From where I'm sitting, there is one major reason for that: Cecily Strong is a freaking beast in this episode. The season's first four episodes haven't missed - no, seriously, how many times have you watched Jane Krakowski's "Bells and Whistles" performance? - but still, the penultimate episode, "Famous as Hell," converges storylines and moves chess pieces in preparation for the finale, standing above the rest. While Melissa and Josh attempt to find a happy ending for themselves and others in their orbit that will allow them to leave, they wind up in the middle of all the murder, mayhem, and music that exists in Schmicago. This time around, however, the couple lands in Schmicago, a much seedier magical world, this one made from the "edgier" musicals of the '60s and '70s, like Chicago, Cabaret, A Chorus Line, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and Hair, that took Broadway in a new direction. Season 2 finds Melissa and Josh changed by their time in Schmigadoon, but the monotony of everyday life and their inability to have a baby sends them searching for a way to return to the bright, hopeful land of musicals. In Season 1, couple Melissa ( Cecily Strong) and Josh ( Keegan-Michael Key) hit a rough patch in their marriage and wind up stuck in Schmigadoon, a magical land built entirely from the Golden Age of Broadway musicals during the 1940s and '50s - think Brigadoon, Oklahoma!, and Carousel - until they can find their way back to true love. Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio's series returns sharper and more confident than ever, with a cast that is fully committed. If Season 1 of Apple TV+'s musical comedy Schmigadoon! asks if there is an audience for a series that is both part of the musical genre and a send up of it, deep cut references and all, the currently airing Season 2 declares it.
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