The Cleaning Lady Season 2 Episode 2 Review: Lolo and Lola

On The Cleaning Lady Season 2 Episode 2, “Lolo and Lola,” Naveen Andrews enters the scene and he does so perfectly.

Elsewhere, Garrett continues to bore us to death. 

Parents, Right?

The family dynamic on “Lolo and Lola” is upsetting and incredibly frustrating to watch when you’ve seen Thony’s point of view. 

Thony handles herself a lot better than I would, but she still holds some obvious secrets that will eventually come out one way or another.

Garrett is meant to be our character who is consistently fighting with his morals or the rules, except, they’re not morals when it comes to Garrett, they’re just selfish reasons to blow up more investigations.

Though Garrett shows little promise in growing or evolving, he’s typically the character who would go for redemption when this is all over. It’s disappointing to see how little difficulty it takes for him to do something “bad.”

Men Are Stupid, Exhibits A-Z

Arman is smart to find allies in a place he clearly has none, but he says yes to the first person asking without even questioning if these guys are trustworthy. 

Arman is so desperate for power over Hayak that he sacrifices what little he has in prison so he can get just a chance at Hayak. 

And now, with Hayak dead, Arman walks out of jail feeling on top of the world. But Hayak runs an entire empire… does Arman really think he’s safe with him gone? 

Naveen Andrews, You Scare Me

Nadia brings us this season’s Big Bad, Naveen Andrews, playing a rich, attractive, very scary man… named Robert. 

The music in the scene that introduces Robert is intense and shaky, and it does well establishing him as a villain. But with what he knows, the money he has, and the influence he holds, he could very well become an ally for Arman and even Thony.

Framing around Robert is clearly purposeful too, with most shots of him from an angle where he’s above, or equal to, the camera. It works great in that it’s noticeable, but not too obvious.

Siri, Play “Brutal” By Olivia Rodrigo

Chris — played by Sean Lew — makes this episode his own with the end scenes, revealing how damaged and guilty he really feels.

Lew lets us know, mostly with subtlety, that Chris is feeling the damage he’s convinced himself he’s created. 

I’m glad The Cleaning Lady is finally utilizing its entire cast and not just the adults. Luca has become more of a character as well, besides just being Thony’s sick son. 

While all of these actors put together don’t seem like they would work, they’re giving us fantastic episodes week to week, which is sometimes difficult to do on a drama. 

Stray Thoughts

• The Mookie Betts jersey behind Thony at the casino is a blink-and-you-miss-it moment, but I noticed. I’ll always notice Mook. 
• “How are you holding up?” is such a simple, quiet question from Arman to Thony, and somehow, it conveys more care than Arman and Nadia have shown each other in weeks. 
• The question, “what do you think the American police would do to a Filipino man?” is a justified one, and we didn’t spend enough time on why it’s so important that point is brought up. 

—

What did you think of this episode of The Cleaning Lady? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

Critic Rating:

User Rating:

 

The Cleaning Lady airs Monday at 9/8c on FOX.

 Follow us on Twitter and on Instagram!

Want more from Tell-Tale TV? Subscribe to our newsletter here!

What to Watch on TV: Ghosts, Reservation Dogs, Saturday Night Live