Season 2 · 12 episodes

Still Right

Twelve rounds after the breakup. Stan’s stool sits empty, the barman says almost nothing, and Skid has never been more sure he was right.

Season 2

The episodes.

Each episode opens in the reader, with Previous and Next close at hand.

Skid orders one drink and tells the barman he is better off. The barman says nothing; the empty stool says the rest.

One headline and a padlock, and Skid is an expert. He sees no reason to pay to find out he is right.

Skid denounces the herd from inside a slogan T-shirt. The herd is wearing the same one.

Skid worries that nobody hears the other side any more. Then he blocks it.

Skid quits social media for his mental health and announces it at length. The likes are disappointing.

A friendly stranger takes the empty stool and asks Skid what he thinks. He finds out, and finds another seat.

Skid calls for more nuance in public life. Someone supplies some, which is a mistake.

Skid wants critical thinking taught in schools, and demonstrates the alternative.

Nobody tells Skid what to think. His phone just lets him know what to be angry about.

Skid prizes his open mind above everything, which is why he will not risk putting anything in it.

Skid urges everyone to do their own research. The barman asks one question.

Closing time, and Skid makes his case to an empty stool. He is still sure he was right.