Despite it still taking a year, I was thrilled at how quickly we were given a new season of Running Point!
The season ended with the LA Waves making the playoffs, much to the surprise of everyone, and the chagrin of Cam. Isla herself was a bit surprised, but this newfound success only helped her set her sights on winning the championship in the coming year. Unfortunately, Jay left for an opportunity to coach at Boston, so the first big hurdle of the season was in finding the best head coach. Opposing Cam’s suggestion of hiring a hotshot college coach, Isla thought they’d have more success looking back. They decided to hire their former coach, Norm Stinson. He’s a bit of a dope, but he seems to be on the same page as Isla, and he ends up helping leading the team to the playoffs!
Another major hurdle they face throughout the season is financing. Somehow, they are incredibly short on funds. Sure, do they all own Maseratis? Yes, but they don’t come from oil wealth, or anything of the like, so they can’t spend as freely as other teams within the league. This setback means they fall short several times throughout the season when facing things like a new contract for their rookie superstar, acquiring a star point guard, fixing a roof and the floor, and giving their dancers the proper compensation they deserve. None of this is helped with Cam skimming 2 million dollars from the company to spring him from rehab early. This move puts Sandy in a tough spot, and possibly some future legal troubles.
Of course, when dealing with athletes with big egos, you run into a slew of problems. I think the first season had some bigger ones, but perfromances fluctuated throughout the season related to heartbreak, rivalries, beef, and straight up injuries. Isla happens to be a star at smoothing things over, and frankly, I’d let her run any basketball team. The only really big hit she takes is in her personal life. On the eve of her wedding to Lev, she comes to the realization that she doesn’t love him as much as she loves basketball, and so she does him a favor by breaking things off. The move makes her really reflect things in her life, but ultimately things smooth over. She’s not the same person she was even a year ago, and I think she’s shown tremendous growth.
The biggest slap comes when Cam manages to get enough stock and buying power to control the board. He makes it known that Isla will be out of a job come next season, and it was a huge bummer to see Sandy and Ness waffle on who to side with. Even though Jackie is a little more skeptical, he too ends up taking the yellow brick road ahead of him. It does seem they finally come to their senses though and use Cam’s drug use and money laundering as blackmail to push him out. Things are quiet from him after that, at least until right after the Waves cinch the championship. They’ve got another battle ahead of them, and now with Jay on the opposing side, as well.
This show continued to be just as fun to watch as the first season, and I cannot wait until the third season makes it our way. Check it out!