If you aren't watching Colin from Accounts, you're missing a comedic gem. The Australian romantic comedy returns for its second season, matching the heights of its debut while adding real emotional weight. Created, written, and headlined by married duo Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall, it’s a masterclass in witty, heartfelt storytelling. Season 2 is a triumph and an absolute must-watch. Here's my full review.
Season 2 opens by tackling the massive, Colin-shaped void in the lives of Ashley (Harriet Dyer) and Gordon (Patrick Brammall). After mistakenly giving their beloved, wheel-bound special-needs terrier to a new family in the Season 1 finale, the couple spends the early episodes in full-blown panic mode.
Desperate to get Colin back, Ash and Gordon resort to shamelessly stalking him in local parks, quickly drawing the ire of his strict, combative new owners, Angus and Phoebe. At one point, Gordon even tries to rope in Colin’s original owner to trick the family into giving him up, leading to a hilariously botched kidnapping scheme that the pair ultimately abandon out of pure, painfully relatable guilt.
In classic Colin fashion, the resolution is beautifully chaotic. Colin goes missing on his own and winds up at a local veterinary clinic. Because his microchip is still legally registered to Ash and Gordon, the vet returns the pup straight into their waiting arms — forcing the new owners to finally taste defeat and walk away empty-handed.
With their furry anchor back on the couch, Ash and Gordon officially move in together and attempt to navigate life as an actual, functioning couple. Naturally, their domestic bliss is immediately torpedoed by an onslaught of intrusive, deeply dysfunctional family members.
First up is an excruciating weekend trip to Yass to visit Gordon’s conservative, brutally blunt family — unfortunate surname: The Crapps. Gordon's father, Brian, seizes every opportunity to ruthlessly disparage the couple's lifestyle. Things go from bad to worse when Gordon’s crude brother, "Heavy," moves into their house shortly afterward, invading Ashley's personal space and oversharing wildly inappropriate, unhinged details about Gordon’s romantic past.
Not to be outdone in the eccentricity department, Ashley's narcissistic mother, Lynelle, turns up the chaos by hosting a bizarre, completely tone-deaf charity fundraiser for a questionable activist group called "Women Against Women Against Men" (WAWAM).
Outside their chaotic home life, both characters face significant personal and professional challenges that test their communication. Gordon’s artisanal brewery, Echo Park, is drowning in debt. His loyal yet anxious coworkers, Chiara and Brett, spiral over their financial futures until Gordon secures a last-minute inheritance to keep the taps flowing.
"The Crossed-Wires Incident" is a season highlight, splitting a single episode into two perspectives of the same night. When Ash misses a dinner, the show follows Gordon on a frantic, increasingly frazzled trek across Sydney to find her. Later, the couple hits a painfully relatable speed bump when Ash feels rejected after catching Gordon "taking care of himself," sparking a multi-day argument about intimacy, insecurity, and the unspoken rules of long-term relationships.
The season culminates at the brewery during a frantic, last-minute pop-up wedding for Ashley's best friend, Megan, and her partner, Rumi. Swept up in the heady mix of romance, upbeat music, and copious alcohol, Gordon gets caught in the moment, drops to one knee on the crowded dance floor, and proposes to Ashley.
Then comes the gut punch. Instead of the joyful, tear-jerking climax we’re primed to expect, Ashley completely freezes. She doesn’t say yes. The season cuts to black on a beautifully awkward, deeply heartbreaking cliffhanger, leaving Gordon humiliated in front of their friends and the future of their relationship hanging painfully in the air.
Colin from Accounts Season 2 stands out as a true gem: a comedy that delivers genuine laugh-out-loud moments while deeply respecting its characters’ quirks, insecurities, and love for one another. Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall, married in real life, bring a natural, quick-witted banter that feels wonderfully authentic. They can pivot from a throwaway joke about a dog's bladder to a raw conversation about relationship fears without ever losing the emotional thread.
The season smartly evolves beyond the simple "will-they-won't-they" dynamics of Season 1. Watching Ash and Gordon grapple with shared finances, overbearing in-laws, and bedroom misunderstandings makes them feel disarmingly real and relatable. Ending the season on a hilarious yet quietly devastating cliffhanger is a bold choice, but it works. It leaves viewers eagerly awaiting Season 3 while honoring the deep emotional bonds the show has carefully built.
Overall, I give Season 2 a 9.5/10.
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You can catch both seasons one and two of Colin from Accounts on Paramount+.
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