[s2e2] It's Like The Flu May 2026

: Alex and Bradley Jackson ( Reese Witherspoon ) share an uncomfortably long embrace that masks deep-seated resentment. Bradley later confronts Alex in a hallway about her abandonment, setting a new boundary: they will be equals this time, or not at all.

: In a move critics labeled as being a "doormat," Chip Black ( Mark Duplass ) immediately accepts Alex’s request to return as her producer, despite her past betrayal. "It’s Just a Respiratory Virus" [S2E2] It's Like the Flu

: Cory hosts a dinner to welcome Alex back, but the reception is icy. Daniel Henderson ( Desean Terry ) refuses to accept her performative apology, famously telling her she "could have not needed a really exemplary woman to die to wake [her] up". : Alex and Bradley Jackson ( Reese Witherspoon

Critics from sites like Vulture and NPR noted that while the characters remain stubbornly self-involved, the show skillfully uses the incoming pandemic to heighten the sense of impending doom for their carefully constructed lives. "It’s Just a Respiratory Virus" : Cory hosts