While in the first season, Black stereotypes have been subverted (especially Black women's, through Shinelle Azoroh’s beautiful performance), now we get to see something that TV and films often fail to show: Reconciliation, family reconstruction, forgiveness, and reconnection. Better yet, it's done in a way that feels organic and well-paced. That said, Swagger still delivers if you only come for the basketball.

If you slept on the first season of Swagger, Season 2 is good enough to go back and catch up now. It’s a worthy successor to Friday Night Lights, but more than stands on its own.

It’s an absorbing ride. And by the time the boys are attending their end-of-year senior banquet, where they announce their college plans, I was taken aback by the protective pride I felt in these fictional characters.