By skyforbes 
SPOILER ALERT: The following contains spoilers for St. Denis Medical Season 2, Episodes 1 and 2.
NBC struck gold last season with St. Denis Medical, the latest in the network’s history of mockumentaries. The show’s Season 2 premiere, consisting of two back-to-back episodes, proves that it’s just as good the second time around. “Aloha, Everyone” and “Mama Bear Activated” are two very different installments, but they share common strengths and of course, a still first-class cast.
St. Denis Medical is naturally compared to The Office and Parks & Recreation because of the network it’s on; NBC is even using that in its Season 2 ads, and about to pair the show with the Office spinoff The Paper. But what makes this series successful is that it doesn’t strictly follow in the footsteps of those shows. It’s found a pretty good balance between absurd humor and genuine moments, while not overusing the mockumentary format.
It’s a smart decision to do a back-to-back premiere, because “Aloha, Everyone” is mostly setting the stage for Season 2. The bulk of the plot is catchng viewers up on what happened to the characters since the end of Season 1. Joyce spent the massive donation that St. Denis got at the gala to build a new birthing center (because by Episode 2 she’s back to…
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