Wilfred - Series 2 (ATOM Study Guide)

Should a grown man give up on the woman he loves because she has a mean dog?

'Course not. He just should stop his sulking, be there for his girl and do his best to make good with the mutt. Yep, sounds like a swell idea ... to anyone who hasn't set eyes on Wilfred – Sarah's beloved canine.

The day we re-enter the lives of Australia's darkest and most dysfunctional family, Adam has asked Sarah to marry him. She says 'yes' and Adam hopes a hint of stability might come to that strange house in 22 Dalziel St, Richmond with its green carpet and backyard filled with bones from all creatures great and small.

But Wilfred thinks stability is a euphemism for 'dull' and decides that this is the ideal time to step up the mental torment. If he were cross-examined in a court of law, he would argue that he only dishes it out to make Adam tougher and more worthy of taking Sarah's hand in marriage. But in reality he just wants Adam to disintegrate. And hopefully before any vows are exchanged.

Angry, loveable, hate-filled, sad, gorgeous, Wilfred has come back with his fighting gloves on in series two of the cult SBS hit that bears his name.

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This study guide is mainly aimed at middle and upper secondary school levels, with relevance to English, Media and Film Studies, SOSE/HSIE, Cultural Studies, Health and Human Relations, Women's Studies, Philosophy and Ethics, and Psychology. It may also be of use at tertiary level, particularly in Cinema or Film studies, and in Creative Writing (scriptwriting development).