Home > Enlightened > Season 2 « TV Series Page Enlightened: Season 2 (2013) SEASON: Season 2 Season 1 Season 2 Want to see Episode List Season 2 Enlightened Critics Consensus Enlightened is a must-see, continuing to show Amy Jellicoe as an empathetic, uneasy character who inspires to live positively. 95% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 20 94% Audience Score User Ratings: 71 NEW More Info × Close Want to see Super Reviewer Submit Super Reviewer Edit Review Episodes 1 The Key Air date: Jan 13, 2013 Laura Dern returns for a second season of the Golden Globe-winning comedy, in which Amy focuses on exposing the corruption at Abaddon Industries. More 2 Revenge Play Air date: Jan 20, 2013 Amy persists with her campaign to prove that Abaddon is guilty of bribery, however Tyler grows nervous when the execs realise something is amiss. More 3 Higher Power Air date: Jan 27, 2013 Focus falls on Amy's ex-husband Levi (Luke Wilson) who, in Hawaii, isn't doing well in rehab as a dramatic night out leads to a painful comedown. More 4 Follow Me Air date: Feb 2, 2013 Amy taps into social media for the first time after Jeff invites her to a gathering of intellectuals. Meanwhile, Dougie finds the hacker at Abaddonn, but Tyler works overtime to make sure he doesn't blow the whistle. More 5 The Ghost Is Seen Air date: Feb 10, 2013 Amy, Tyler and Dougie try to befriend Eileen, the CEO's assistant, to gain access to her boss' private e-mail, but Tyler begins to have second thoughts about their plan when he starts dating her. More 6 All I Ever Wanted Air date: Feb 17, 2013 Amy daydreams about building a relationship with Jeff after the two find gold in Szidon's personal emails. More 7 No Doubt Air date: Feb 24, 2013 In the penultimate episode of the series, Amy has a difficult decision to make as she faces unemployment just as her Abaddon expose is about to break. More 8 Agent of Change Air date: Mar 3, 2013 In the comedy drama's final episode, Amy prepares herself and her colleagues for the inevitable fallout from her mission to destroy Abaddon. More Enlightened: Season 2 Photos View All Photos (6) Tv Season Info Amy Jellicoe (Golden Globe winner Laura Dern) has felt betrayed by Abaddonn Industries ever since she returned to the company - following a nervous breakdown and a stint in rehab in Season One - albeit in a dead-end position, in the basement with the other data-processing drones. In the second and final season, however, she may have found a way to get revenge after her coworker Tyler (Mike White) helps her hack into executive e-mails, and she discovers corporate corruption and malfeasance at the highest levels. But after feeding the potentially explosive information to an investigative reporter (Dermot Mulroney) at the Los Angeles Times, Amy's status as a full-blown whistle-blower could jeopardize her career; her relationships with her friends, colleagues, mother (Diane Ladd) and ex-husband, Levi (Luke Wilson)?who battles his own demons at the same Hawaiian retreat that Amy did; and, quite possibly, her freedom. The season's cast also includes Molly Shannon and James Rebhorn. Genre: Comedy Network: HBO Premiere Date: Jan 13, 2013 Creators: Mike White, Laura Dern Exec. Producers: Mike White, Laura Dern, Scott Stephens Cast Laura Dern as Amy Jellicoe Luke Wilson as Levi Diane Ladd as Helen Amy Hill as Judy Sarah Burns as Krista Timm Sharp as Dougie Mike White as Tyler Dermot Mulroney as Jeff Flender Bayne Gibby as Connie Jon Shere as Louis Brent Bradshaw Michaela Watkins as Janis Molly Shannon as Eileen James Rebhorn as Charles Szidon Christie Volkmer Jason Mantzoukas as Omar Travis Heaps as Scott Jacobs Monica Horan as Sharon Christopher Abbott as Travis Riki Lindhome as Harper Ashley Grace as Danielle King Orba as Jonah Bellina Logan as Tanya Chris Reed as Tony Rusty Burns Sandra Seacat as Patricia Laurie David as Herself Joyce Guy Michelle Azar John Furey Michael Patrick McGill Miguel Arteta Traci Crouch Guilford Adams Justin Kanew Zabeth Russell John Sanderford Shaughn Buchholz Bunnie Rivera as Bunnie Troy Vincent Ben Bode Julia Cho Troy Vincent Eileen Grubba Julie Alexander Wolf Muser Barbara Morrison Show More Cast News & Interviews for Enlightened: Season 2 Which Movie Star Fared Best on TV? Julia Roberts in Homecoming and More Small-Screen Debuts Marvel’s Iron Fist Breaks Tomatometer Record with Biggest Sophomore Bump View All Enlightened: Season 2 News Episodes 1 The Key Air date: Jan 13, 2013 Laura Dern returns for a second season of the Golden Globe-winning comedy, in which Amy focuses on exposing the corruption at Abaddon Industries. More 2 Revenge Play Air date: Jan 20, 2013 Amy persists with her campaign to prove that Abaddon is guilty of bribery, however Tyler grows nervous when the execs realise something is amiss. More 3 Higher Power Air date: Jan 27, 2013 Focus falls on Amy's ex-husband Levi (Luke Wilson) who, in Hawaii, isn't doing well in rehab as a dramatic night out leads to a painful comedown. More 4 Follow Me Air date: Feb 2, 2013 Amy taps into social media for the first time after Jeff invites her to a gathering of intellectuals. Meanwhile, Dougie finds the hacker at Abaddonn, but Tyler works overtime to make sure he doesn't blow the whistle. More 5 The Ghost Is Seen Air date: Feb 10, 2013 Amy, Tyler and Dougie try to befriend Eileen, the CEO's assistant, to gain access to her boss' private e-mail, but Tyler begins to have second thoughts about their plan when he starts dating her. More 6 All I Ever Wanted Air date: Feb 17, 2013 Amy daydreams about building a relationship with Jeff after the two find gold in Szidon's personal emails. More 7 No Doubt Air date: Feb 24, 2013 In the penultimate episode of the series, Amy has a difficult decision to make as she faces unemployment just as her Abaddon expose is about to break. More 8 Agent of Change Air date: Mar 3, 2013 In the comedy drama's final episode, Amy prepares herself and her colleagues for the inevitable fallout from her mission to destroy Abaddon. More Critic Reviews for Enlightened Season 2 All Critics (20) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (19) | Rotten (1) By the time Enlightened reaches Todd Haynes' unspeakably beautiful Season Two entry, "All I've Ever Wanted," Amy's journey comes to reflect her repeated statement of purpose, "You can be wise, and almost whole." Jun 1, 2018 | Full Review… Matt Brennan Paste Magazine Even as we laugh at Amy's loony attempts to forge a new world, we understand, and are moved by, her longing for a purer soul and a kinder society. Jul 11, 2017 | Full Review… John Powers Vogue What's most surprising about Enlightened is the intensity with which Amy and her friends get to us, how much of ourselves we may see in them, if we only have the temerity to allow it. Mar 29, 2017 | Full Review… Francine Prose The New York Review of Books Unleash Amy and watch the endless repercussions in unsparing detail and laugh sardonically at your own stumbling way through the poisoned world. That's post-millennial entertainment! Apr 5, 2016 | Full Review… Eileen Jones AlterNet If you're looking for a well-written, supremely acted and alternately hilarious and harrowing series, Enlightened is it. Jan 3, 2014 | Full Review… Greg David The Loop The show's must-see second season is one of the best stories I've experienced in a long time. Jan 13, 2013 | Full Review… Maureen Ryan Huffington Post I have been thinking about Enlightened a lot in 2017. I recently re-watched the entire series and it felt as fresh as anything made this year. Dec 15, 2017 | Full Review… Rachel Syme The New Republic Top Critic Contemporary TV is suddenly filled with shows starring charismatic yet ostentatiously flawed heroines: Homeland, The Mindy Project, Girls. Enlightened stands out because its vision is so much wider. Jan 13, 2013 | Full Review… Matt Zoller Seitz New York Magazine/Vulture Top Critic HBO doesn't owe it to us to keep Enlightened on the air; HBO owes it to itself. That's what you get when you bring something amazing into this beautiful, upsetting world. Mar 4, 2013 | Full Review… James Poniewozik TIME Magazine Top Critic Watching Enlightened feels something like hearing a blast of cymbals, a wake-up call. It's [season finale} one of the most powerful episodes of TV this year, a perfect ending to a perfect season. Mar 3, 2013 | Full Review… Emily Nussbaum New Yorker Top Critic "If everything is false and it's all a lie, even our personalities are fraudulent. How do you live a constructive and creative and positive life?" It's not an easy question but Enlightened has made great strides trying to answer it. Mar 3, 2013 | Full Review… Jane Hu Salon.com Top Critic It has inspired idealism and activism in its audience. It has turned its fans into Amy Jellicoes. Mar 4, 2013 | Full Review… Willa Paskin Salon.com Top Critic View All Critic Reviews (20) Audience Reviews for Enlightened: Season 2 Mar 17, 2019 This series was just so well-crafted. Amy is a complex, multi-faceted character with real depth. Laura Dern shines, as does Mike White as her shy, insecure coworker. Luke Wilson does a bang-up job of portraying so many of the dudes I've dated. Brilliant. Such a shame it was taken off the air. Jan 08, 2018 It's really too bad this show never got renewed for the third season in the trilogy, but the ambiguity that runs through the rest of the show gets to live on I suppose. I can't believe I had never heard of this before, its honestly such a great little time capsule of the turn of the decade. Andrew B Jun 24, 2016 For a needlessly precise rating: 96/100 Amy Jellicoe is childish, naïve, selfish, self-centered. But she represents the dichotomy of all humans: she is noxious and enlightening, toxic and pure. She has hope. And that's a beautiful thing to have. David C Jan 06, 2016 The fact HBO cancelled Enlightened is frustrating and heartbreaking. Season 2 was just as good, if perhaps even greater than season 1. Laura Dern continues to show why is she one of the best actresses working today. Someone bring this back. Jake Z Sep 04, 2014 The central arc comes to an end but not without feeling cheap in the process (which it plays self-knowingly, to give credit). Some events are rushed, others feel natural but nevertheless hurried, the show is ultimately satisfying but on its own heroine's terms. Compulsively watchable yet sadly underutilized. Zachary N Jul 05, 2014 WHY HBO? WHY COULDN'T YOU RENEW THIS FOR ONE MORE SEASONS?! The second season increasingly gains so much momentum. We learn more about the other few characters we even know and are introduced to an LA Times reporter (Dermot Mulroney) and the receptionist to the Abaddonn CEO (Molly Shannon) who only accelerate the drama and rhythm of the series. We start to root for Tyler and his struggle with happiness and cannot help to fall in love with Eileen's palpable sense of humanity. The discombobulated love triangle that really isn't a love triangle between Amy, the reporter, and her ex-husband is an even great sub-conflict in the season. Each episode gains so much momentum and excitement, it's a shame we'll never get to see what could have been. Jason E Mar 11, 2014 On Enlightened's second season, Laura Dern and Mike White bring together a well-written, supremely acted, both blissful and sorrowful series. It is inspired, rich, fulfilling - poetic, to say the least, and, lastly, enlightened in its own terms - in its short 8 episodes. Gabriel P Feb 18, 2014 The most unfortunate cancellation of last year. Enlightened is more complex, heartfelt, and empathetic in this final half of it's run, but it's just not the type of show that proved to be popular with HBO's audience. Honestly, I think it might have had a better chance if it aired on Showtime. Peter F Feb 07, 2014 The second season brings the action to a boil, and shows fascinating new sides of the characters. 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