Deadloch, season 2, moves from Tasmania to a fictional small town close to Darwin that is teeming with crocs. The unlikely cop duo of straight-arrow Dulcie (Kate Box) and foul-mouthed Eddie (Madeleine Sami) are there to figure out what happened to Eddie’s former partner Bushy. They solve some other crimes in the process.

Deadloch jumps right into the story, since we already know the characters. Season 2 only has six episodes. Dulcie, her wife Cath (Alicia Gardiner), and Eddie are all crammed together in a camper van. Wannabe forensic scientist Abby (Nina Oyama) follow the “ma’ams” up from Tasmania and proves to be helpful in solving the crimes.

A new crime solving helper in season 2 is journalist and podcaster Leo (Jean Tong). They prove invaluable.

As the two detectives dug into what happened to Bushy in the small town of Barra Creek, there were several things going on. The main industry in Barra Creek was crocodile tours, and two families were fighting over the spoils of that business. One of the tour leaders, Don Darrell (Chris Anderson), turned up floating in the river in bits and pieces.

Another tour leader, Jason Wade (Luke Hemsworth) turned out to be less heroic than he painted himself to be.

Eddie made a pronoun declaration. I’ll honor it here. Eddie had a few hidden secrets of their/her own in Barra Creek. They/she knew an incredible amount about crocs, and was intimately connected to a grizzled old fellow named Frank (Steve Bisley).

There were two missing Swedish backpackers (more lesbians – the series is full of them). There was a freezer full of croc parts in a town where crocs were protected by law.

Ongoing mistrust between the indigenous population and the “white fellas” was represented by Miki (Shari Sebbens). Judging from the way the white cops treated the indigenous children in the town, there was good reason for continued vigilance. Miki and Eddie turned into something totally unexpected in this series full of surprises.

In keeping with the chaotic nature of this comedy, the resolution to the crime solving part of the story was bonkers but appropriate. Once all the mayhem settled down a bit, there was a brief and tender ending full of love.

I loved all these characters in spite of their multitudes of flaws. If you can’t stand bad language, you’ll hate it. Sometimes the cursing is so exaggerated it doesn’t even make sense.

The directors in season 2 were Beck Cole and Gracie Otto. The entire season is streaming on Prime Video. Did you watch? What did you think?