The BEST episodes of Work in Progress season 2
Every episode of Work in Progress season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Work in Progress season 2!
A 45-year-old self-identified queer lesbian from Chicago enters into a transformative relationship with a millennial trans-man.
#1 - I Release You
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/10/2021
Abby and Julia venture into uncharted waters, the family throws a party, and Abby finds herself ending one relationship just as she begins a new one. The fate of her last almond hangs in the balance, so Abby has a nice long talk with herself before making any decisions. There’s definitely no going back now.
#2 - FTP
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/26/2021
With the world on fire, Abby is forced to reckon with the history of racism, police violence and grief and her complicity in it. Tasked with writing her company’s “Black Lives Matter solidarity statement,” an exhausted Abby drifts in and out of the kind of nightmares that don’t necessarily stop when you wake up. It’s going to get worse before it gets better.
#3 - Everything’s Fine, Everything’s Okay
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/22/2021
When a crisis in Abby’s apartment threatens her most prized possessions, a cascade of buried memories takes her back to where her mental health journey began. Abby reflects on the rollercoaster of her childhood, looking back to see if she can finally find a way to move forward.
#4 - Take Your Child to Work Day
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/5/2021
A catastrophe at work gives Abby a chance to rise to the occasion in front of her visiting nephew, Matty. Later, the two of them share a rare moment of peace and calm before sleep. It’s been a rough couple of months, but life is finally starting to return to normal…right?
#5 - Hey, Dad
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/3/2021
Masking up to brave the outside world, Abby wills herself to overcome her fear of germs and the unknown to visit Edward in the hospital. Father and daughter reflect on their fraught relationship, acknowledge newfound similarities, all while searching for a bit of hope, humor, and, eventually, healing. It’s called therapy, ever heard of it?
#6 - Apologies and Their Fluctuating Nature
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/29/2021
Haunted by her “crime against the entire queer community,” Abby sets out on a pilgrimage of healing that definitely might work. Overwhelmed by guilt and shame? Don’t worry, there’s a crystal for that. Temporarily armed with her new age attitude, Abby ventures out of her comfort zone and makes a bold decision.
#7 - Life Got in the Way
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/22/2021
As Abby settles into a routine with a new roommate, she embarks on a fraught quest to find a new therapist — ideally, one she doesn’t hate. All out of almonds and hanging on by a thread, Abby blusters her way through a shrinking list while doing her best just to make it to tomorrow.
#8 - Oh Say Can You See
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/19/2021
All Abby and her family can do now is wait at her father’s house. As they all turn to the important task of ordering delivery, watching massive amounts of TV, and avoiding the giant looming question mark hovering above everything, Abby’s reality starts to blur. It’s a matter of life and death again, but this time it isn’t her neck on the line.
#9 - Two Queens on Two Queens
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/29/2021
Abby and her new roommate Campbell provide moral support for each other as they power through a full day of supposedly-fun-but-ultimately-stressful family gatherings. The only way out is through and the only thing keeping them going is the shimmering promise of Two Queens on Two Queens. They deserve it.
#10 - Eleanor Roosevelt
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/12/2021
Abby and Campbell attempt to live their best lockdown lives despite the constant stream of bad news that somehow keeps getting worse. The growing calendar of canceled events causes Abby and Campbell to mourn the loss of queer community and reminisce about the messy (and germy!) days of yore. Life is predictably unpredictable.