I didn’t see Louie: The Complete First Season, so this was my first experience with the series, but I had heard of Louis C.K. That being said, you don’t really need any previous knowledge to pick up the series. Throughout the season, Louie deals with his two young daughters, Lilly (Hadley Delany) and Jane (Ursula Parker) as well as wacky relatives who show up unannounced and stay for a little while, bringing drama with them, of course.
Crazy stuff seems to naturally follow Louie. He does a USO tour in Afghanistan, only to discover his daughter has placed a baby duckling in his bag to protect him. He finds a beautiful house and is determined to purchase it to start fresh with his girls. The problem is, the house cost 17 million dollars and Louie has $7k in savings. Louie also should never accept sex from random women, whether it’s a single parent from his daughter’s school, a prowling Jersey housewife, or even a celebrity. It’s just never a good idea.
Louie has run-ins with other comedians such as Joan Rivers and Dane Cook, and experiences unrequited love of the worst kind with his close friend, Pamela (Pamela Adlon, Californication), which leads to a really awkward season finale.
As far as special features go, there’s a Fox Movie Channel Presents featurette on Louie: The Complete Second Season and commentary on a handful of episodes. The commentary is interesting and shares some background, but is mainly just Louie talking about what happened during the filming of these episodes. As far as whether to go Blu-ray or DVD, there really isn’t anything outstanding about the Blu-ray presentation. Sure, it looks crisp, but I think it would also be fine on DVD.
Louis C.K. is a funny man and I was amused at the series. Sometimes, I even laughed out loud, because he does say some funny stuff. He does awkward comedy beautifully. He can also be pretty raunchy at times, as well, so this definitely isn’t a show for children. All of that being said, I just didn’t love Louie: The Complete Second Season; I liked it well enough, but that’s it. If you can catch an episode on TV, see it before investing in the entire series.
