receptionist and Greg have their own fun banter going on, thats entertaining to watch. Besides our main protagonists being queer, the show doesn't specifically focus on the LGBTQ+ community but continues to give us laughs and educated general audience on the sexual health aspects of life. (6/10)
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