How To Make It In America - Season 2

The second season of the youth's guideline to success is as promising and positive as it's characters' hopes and dreams. Besides endless optimism and ambition, the show supplies a sufficient stream of drama, comedy and underground feel that makes it stand out from the crowd.

A lot of the show's power comes from the idea that this is New York like no one knows it. For those of us that only see it from our tube it's a completely fresh take on the capital of dreams and it feels edgy, raw and exciting.
As the leads Ben and Cam return from their season one trip to Japan they start the season off with the kind of idealism that much resembles that of fans who have been waiting over a year for new episodes. They firmly believe that they have got something going and they want to make it work. 

Their brand, Crisp, gets off slowly but as the season progresses we're launched into the fashion- and distribution industry and all of the social politics that come along with it. If How To Make It In America is a redefinition of how New York plays a part in any film, the show's second season is the behind-the-scenes look of the fashion industry movies like 'The Devil Wears Prada' fell short of telling.

The show's feel translates perfectly to the deals that are made at the craziest parties and the double edged sword of mixing friends with business. As Ben and Cams ideas on how to handle Crisp slowly part ways their personal issues rise accordingly. Meanwhile the diverse cast of supporting characters get mixed up in original and downright wacky stories as Rachel tackles her feelings for Ben and her new job, Domingo rolls through his life without much to think of and Luis Guzman's scene-stealing Rene expands his brand just a little bit too far.

With so many people trying to make it, it's hard to not feel inspired while watching this show. As much as you can't relate to meeting two nearly identically named business partners, sleeping with your boss or arriving late to your SM gallery high and wet, How To Make It In America still tells stories that are real and genuine. Everyone has to make life changing career decisions, is or knows someone that made the wrong one and wonders if they are good enough to fulfill their dreams. Forced Entourage comparisons aside, How To's second season puts down a show that gets significantly better as story lines develop with music that gets you moving and characters that keep you watching. Regardless of your current state of being, it actually makes you want to Make It In America.