If you’ve been watching Pluribus, you probably didn’t expect to find Carol Sturka on a golf course. But Rhea Seehorn has just joined the second season of Stick, Apple TV’s comedy-drama starring Owen Wilson. And her arrival comes just as the series decides to reverse the dynamic that defined its first season.

Created by Jason Keller, Stick follows Pryce Cahill (Wilson), a former professional golfer whose career came to a premature end. Divorced, unemployed, and with little to look forward to, he finds in teenage golf prodigy Santi Wheeler (Peter Dager) an opportunity to regain some sense of purpose. The relationship between mentor and protégé turns what could have been a conventional sports story into a comedy about failure, second chances, and the families we build along the way.

In the second season, which premiered on November 4, the roles begin to shift. Santi takes his first steps on the professional circuit, discovering that talent and success are two very different things. While the young golfer struggles with the pressure of living up to expectations, Pryce is challenged by his former rival Clark Ross (Timothy Olyphant) to attempt what once seemed impossible: return to competitive golf. His goal is to become the oldest player in history to win a major championship.

This is where Rhea Seehorn enters the picture as Amanda, a golf instructor with a long history with Pryce. She knows parts of his past that he might prefer to leave behind, and their relationship goes beyond the professional. Amanda is also the daughter of Butch Lydecker (Rex Linn), Pryce’s former mentor, and her presence promises to add emotional complications to an already daunting challenge.

Seehorn makes her appearance in the third episode, released on November 11, as Pryce seeks out his old coach while Santi finally makes his professional debut. From that point on, the season follows two journeys that no longer depend entirely on each other.

In a recent interview, Jason Keller explained that separating the two protagonists was a deliberate creative decision. After developing a relationship built on affection and mutual dependence, both men need to learn how to make their own mistakes and discover who they are outside that partnership.

The contrast with Pluribus makes Seehorn’s appearance particularly intriguing. After years playing Kim Wexler in Better Call Saul, the actress found another dramatically intense role in Carol Sturka. In Stick, she enters a lighter universe, although one equally interested in the frustrations and choices of people forced to accept that life hasn’t turned out quite the way they imagined.

The second season consists of ten episodes, released weekly through December 30 on Apple TV. Alongside Wilson, Seehorn, and Dager, the cast includes Marc Maron, Mariana Treviño, Lilli Kay, Judy Greer, and Timothy Olyphant.