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'The Lowdown' season 2 review: One of my favorite TV detectives returns with another funny, freewheeling mystery

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'The Lowdown' season 2 review: One of my favorite TV detectives returns with another funny, freewheeling mystery

At the end of the first season of FX's “The Lowdown,” I didn’t have any lingering questions or unresolved concerns, and if the delightful comedic mystery series starring Ethan Hawke had ended there, it would have been a satisfying outcome. That doesn’t mean I wasn’t eager to check out the new second season of “The Lowdown,” even if I was a bit skeptical of whether creator Sterlin Harjo could come up with another storyline as compelling as the investigation into the death of Dale Washberg (Tim Blake Nelson).

  • Rating: 3.5/5 Stars
  • Verdict: The second season of “The Lowdown” offers another engaging mystery filled with colorful characters and distinctive regional flavor. Ethan Hawke continues his excellent work as independent journalist Lee Raybon, and Betty Gilpin makes for a perfect new addition as the public defender who draws Lee into his latest labyrinthine investigation.
  • Premiere date/time: New episodes premiere Wednesdays starting Oct. 14
  • Where to watch: Stream on Hulu

There was no need for me to worry, because “The Lowdown” returns this week on FX and Hulu with an outstanding second season, at least in the six episodes available for review (out of eight total). Harjo places Tulsa, Oklahoma, bookstore owner and self-described “truthstorian” Lee Raybon (Hawke) on the trail of another elaborate conspiracy, filled with the kind of colorful supporting characters that made the first season so entertaining.

There may not quite be the larger sociopolitical resonance in this season’s story that there was in the first season, but “The Lowdown” still offers plenty of pointed social commentary amid its offbeat criminal antics.


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