More madness, mayhem and mulletsIt was better than the first. A 1-star “didn’t-we-do-well”Netflix is the lap of honor Tiger King’sJoe Exotic is back this time “from a cage of his own.” These are just some of the reactions to the superfluous new season of what’s arguably the most jaw-dropping and totally bonkers of all of Netflix’s original series.
Was there anything more we could have? Tiger KingWhat is absurdity in your life? It’s not. Netflix has however released a brand new season. And it’s now available to stream for all subscribers. For those of you who, you know, didn’t get enough of one of the wildest stories ever told via this streaming platform the first time around.
Tiger KingSeason 2 is now streaming on Netflix
Joe Exotic doesn’t understand why he’s in prison…
Tiger King 2 now available on Netflix pic.twitter.com/lFxscRb2pt
— Netflix (@netflix) November 17, 2021
“With Joe Exotic behind bars and Carole Baskin closing in on ownership of his disreputable zoo,” reads Netflix’s official synopsis, “the Emmy-nominated saga continues its twisted course with Tiger King 2 as newfound revelations emerge on the motivations, backstories, and secrets of America’s most notorious big cat owners.
“Old enemies and frenemies, including Jeff Lowe, Tim Stark, Allen Glover, and James Garretson return for another season of murder, mayhem, and madness. Thought you knew the whole story? Just you wait.”
It is almost certain This new season features five episodes that Netflix dropped on Wednesday won’t match the ubiquitous pop-culture resonance that Season 1 enjoyed. This was one of those rare things that came at the perfect time. We were all going through the COVID lockdowns. At least, there was this story of the crazy tiger man to captivate everyone — for a little while.
Is there a plot to murder Joe Exotic?
Spoiler alert: In case you’re interested in the new season of, Tiger King.
According to USA Today, the most shocking of the new season’s reveals is someone claiming in an affidavit that there was a plan at one point to kill the Tiger King himself. One of the alleged perpetrators tells Exotic’s attorney: “I was gonna have Joe’s head cut the (expletive) off. Nobody knows about what me and Jeff had planned.”
“Was Jeff gonna pay you if Joe died?”The attorney will ask.
“I wouldn’t have to work no more,”This is the answer.
In USA Today’sHe continues to recount the story: “We came up with a plan to decapitate Joe’s head, to kill him, to clear him away from the property so Jeff could take it over, animals and everything.”
“Be my hero, girl”
Is this really the tiger king? https://t.co/SgHutRssVY
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) October 28, 2021
As if there wasn’t enough weirdness already, meanwhile, ahead of the new season an unverified Twitter account purporting to be Exotic’s called on Cardi B, of all people, to help him win release from jail. “When you see the truth in Tiger King 2 I need you to rally everyone together to be my voice of freedom! Be my hero girl,”A handwritten note was posted in a tweet that the account sent recently.
In response to Cardi tweeting back, wondering whether this was indeed the man himself, Exotic’s lawyer John Michael Phillips responded to the singer With a tweet of his very own. “I represent Joe. He heard about your message from prison. I’d love to put you two together on a phone call next week.”
Stranger things have, I suppose, happened.
