A Preview of Season Two of ‘State of the Union’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

We are taught from a very early age, that the key to maintaining a healthy relationship, is attentiveness and effort. Because keeping the spark and the attraction going between one another, should in turn allow for joy and happiness and desire and longing to spread, and we stick to that lesson when we set out in the dating world, only to receive quite the rude awakening regarding it. Because the fact of the matter is, the key to a healthy relationship goes beyond date nights and melty moments and bringing home flowers. That’s merely part of the equation, and in reality, what keeps a love thriving… is communication and connection.

But there is a caveat to that. Because to do well at both means being vulnerable and genuinely open with the person you love the most and oddly enough, that is something that is tough for people to consider or commit to and that leads to trouble down the line, the kind that either ends a relationship or puts it on life support and when that happens, we are all left wondering, how we salvage a partnership that means the world to us. And this question is so burning and so without guidance in our modern world, since we don’t talk about what makes a happy relationship enough, that storytelling is working to provide us with the direction we desperately seek, and one such series that does a phenomenal job of exploring this topic is the SundanceTV series, State of the Union.

For this is a series that offers audiences a powerful look at a couple in crisis because of the fact that they are closed off to one another and it just so happens, that a brand-new season of this incredible show is right around the corner. For season two of this dynamic series is going to arrive on SundanceTV on February 14, 2022 and we here at Nerds That Geek had the opportunity to see season two in advance and thought it would be worthwhile to preview what’s to come in a spoiler-free manner of course, and well, the first real point of note when it comes to year two of this series, is that it has in a way… managed to reinvent itself. For gone is the pub setting where Louise and Tom spoke of their relationship woes before counseling. Instead, it, and those characters have been replaced by a coffee shop and a new couple named Scott and Ellen.

But those are really the only major differences that the show brings to the table in year two. Because once we get past those little surprises, what we love about this series is put on full display. Since Scott and Ellen are also eager to discuss the difficulties of their marriage before counseling and the moments, they share are powerful to say the least. Since they do indeed speak to how difficult it can be to put in the effort that comes with proper communication, and how hard it is to really open ourselves up in an effort to create a genuine and lasting connection. And having that play out over a ten-minute run time really does allow for maximum impact to take place and it will definitely leave the viewer with plenty to chew upon once the vignette in question has come to its end. 

Plus, it also doesn’t hurt that a pair of acting heavyweights play the roles of Scott and Ellen since Brendan Gleeson and Patricia Clarkson sell every moment with gravity and gusto and realism. Drawing you into their troubled world in a manner where you are dying to continue the journey and the good news is… you won’t have to wait weeks on end to see where their quest is going. Since SundanceTV will be airing all ten episodes over a ten-day period, and we here at Nerds That Geek certainly hope you give this dynamic new season of this inventive television show a look. Because it really is unlike anything else out there right now, courtesy of the fact that it remains fresh and original, and poignant and important as well.

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