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I only ever think about me, Ramy says, and Ihateit.
Maybe the lesson, Sheikh Ali suggests, is that Ramy should learn to kill his ego.
Thats what I want!
I want to kill my ego, he replies.
But in its best moments, thats exactly whatRamys second season does.
Still, its surprisingly obnoxious when Ramy keeps complaining that he cant stop thinking about himself first.
Ramys strength is how well it does single-episode stories, especially stories about its minor characters.
Naseems not that different from Ramy.
But they run on parallel tracks, several decades apart.
Uncle Naseem is Ramy, hardened by years of increasing selfishness, stewing exclusively in his own thoughts.
The Uncle Naseem episode also manages to perform something for Naseem thatRamycant quite ever seem to do for Ramy.
Its an emotional conflict that makes sense on paper and is hard to translate into compelling TV in practice.
By the end of the season, though,Ramyat least partially redeems its protagonist problem.
But even though it helps explain those earlier episodes, understanding Ramys grief doesnt retroactively make them feel stronger.
My sense is thatRamymost wants us to come away from the season with the image of Ramys eventual implosion.
Its a depressing but maybe deserved ending for the shows main character.
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