The Night Manager is a perfect example of how long layoffs between seasons can kill a television show. Through no fault of the cast, I absolutely could not get invested in the story or characters since it had been a literal decade since I spent any time in this world. I’d mostly forgotten the previous chapter and dynamics between Jonathan (Tom Hiddleston), Dickie (Hugh Laurie), and Angela (Olivia Colman), yet so much of Season Two is a direct follow-up that hinges on what came before. It might work if you binge the two seasons back-to-back, but otherwise, it’s simply too late for this continuation.