Season Number: | 2 |
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Image Alt: | Promotional art for the second season of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. |
Num Episodes: | 13 |
Network: | The CW |
Episode List: | List of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episodes |
The second season of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend premiered on The CW on October 21, 2016 and ran for 13 episodes until February 3, 2017. The season stars Rachel Bloom as Rebecca Bunch, a young lawyer who finds herself pursuing a relationship with the object of her obsession, Josh Chan, as she continues her quest to find true happiness. Vincent Rodriguez III, Santino Fontana, Donna Lynne Champlin, Pete Gardner, Vella Lovell, and Gabrielle Ruiz co-star.
See also: List of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episodes. Every song listed is performed by Rebecca, except where indicated.
The series was renewed for a second season on March 11, 2017.[1] On May 23, 2016, it was announced that Gabrielle Ruiz, who portrays Valencia, was promoted to series regular for season two.[2] In November, 2016, it was announced that Santino Fontana would be departing the series, with episode four of the second season resulting as his last as a series regular.[3]
"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Original Television Soundtrack Season 2" was released on March 3, 2017. It includes all the songs of season two, alongside Bloom's a cappella rough demos of "Santa Ana Winds" and "Rebecca's Reprise" alongside Adam Schlesinger and Stephen M. Gold's demo version of "I'm Just a Girl in Love", and Jack Dolgen's rough demos of "Sex Toys" and "It's Not Difficult to Define Miss Douche", two songs that didn't make it onto the final cut on the show.[4]
The Warner Archive Collection released Season 2 as a manufacture-on-demand DVD exclusively to online retailers.
The second season of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend received critical acclaim from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a fresh rating of 100% based on 22 reviews, with a weighted average of 9.40/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" remains delightfully weird, engaging, and even more courageous and confident in its sophomore outing."[5] On Metacritic, the season has a score of 86 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[6]