Casual Season 2 Episode 11 Death and Taxes

Alex, Valerie, and Laura attend their father's funeral in the penultimate episode of Casual season 2. The episode, appropriately titled "Death and Taxes," follows the family as they come to terms with their loss and confront their buried emotions.

The episode begins with Alex, Valerie, and Laura discussing their father's estate and inheritance. They're all surprised to learn that their father was almost broke and left them with nothing but a small amount of debt. This revelation sends them reeling, as the siblings start to realize just how little they knew about their father's life.

Throughout the episode, the three siblings deal with their grief and attempt to navigate their new dynamic as adults without their father. Alex is trying to get over his breakup with Rae, and Valerie is attempting to avoid the problems in her own life by focusing on her father's affairs. Laura, on the other hand, is struggling with the realization that her father wasn't the perfect man she thought he was.

As they prepare for the funeral, the siblings are forced to confront their feelings about their father and each other. There are moments of tenderness, nostalgia, and anger as they each try to process their individual grief. Alex, in particular, struggles with the fact that he never got to say goodbye to his father.

The funeral itself is a somber affair, with the family surrounded by their father's old friends and colleagues. Valerie is clearly uncomfortable with the attention being placed upon her, as she tries to avoid speaking to anyone about her father's death. Laura, meanwhile, is trying to make sense of her father's life by speaking to his closest friends.

After the funeral, the siblings gather to discuss their father's estate and plan their next steps. There are some surprising revelations about their father's finances, but ultimately they are left with very little. The episode ends on a somewhat bittersweet note, as the siblings are left to pick up the pieces of their lives without their father.

"Death and Taxes" is a poignant episode of Casual that explores the complexity of family dynamics, grief, and the unexpected twists and turns that life can take. It's a fitting tribute to the character of Charles, and a reminder that relationships are always more complicated than they first appear. Fans of the show will be left eager to see what the final episode of season 2 has in store for the three dysfunctional siblings.