The first season, which I placed on my list of the best TV shows of 2022, had a sensible hook: Julio, a case manager at a South Central nonprofit called Hugs Not Thugs that helps former gang members reintegrate into society, takes on as his latest client his older cousin Luis (Frankie Quiñones), who has just completed an eight-year prison sentence.
Misery’s the only wanted company in “This Fool,” a bawdy, laugh-out-loud comedy about depression and its absurdities. “We’re just gonna lie here and be fucking miserable all night long.” “Guess what, sucio?” she asks, her tone turning pornographic. “And I know exactly what you want.” She leans in and whispers, “You wanna lie here and stare at the ceiling and think about how much you fucking hate yourself.” Julio’s breath gets heavier he licks his lips in anticipation. “I’m the only one who knows you,” he imagines her saying as she sneaks into his room and splays her body next to his. It’s the night of his thirty-first birthday-a milestone he’s done his best to ignore-and, after a day spent attempting to escape his friends and family, he finally gets a moment of solitude to relax in bed and think about his ex-girlfriend, Maggie (Michelle Ortiz), and her wide, teasing smile. Early in Hulu’s “This Fool,” a Los Angeles man named Julio (Chris Estrada) indulges in a fantasy only he would find seductive.
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