The 10 Most Relatable Moments in 'Sorry For Your Loss' Season 2

In 2018, Sorry For Your Loss, starring Elizabeth Olsen as young widow Leigh Shaw, proved a hit for Facebook's streaming service, Facebook Watch.

The interactive aspects of Facebook made it the perfect platform for this show. The comments sections of each episode were flooded with people praising the series for it's realistic yet sensitive portrayal of tough topics such as grief, depression, and addiction, and the show's official Facebook group became a hub where those struggling with their own grief could help and support one another.

Season 2 of Sorry For Your Loss launched in October 2019, earning the same praise as the first. Now that the season has come to a close, let's look back at some of Season 2's most relatable moments.

1. Leigh's reluctance to reveal her new relationships to her loved ones

Season two of the show picks up two months after Season one ended, bringing us to six months after the death of leading character Leigh Shaw's husband, Matt. While Leigh, understandably, is not ready to step back into the world of serious dating, she has embarked on a few one-night stands. The only person Leigh mentions this to is fellow widow Briana, who will be understanding. Leigh believes everyone else will judge her.

Leigh is unfortunately proven correct when her sister, Jules, attempts to shame her over a condom wrapper found in the trash. Later, things get worse when Briana, the one person Leigh thought she could count on to understand, is more judgmental than anyone over Leigh's relationship with Danny.

When a person's significant other passes away, many people will have opinions over when it is appropriate for them to move on. They, like Leigh, must simply make the choice to do what is right for them.

2. Leigh's desperation to connect with Matt

Leigh continues to struggle with her grief as her first Christmas without Matt draws closer. She is troubled by the fact that while her Mother and sister have both been 'visited' by Matt in dreams, she has not dreamed of him since his death. Hoping to help, Leigh's Mother Amy contacts an old friend to bring a 'substance' that will help Leigh connect with Matt in the spirit world.

This might seem like a slightly out-there story to some, and earned this episode of Sorry For Your Loss a slightly higher rating. However, anyone who has lost a loved one will understand how tempting a chance to see them again could be.

3. Amy struggles with her daughters no-longer needing her.

In the powerful climax of Season two's third episode, 'What's Wrong With Your Chest?', Shaw Matriach Amy launches into a powerful monologue about her struggles as a Mother, and having no friends since her life has been so devoted to her daughter's needs. What is she supposed to do with her life now that Jules and Leigh are adults?

Every parent struggles when the time comes for their child to leave the nest. Thankfully, Amy chooses to see the events as a learning experience, taking some time away to rediscover herself, and let her daughters do the same.

4. There is no time limit on grief.

My face, thanks to this stupid eyeliner, looks just like it did when I left the house this morning. When, like an idiot, I still believed that the worst of this nightmare was over.- Leigh Shaw, 'Sorry For Your Loss'.

Attending a memorial for Matt at the school where he taught, Leigh is presented with a mural based on an old painting of Matt's that supposedly included his hopes for the future. Upon seeing the word 'Pickle', the joke name she and Matt had chosen for their hypothetical future child, hidden within the mural, Leigh breaks down in the school's bathroom, recording the above monologue.

This scene reminds us that, as discussed in the first season, there is no time limit on grief. Little things can bring it crashing back onto you at unexpected times. This becomes a growing issue for Leigh as the season progresses, leading her into another breakdown in the finale.

"He won't leave me"- Leigh, about Matt, 'Sorry For Your Loss'.

5. Support From Strangers

When her friend Drew posts the make-up review Leigh recorded during her breakdown, she gets a positive response online for being so open with her struggles. This leads Leigh to take a different path with her writing, sharing essays on her grief journey.

This storyline was created as a nod to the show's fans. As mentioned earlier, the Sorry For Your Loss Facebook group has become a forum for the bereaved to support each other.

6. People grieve, and remember those they have lost, in different ways.

Mid-way through the second season, Leigh unexpectedly finds some solace from her grief through beginning a relationship with Matt's brother, Danny. While Leigh and Danny fear their loved ones will have a less than positive reaction to their relationship, they agree that they are happier together than they have been since Matt's death, and in most ways, they mesh quite well.

The one thing they cannot agree on is how they remember Matt. While Danny dislikes Leigh placing the deceased Matt on a pedestal, Leigh is troubled by Danny's focus on Matt's more negative traits, and his apparent attempts to taint Leigh's memories to match his own.

Everyone's grieving process is different, and everyone remembers lost loved ones differently. Usually, this is okay. The tragedy in Leigh and Danny's case is that their inability to accept and respect the other's memories ultimately tears their relationship apart.

7. Jules is stuck in the wrong meeting.

After deciding to try out a new AA meeting, Jules realises too late that she is in the wrong room, and she is actually attending a progressive Church group. Too embarrassed by her mistake to leave, Jules sits through the entire service.

We've probably all been in similar embarrassing situations at least once in our lives. Luckily in Jules's case, everything turns out for the best, as attending the Church service brings her into contact with Tommy, her eventual girlfriend.

8. Jules's fear of returning to Vietnam

Towards the end of Season one of Sorry For your Loss, we learn of Jules Shaw's fear of what she may uncover if she returns to Vietnam in search of her biological family. This storyline continues into the show's second season. Jules attempts to plan the trip multiple times, only succeeding after a deep and meaningful conversation with Tommy.

Of course not everyone will understand Jules's journey as an adoptee, however, her fear of venturing into the unknown is something we can all relate to.

9. Social media does not always present the truth of someone's life.

As mentioned earlier, Leigh's essays on her grief journey, including a piece about the Suicide Prevention walk she participates in in episode 5, and a dream she has while on a road-trip in episode 7, gain her a Social Media following. She fails to mention that Danny was with her on both occasions, thinking this wasn't relevant.

Leigh's friend Briana attempts to call her out on this in the penultimate episode of the season. Briana claims that Leigh is lying to her followers, giving them an incomplete picture of the events by omitting Danny's involvement.

Of course, Leigh isn't lying on purpose. It is very rare for a person's social media profile to portray the whole truth of that person's life. Unseen struggles hide behind the happy pictures. Interestingly, the darker side of social media is a topic that actress Elizabeth Olsen has dealt with before, in the dark comedy Ingrid Goes West.

10. Time to leave the nest

Once Jules decides to head to Vietnam, Amy is forced to return from her self-exploration in Alaska to retake control of the Beautiful Beast dance studio. Upon her return, Amy begins to feel trapped, missing the freedom of her life in Alaska. Jules dawdles on leaving for Vietnam, and after breaking up with Danny, Leigh becomes a little too dependent on Amy.

Not wanting her family to fall back into old unhealthy patterns, Amy makes the decision to sell the family home. This forces all three to embark on new journeys, with Amy continuing on her new path of self-love, Jules finalising her trip, and Leigh deciding to accompany her sister to Vietnam.

We all need to leave the nest one day, but sometimes it takes a gentle push to set us on the right path.

Sorry For Your Loss Seasons one and two are free to stream on Facebook Watch. Check out the Season two trailer here: