In the summer of 2021, I reviewed the first season of Kevin Can F Himself.
This past summer, the second season was broadcast on AMC. Also, it was advertised as the final season. Three months later, I watched the eight episodes of the last season. Though the production concept was interesting, I wasn’t invested in the storyline.
I thought the show would be a good murder mystery, but it turned into a dark, dramedy sitcom mix.
Allison is our heroin, and Kevin is her husband, living in Worchester, MA, without children. They are both in their 30s.
Anytime Kevin is in a scene, the show plays like a sitcom. You’ve seen this before, “Everyone Loves Raymond,” “King of Queens,”… right down to the laugh track. The characters are doing those wacky sitcom setup things. The presentation is bright, and the bantering is extreme.
When Kevin leaves the scene, the scene turns drama dark, and the laugh track silences. Allison was always a character in the dark non-Kevin scenes in the first season. Now in the final season, any non-Kevin location goes to drama focus.
Kevin continues his sitcom ways and eventually alienates himself from all his acquaintances. With 15 minutes remaining in the series, I wondered, “who is going to kill him?” Every other character had a motive.
In her last scene with Kevin, Allison stands up for herself and asks for a divorce.
After Allison leaves, Kevin is alone and no longer in sitcom mode, wondering where all his friends are. They all thought, “Kevin Can F Himself,” and he did.
It was a good 16-episode wrap. The producers could not take the theme much further.