Season 2 of Oregairu is sort of like the side of the first season that you didn't want to see, in all of the right ways.
It's more hard-hitting. It's more dramatic.
Some could argue it''s a bit too melodramatic, but I believe that is exactly what it needed to be. Teenagers are melodramatic and inconsistent in their emotions, and the portrayal of high schoolers in this is spot on (from my experience).
You have the fake people, the goofballs, the stone cold ice queens...
But most importantly, you have the insecure ones that are tied to lying to themselves through self-deprecation and through dismissing others.
This season does an excellent job of showcasing the dramatic self indulgent thoughts of depression and anxiety, as well as the curses and drawbacks of being a "fake" person.
Once again, a marvelous character piece that excels in dissecting the minds of the youth in a progressive, eerily realistic way.
