‘The Rehearsal’ Season 2 will make you think differently about plane crashes—and standing up to your boss

Nathan Fielder is back with his HBO hit. While the new season takes on the timely topic of airline safety, at its heart is a perennial workplace problem.

Nathan Fielder’s comedy can feel like watching a slow-motion plane crash. On semi-scripted shows such as Nathan for You and The Rehearsal, the comedian makes real people squirm with his bizarre suggestions, which he offers with rigor mortis-level deadpan. Some of it is best viewed through the slightly parted fingers of a face-obscuring hand.