Please note that the following may contain minor spoilers for season two of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
Last week, Netflix premiered the second season of the hilarious Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. And fortunately, for fans, the new season doesn't disappoint.
Not only were the wacky characters as entertaining as ever, but the show also kicked things up a notch with its music. Nearly every episode featured some sort of crazy music reference or song, many which will leave fans singing along long after they've binge-watched the entire season.
To start with, the brilliant theme song of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is back, and it's a good thing, too, that the show stayed with the same song from season one because there's just about nothing that can beat "They alive, damnit!"and "Females are strong as hell."
Episodes 1-3
Episode one brought a few wonderful musical moments: enter Jacqueline, who is once more Jackie Lynn. Frustrated with her "helping," which usually ends in disasters, Jackie Lynn's Native American parents send her on a wild goose chase - or in this case, a wild rain dance - using the lyrics of "Electric Slide." And yes, she danced that out in those corn fields, too.
That's followed by a little ditty sung by Titus, back in New York: this will now become everyone's theme song when ordering pizza when they're home alone.
Titus, forever a star in his own right, also comes to terms with his soon-to-be ex-wife, when the two resolve their issues by dancing to their wedding song, Paula Abdul's "Forever Your Girl." Meanwhile, guest star Fred Armisen sings "Under the Manhattan Moon" with Lillian, portrayed by the brilliant comedic genius that is Carol Kane.
Episode 2 didn't have a lot of song and dance, but Kimmy did sing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme song and did some random rapping, as she's known to do.
It was episode three, though, that started turning things up to eleven: Titus decides to write and perform a musical about his past life as a Japanese geisha. Although the Asian community shows up to boo him on opening night, his rendition of an old Japanese lullaby placates the critical audience.
Episodes 4-7
The fourth episode will leave you wanting to know more about the awesome Bunny and Kitty. After Kimmy sees a video of a bunny and kitty being friends, she makes up a theme song about them that also includes solving mysteries.
That episode, though, ended with a promo for the Bunny and Kitty crime drama.
Episode five is the epic musical episode for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Not only does it start with Jacqueline (she's back to her Caucasian name by this time) singing, but the episode has Titus so happy that he bursts into song every chance he gets. But this is Titus Andromedon: not just any old show tune will do. Titus sings selections from Broadway shows that almost made it or never made it, including "Oh, What A Glorious Morning," from the black version of Oklahoma called "Alabama."
Other such numbers include "Feels Like Love" where Titus accompanies his singing with a xylophone. That tune comes from a musical inspired by the life of Helen Keller. "Daddy's Boy," a musical mentioned in the first season of the series, also gets a new song, "You're My Baby Now," which isn't about romantic love, but instead about a new father's love for his baby. And yes, it's still weird. There are also songs from Stephen Sondheim's Pinocchio and the musical doomed by Annie, which opened just six days before it, Gangly Orphan Jeff.
That's probably why episode six remains mostly music-free, but don't miss the random Mentos commercial done by the cast. It doesn't make a lot of sense, but it's still hilarious.
Episodes 7-9
Episode seven brings in funny lady Amy Sedaris, who disguises herself as Sia for Jacqueline's charity benefit. Her rendition of "Chandelier" is short, but sweet. The next episode brings Kimmy's Fake Christmas, along with a little song about the holiday, complete with asbestos "snow."
There's more great parody music in episode nine, with Kimmy's new mixtape of songs that sound like hit songs, but aren't really. She dances around her apartment singing along to such classics that nobody knows (but actually do sort of know), such as "Hiking on Sunlight," If Life is a Toll Road," a really weird tune that sounds like "MMMBop," "Brother Baptist," "I'm Freaky Now" and "I'm Convinced I Can Swim."
Episodes 10-13
Episode 10 shows how Kimmy deals with her anger, or rather how she never has anger because she goes into this Disney-like land where she's singing the very princess-like song, "Ding Dong Diddly Do." Think LSD dream on acid. Titus also gets a little more spotlight time when he sings a lovely little song about tolerance after meeting his new boyfriend's parents.
Although episode 12 didn't feature much in the way of music, bigger and better things pop up in the final episode of the season. Not only does Titus flub an audition by singing a Trident commercial that he made up, but Ice T comes to deliver a memorial, not with words, but with a saxophone. It's one of those epic moments that ties together the whole season and drops the mic like it's hot. But we also can't leave out episode 13 that lets a NASA astronaut quote "From A Distance" when Titus asks him what space is like.
Experience all of these memorable musical experiences for yourself by watching season two of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, which is now available on Netflix.
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