Little Bear Season 2

Right now you can watch Little Bear Season 2 on and — and it goes further with its ideas than most genre entertainment bothers to. The 1-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Kristin Fairlie sets the tone, and the world-building does the rest. There is no real reason to keep putting it off.

Little Bear Season 2 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. What makes Little Bear Season 2 work is that the ideas never crowd out the people having them. Season 2 of Little Bear includes 42 episodes. It aired from September 1996 to January 1997. This season stars Kristin Fairlie, Jennifer Martini and Amos Crawley. Kristin Fairlie and Jennifer Martini lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1996. Little Bear Season 2 resists the temptation to explain everything, trusting the audience to sit with ambiguity. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

For late-night viewing or a proper weekend binge, Little Bear Season 2 fits the bill. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Watch for Kristin Fairlie in particular — the performance elevates the material. Satisfying on multiple levels.