The new teaser trailer released by HBO forVice Principals' second season reminds me thatoh yeah!I didn’t finish Season 1. Peak TV strikes again, As a major fan ofEastbound and Down, I wascautiously optimisticabout theVice Principalsepisodes I saw for review last year. But I’m told it remained very funny throughout, and if you want some ofWalton Gogginsthoughts on the series, including why he calls it a drama, you can check out our interview with himhere.
As for Season 2, it’s really an extension of Season 1 in terms of narrative – the entire series was devised to be 18 parts, which HBO spread out over 2 seasons (similar to what Starz did withBlunt Talk, whereas Showtime is airingDavid Lynch’s 18-part movie, as it were, ofTwin Peaksas one weirdo season). So there won’t be any adjustments made to Season 2, if you thought there were any to make; this is the story, in full, and its conclusion.
The new teaser is as wonderfully ridiculous as you would expect from the series, whereDanny McBride’s Neil Gamby in tribal gear yelling at a tiger who is also roaring at him. There’s a little blip in the background of another mask that I can only assume is Walton Goggins' Lee Russell. Check it out below:
Though I know the revenge aspect is the driving force of the show, I enjoyedVice Principalsmore when Gamby and Russell were working together as wary partners instead of unhinged adversaries. But we’ll see where things go from here this time around – and maybe I’ll have a chance to catch up by then.
Vice Principalsreturns September 17th on HBO.
