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'Mo' Season 2 review: Here's why it's still one of TV's most important shows

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Mohammed Amer's Peabody-winning, semi-autobiographical series Mo is a timely story of struggle that wields comedy as a mirror.

With Mo stuck stateless in Mexico , the second season pushes its signature exploration of cultural identity even further, asking bigger questions of modern America and the struggle of being an undocumented immigrant.

This season , Mo 's connection with spiritual guidance from his ancestors is the primary throughline.

This season plays with fantasy and surrealism, including a cheesy telenovela dream sequence, an overtly Shawshank vision in detention, a Lucha libre moment with Maria 's new boyfriend, and an imagined combat situation.

In two seasons of just 16 episodes, Mo manages to comprehensively explore identity and inhumane policy within the experiences of a Palestinian family seeking asylum in modern America .

This is pure excellence in television, and a must-watch by all definitions of the term.

Mo Season 2 is streaming on Netflix from Jan 30 .

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