Simon Rich’s inventive Man Seeking Woman started humbly on FXX network last year. The ambitious comedy somehow managed to mine new gold from the tired rom-con genre. It subverted overdone tropes like texting, blind dates, and dealing with your ex’s new beau with unrestrained insanity like (actual) trolls. It took on a penis monster from outer space and sent viewers to a destination wedding in hell. In its second season, Josh Greenberg’s (Jay Baruchel) quest for love is under further refinement.

An integral perspective in the series comes from Josh’s workaholic sister, Liz, who is played with precision by Britt Lower. With so much of Man Seeking Woman stemming from Josh’s skewed, neurotic point of view, providing the other side of the conversation is crucial when you consider dating is just as universal an experience to women as it is men.

Both Lower and Liz shine in season one’s “Teacup,” an inverse of the series that focuses on Liz as opposed to Josh. The experiment was such a successful deviation in structure that the show is again turning to it for this week’s episode, “Tinsel.” In lieu of Liz being put back in the spotlight, we touched base with Britt Lower, discussing the show’s unique voice, being its sole feminine perspective, and having sex with Santa Claus.

Den of Geek: I was so happy to see that “Woman Seeking Man” has become a yearly tradition on the series. Last year I brought up to Simon Rich that he should keep this stylistic departure going, whether it was still with you, or focusing on Mike, or whoever. The first take on this, “Teacup,” is maybe my favorite episode of the first season, so seeing those opening credits for “Tinsel” made me really happy.