Elvis stumbled a bit through his first season as a talk show host. He was fine when it came time to perform with his guests, but looked uncomfortable when it came down to actually sit and talk with them. The Elvis in season two of Spectacle is much more confident in his approach and in his ability to get his guest to open up about the things that interest him, both as a musician and as a person. (Unlike most talk shows, Elvis doesn’t ask questions just to give the audience what they want.) The range of guest is eclectic and impressive, from Bono and The Edge to a strange and wonderful episode where he lets actress (and non-musician) Mary-Louise Parker turn the interview camera on himself. The culmination of the season, a two-part interview with Bruce Springsteen, is simply magical.
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