On a quest to find a new story for their documentary, a team stumbles upon a small American town of Flatch, where people are as unique as its name. The series progresses along with a camera following all the residents of that small town going on about their daily lives. It is an Americanised mockumentary version of the British show This Country.
The pilot was aired this year on March 17, 2022, under the television network Fox. While the first season of the series was completed within 2 months on 26 May 2022, a new season is now underway. Welcome to Flatch season 2 episode 1 is set to be released on 29 September 2022.
The documentary mostly focuses on the quirky lifestyle of two cousins, who might as well be called best friends given the bond they share, Kelly Mallet (Chelsea Holmes) and Lloyd “Shrub” Mallet (Sam Straley). A small town means everybody knows about everybody’s business and there are no secrets unrevealed. With this premise, the show has moved on to capturing the local moments of the town on camera.
Welcome to Flatch Season 1 Recap
Along with Kelly and Shrub, other characters in the show are Mickey St. Jean (Justin Linville), Nadine Garcia-Parney (Taylor Ortega), Mandy Matthews (Krystal Smith), Cheryl Peterson (Aya Cash), and the minister of the town Father Joe (Seann William Scott); the guiding star for both Kelly and Shrub.
In the final episode of the first season, Shrub finally gets admission to Cleveland College of the Arts. The acceptance letter comes, and he and father Joe couldn’t have been happier. Shrub deciding to pursue his dreams and go to a college far away from Flatch is such a contrasting image to Shrub in the pilot episode, where he portrayed an angsty young adult with anger issues.
Even if he is happy about his decision to go to college, he is hesitant to tell Kelly about this since he isn’t sure how she would react. They would be separated, and the goodbye would be so much more painful.
With our young Kelly, things are getting interesting. Having enrolled in a multi-level marketing scheme or better known as a pyramid scheme, her life is pretty busy right now. The use of this storyline in the series was to portray how such kind of schemes channel a false kind of girl bossing and instead make a profit on the insecurity of people.
Joe and Cheryl have finally taken one step forward in the last episode as she holds an intervention for him when he becomes addicted to the juice that Kelly has sold him as a part of her scheme. Christmas brings them together as they finally share a kiss.
The last episode, titled ‘Merry Flatchmas’ is a perfect ending to the series. Nadine gets pregnant. Beth and Shrub get to share an intimate moment when they kiss under the mistletoe. Cheryl and Joe officiate their relationship.
Although not everything is rainbows and sunshines when Kelly gets to know about Shrubs decision to leave Flatch unknowingly. The audience is surprised when Shrub later reveals that he has decided to take a gap year and stay closer to Kelly. He has his reasons for that.
The series ends on a dance segment by Shrub and Kelly, the best ending this season could have had.
Welcome to Flatch Season 2 Episode 1 Preview
Welcome to Flatch Season 2 Episode 1 titled ‘Welcome to (Barb) Flatch’ is going to be released very soon. The audience is excited to watch how new relationships grow and rivalries change.
Nadine is now a mother while Kelly is put on babysitting duties. It would be really interesting to see the Kelly who once sprayed Shrub in the eyes for fun try to take care of a baby, changing his diapers, cleaning up his spit and everything.
Cheryl and Joe have moved in together and are raising chickens, some would say is a better alternative than raising children. Shrub and Beth have their moments.
While everything is happy in the town, Barb Flatch makes a comeback to the hometown to stir up some drama. How will the locals react?
Welcome to Flatch Season 2 Episode 1: Release Date
Welcome to Flatch Season 2 is all prepped to premiere on 29 September at 9:00 P.M according to the Eastern Time zone (ET).
Welcome to Flatch Season 2 Streaming Guide
The show will air on Fox for the viewers to watch. One can also stream it online on Hulu with a subscription. The show is also available on Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, Spectrum TV, and Apple TV.
