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‘Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat’ Review: Amazon’s Comedy-Reality-Hoax Hybrid Returns for a Sweeter, Blander Second Season

What happened

Amazon's breakout reality hoax show 'Jury Duty' has returned with a new format called 'Company Retreat.' Instead of jury duty, an unsuspecting person believes they're working a temp job at a hot sauce company while actors create absurd situations around them. The show maintains its core concept of one real person unknowingly starring in a comedy built around them.

Why people care

The original 'Jury Duty' was praised as a unique TV experiment that seemed impossible to replicate, making viewers curious whether the concept could work again. The show's return tests whether this reality-hoax hybrid format can sustain itself beyond its initial viral success.

The takes

Enthusiasts say

The new format successfully captures the original's magic with an even more hilarious concept and thoroughly endearing participant. It proves the show can evolve beyond its initial premise while maintaining what made it special.

Critics say

While still entertaining, the second iteration feels sweeter but blander than the original. The company retreat setting may lack some of the natural tension and stakes that made the jury duty premise so compelling.

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