'Camping' episode 2 recap: Four things to take stock of before diving into episode 3

The second episode was more of a revelation about the characters' vulnerabilities, however, in Walt's case, it was more a case of a release
PUBLISHED OCT 27, 2018

HBO has already released some new photos of the Lena Dunham-Jenni Konner produced show, 'Camping', starring Jennifer Garner and David Tennant. While the pictures reveal that the gang is all set to go fishing, it might also mean some real-time drama is about to begin for Kathryn, who has organized the entire trip to celebrate her husband Walt's 45th birthday. However, things go completely wrong when the hippie, Jandice, shows up and turns Kathryn's world upside-down. 

'Camping' follows the story of a group of friends (and their children) who go out into the wilderness only to get even more claustrophobic in each other's company. As Kathryn tries to run the camp according to her well-organized itinerary, Jandice's presence disrupts all her plans and drives the rest of the gang to follow Jandice on her impulses. While Lena Dunham had sketched Kathryn out of her own experience with hysterectomy and chronic illness, the story certainly does not revolve around Kathryn alone. Every character has its individual plotline and in the last two episodes, it is established that no character gets shortchanged in 'Camping'. 

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