Running Point, Season 2 Feature Scores
Explore all 46 feature scores for Running Point, Season 2, organized into pros and cons.
Scores by Feature
Summary
46 reviewed features-
Very positive 4.5-5.015 (33%)
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Positive 3.5-4.423 (50%)
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Neutral 2.5-3.46 (13%)
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Negative 1.5-2.41 (2%)
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Very negative below 1.51 (2%)
Pros
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Kate Hudson is overwhelmingly described as charismatic, funny, emotionally grounded, and capable of carrying weaker material. One harsh dissent finds Isla muted and disappointing.
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Brenda Song, Justin Theroux, Ray Romano, and the guest stars frequently stand out, adding comedy and emotional range. Romano, Jackie, and some players are also criticized as underused.
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The Gordon family’s fast, messy interplay is one of the season’s most consistent strengths, and Hudson works especially well with Song, Romano, and Speedman. A lone dissenting view finds the main ensemble lacking chemistry.
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Enthusiasm for a third season is widespread, especially after the finale’s rival-team setup. One strongly negative voice has no interest in further continuation.
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The season is strongest as glossy comedy comfort food, mixing workplace satire, family dysfunction, romance, and sports drama. Most find that blend accessible and fun, though a few think the comedy still lacks identity.
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The rival-team reveal and Jay’s defection give the finale a powerful renewal hook. One more restrained take appreciates an ending that leaves threads open without depending entirely on shock.
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The ensemble is widely praised, with Kate Hudson’s lead work and the comic guest cast doing much of the heavy lifting. A small minority finds the central performance and chemistry flat.
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Most assessments find the season funny, charming, and easy to enjoy despite its messiness. A sharply negative minority sees it as nearly humorless and not worth the time.
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Short episodes, light stakes, and fast-moving relationship drama make the season extremely easy to finish in a sitting. Even a major detractor concedes that it is easy to watch.
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Isla’s leadership, Ali’s professional self-worth, and several sibling arcs gain meaningful depth. Other takes argue that crowded plotting flattens Jackie and leaves some promising characters underdeveloped.
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The final episode combines a tense championship comeback, personal sacrifice, family accountability, and a major rival-team reveal. Its closing turn is repeatedly described as a mic-drop.
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Many find the dialogue, physical comedy, sibling chaos, and cameos consistently funny. Others criticize missing punchlines, dated references, or jokes that land too unevenly.
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The finale’s championship aftermath, Cam’s new franchise, and Jay’s betrayal deliver the season’s most effective surprises.
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At its best, the dialogue crackles with sharp insults, workplace banter, and quick pop-culture references. Some topical jokes already feel dated, while a few exaggerated exchanges come across as forced.
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The half-hour workplace comedy is accessible even for viewers who do not care about basketball, helped by a familiar cast and crowd-pleasing cameos. One sharply negative take questions whether it has a clear audience at all.
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The best scripts feature crackling dialogue, clear character voices, and confident comic escalation. Critics of the season point to formulaic resolutions, stale topical jokes, and subplots that disappear too quickly.
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The strongest moments come from Isla and Ali’s friendship, recovery themes, family loyalty, and Marcus’s sacrifice. Some easy resolutions blunt the emotional force of the business and team crises.
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The championship victory feels earned, while Cam and Jay’s rival-team reveal turns celebration into a compelling new conflict. The ending provides both payoff and disruption.
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The Gordon family remains believably selfish, chaotic, and affectionate, while Isla’s flaws stay intact as she grows. Jackie’s reduced family integration and a few directionless arcs weaken that consistency in places.
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Season 2 carries forward the first season’s tone, family conflict, and comic rhythm smoothly. Some established relationships—especially Jackie’s family role—receive less follow-through than expected.
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The 0–3 championship comeback and the final reveal of Cam and Jay’s new team build strong momentum into the next season.
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Cam’s manipulation, addiction, and misuse of family power are confronted directly rather than softened for comedy. The recovery-focused material feels thoughtful and unsentimental.
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Isla’s polished suits, boots, and monochrome looks remain part of the show’s charm. The styling is still admired, though one fan feels it is less striking than Season 1.
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The championship race, family betrayal, friendship rupture, and workplace pressure give the season real stakes. Formulaic resolutions and quickly discarded conflicts keep some dramatic beats from carrying enough weight.
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Character relationships, leadership pressure, and family betrayal give the season a solid core. Too many romances, cameos, and short-lived conflicts can make the overall story crowded, repetitive, or underdeveloped.
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Basketball sequences are cut with enough speed and clarity to keep the action readable and exciting.
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A player’s performance pressure and growing media attention are handled with maturity, avoiding an easy redemption and showing how scrutiny alters behavior and trust.
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The visuals are clean, colorful, and restrained, with sunny Los Angeles establishing shots and readable game coverage. The style is effective rather than showy.
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The addiction, privilege, family loyalty, and gender-pressure material can be unexpectedly thoughtful and tender. The feminist ideas sometimes recede before they are explored fully.
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Episodes running about 30 minutes make the season easy to fit into a day and well suited to casual viewing.
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The season’s individual stories and leadership conflicts are generally easy to follow, and its identity feels clearer than before.
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The season’s gender, workplace, privilege, and women-in-sports ideas resonate, but several themes surface only briefly before the comedy moves on. Some topical jokes also age poorly.
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Addiction, workplace power, leadership tradeoffs, and quiet team conflicts often feel grounded. Basketball choreography and some exaggerated sitcom plots are much less convincing.
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The women-in-sports premise keeps the comedy culturally relevant, especially when Isla faces scrutiny and workplace double standards.
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Restrained off-court camera work keeps attention on the performances and lets quieter negotiations and conflicts play naturally.
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The opening setup around Norm’s hiring establishes a promising comic and emotional arc, with Ray Romano immediately creating anticipation.
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Sunny drone shots and a clean Los Angeles look give the workplace comedy a bright, polished atmosphere.
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The season includes limited romantic passion in Isla’s dreams, noted without strong concern or disapproval.
Cons
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One strongly negative assessment argues that the series should have ended after its first season and sees no reason for this continuation.
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Branded integrations are one of the few recurring distractions, with a delivery-app insertion and a dancer storyline feeling shaped around sponsorship rather than character or comedy.
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Romance loops, recurring family power plays, and predictable conflicts make parts of the season feel repetitive. The execution often remains enjoyable even when the destination is obvious.
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The front-office decisions and behind-the-scenes business material are often engaging, while the on-court and player subplots receive less depth than many wanted.
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Individual episodes often move briskly because conflicts are resolved quickly. That efficiency becomes a drawback when the playoff run and emotional turns feel rushed.
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The season often feels confident and quick, but crowded subplots and an accelerated final stretch create noticeable rush and whiplash.
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Ten half-hour episodes make for a compact, easy watch. The same short format leaves too little room for the larger cast, basketball stories, and late-season playoff run.
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The balance between a season-long Cam conflict and episode-specific workplace problems often works well. Repeated one-off subplots can also make the season feel like disconnected story-of-the-week television.
Cast & Creators
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Isla GordonHudson is the clear centerpiece, praised for charm, comic timing, emotional control, and chemistry with nearly every scene partner. One strongly negative assessment finds her muted, but most see her as the performer who keeps the season on track.
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Norm StinsonRomano is widely considered perfectly cast, blending dry comedy, authority, and melancholy. The main complaint is not his performance but that the season does not use him enough.
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AllySong is repeatedly singled out for top-notch comic delivery and greater emotional range as Ali fights for recognition. Her expanded friendship and workplace arc makes her one of the season’s strongest supporting performers.
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Cam GordonTheroux is often described as scene-stealing, sharply funny, and masterful at playing privileged delusion. A few takes feel Cam does not fully click or that the season leaves more untapped potential.
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Sandy GordonTarver remains a reliable comic presence within the Gordon ensemble and benefits from expanded relationship material. His timing and sibling chemistry add heart to the family story.
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Ness GordonMacArthur’s easy comic rhythm and big comedy bits make Ness a dependable source of laughs and heart within the Gordon family.
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Al FleischmanMarino’s flamboyant Al Fleischman brings strong comic energy and a welcome scene-stealing presence to the guest cast.
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Creator/ActorBarinholtz’s creative voice is associated with the show’s fastest, smartest jokes, and his on-screen cousin cameo adds an eccentric, deliberately uncomfortable comic spark.
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JackieGuido brings warmth and charm to Jackie, especially in the Gordon family scenes. His role is praised for heart and chemistry, even when some wanted much more development.
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ActorRinna’s appearance is treated as an exceptional, crowd-pleasing cameo and one of the stronger celebrity pop-ins.
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Travis BuggHanks makes Travis less one-note and finds a funnier, more layered version of the character. His cringey behavior becomes a comic asset rather than just an annoyance.
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LeroyAnderson’s laid-back rehab companion is instantly endearing and provides a funny, sympathetic contrast to Cam’s selfishness.
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CreatorKaling’s creative contribution is associated with the show’s smart, quick, rom-com-inflected humor and its distinctive female-lead perspective.
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ActorRichie’s guest appearance is enthusiastically praised as a funny and effective cameo.
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ActorHudson’s family-game cameo appears in a sequence the hosts loved, adding another playful celebrity surprise.
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ActorSpeedman creates especially strong romantic and sexual chemistry with Hudson, making his rival-owner role a favored future love-interest option.
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DysonAgada brings heart and added depth to Dyson’s rise, helping the player storyline feel more emotionally grounded.
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LexGreenfield remains likable and is considered well cast, but Lev’s underwritten and repetitive storyline leaves him with less to do than his talent deserves.
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Jay BrownEllis brings convincing leading-man presence to Jay and helps sustain the season’s romantic tension.
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ActorSpencer is welcomed as part of the season’s stronger expanded guest bench, adding prestige and comic appeal.