Ty Watches "The Rehearsal" Season 2 Finale

I finished the second season of "The Rehearsal" on Wednesday. When I tell you that I had no idea where this season was going to go, or if it was going to even work, my head was spinning that Nathan Fielder and crew were able to pull it off, and pull it off so damn well.

For those that might not know, "The Rehearsal" is Fielder's show on HBO where he lets people rehearse real life situations. For example, in season 1 there was a guy that told his trivia team that he had a master's degree. The twist, he didn't. So, he got involved with Fielder and Fielder set up an entire bar, hired actors, had the trivia night all played out and let the guy "rehearse" how he would tell his friends and teammates. And it was glorious to watch. Season 1 then veered off into a whole other direction, which they pulled off as well, and I was instantly in love with this show.

This season Fielder's mission was to find out why so many pilots and co-pilots don't talk before or after, or sometimes even during flights. He also wanted to find a way to stop plane crashes, and his crux was that the pilot and co-pilot need to be more willing to talk about everything while flying. But, as with pretty much everything Fielder does, he took it as far as he could and rehearsed the hell out of it all. He created a fake singing show to see how co-pilots gave feedback. He spent the season premiere having a co-pilot and his girlfriend work things out that dealt with their long distance relationship. He spent an entire episode becoming Sully Sullenberger. And when I say becoming him, he started out as a child in one of the wildest things I've ever watched on tv. He was even able to set up a co-pilot with an actor who was genuinely interested in him. He even got them to try and act out a kiss. And Fielder even found out what a big deal this show is to the autistic community, in an episode that showed how giving and helpful Fielder can be. But it all came to a glorious head with the season finale.

Spoiler alert, although I know many people already know what he has done by now, Fielder flew an actual Boeing 737 with actors on board. And we, the viewers, got to watch it in real time. The season finale started with a black screen that read, "2 years earlier". This is where we see Fielder go through a bunch of training on his way to becoming a licensed 737 airplane pilot. He did all the work. He studied. He learned everything there was to learn about flying a big plane, just so he could have a co-pilot up in the air with him and they could talk about whatever was on their minds. To see all this work, to see Fielder go through this training, to watch him mess up but keep at it, it was amazing. I couldn't believe what I was watching. When he went to land that 737, and I knew deep down that they wouldn't have shown it if it went bad, I was nervous watching him do all of it. And he did it so well. He did all of that so well that he got another job. Along with being a comedian/tv guy, Fielder now flies around with other people in abandoned 737's and brings them to many different countries. He is so trusted now that he can fly on these big planes with only one other pilot and return or bring jumbo jets to many far off places. I find myself being so utterly impressed with what he was able to accomplish with this show.

No one out there right now is doing what Fielder does. There are plenty of talented people who put in work, but they don't go to the degree that Fielder does. He is legitimately putting his money where his mouth is, and that is truly awesome.

I don't know if they'll do another season of "The Rehearsal". I don't know if they could top what they just accomplished. But if they do, I will be right there to watch it bated breath. I really, really do love this show and the work that Nathan Fielder does. He is one of a kind and he is putting out some of the best possible tv we have at the time. "The Rehearsal" is a true masterpiece in my opinion, and Nathan Fielder is one of the best doing tv right now. 

Ty

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