The Personal & Professional Intertwine in 'Funny Woman's Penultimate Episode

Funny Woman’s second season is burning through plot like a bunch of raked-up autumnal leaves. A four-episode season means that where we’d be at the midpoint of a season with six episodes, we’re already in penultimate episode territory, often where the big turning points of the season finale get in place*. In this episode alone, we’ve got the following sea change-type developments: Sophie reimagines her sitcom, drawing on her various conflicts with Marj and meeting the exuberant Greta; Bill gets arrested for the terrible and definitely worth prosecuting crime of being gay in public; the gang bands together to save Bill from being sentenced to prison.

(*This is the last time I’ll force you to think about TV plotting math for the week, promise!)

Meanwhile, Marj and Roger are so cute together until she learns that he’s a cop and didn’t try to protect Bill during his arrest; Sophie & Dennis finally get together; and Sophie’s parents schlep down from Blackpool to tell her The Big Family Secret, which that mean little snake of a journalist, Lynda, has unearthed and plans to tell the world. Whew! Let’s get into it!