Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs in Arabic Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Like a detective with lingering suspicions, Apple was simply not willing to let Bad Sisters go. Despite having been conceived as a standalone limited series, Sharon Horgan’s acclaimed tragicomedy about a likeable Irish family attempting to cover up a murder returns for a second series. Anticipation for the sequel comes tempered by apprehension. Horgan and co-creators Dave Finkel and Brett Baer face the considerable task of following a cathartic finale in which “the prick” — manipulative husband to one sister, abusive brother-in-law to the rest — finally met a sticky end and the Garvey girls were left to get on with their lives. If the prospect of another outing for the wise-craicing, justice-delivering sisters is welcome, it seems cruel to rob them of that first-season closure.But committing and concealing a murder in a quaint coastal community, it turns out, is not without its complications. And so, two years after all the investigations into the “grisly accident” that befell the monstrous John Paul were dropped, the Garveys — protective Eva (Horgan), naive Grace (Anne-Marie Duff), brittle Ursula (Eva Birthistle), cynical Bibi (Sarah Greene) and impulsive Becka (Eve Hewson) — find themselves tangled up in old lies. Fresh scrutiny comes from veteran detective Loftus (Barry Ward), who re-examines the case when new evidence emerges, and faux-friendly busybody Angelica (a terrifically insufferable Fiona Shaw).Things unravel quickly for the tight-knit clan. The first episode revolves around a celebration as Grace marries Ian (Owen McDonnell), who may be too pleasant to be trusted; the second ends with a blindsiding tragedy. The show has always been unafraid to go to dark places. As the sisters grapple with loss, guilt and doubt, it wades yet again into murky moral waters with a prologue flash-forward teasing another body. The characters’ emotional and ethical ordeals are taken seriously, but there is space too for disarming irreverence. One affecting moment plays out during a costumed karaoke session; another involves an amusingly incoherent eulogy.The shifts in tone from bleak sorrow to black humour come off thanks to deft writing and an ensemble that makes every emotion feel authentic and every comic interaction or intimate exchange sound organic. Other shows offer similar crime-caper antics, but few capture the complexity and solidarity of siblinghood so sharply and tenderly.★★★★☆First two episodes on Apple TV+ from November 13, and new episodes weekly
