So Danny McBride is back on "Eastbound & Down" sorry I'm a bit late but let's be honest this show fucking stinks.
I'm going to start off with a couple positives:
Katy Mixon looks like she lost 3 pounds, perhaps she rocked the elliptical with zero resistance once a week for a couple months.
They play a Black Keys song in the beginning of the first episode. (Which I am watching as I write this)
I'm pretty sure this season will remain in the United States which means there will be a lot less room for cheap, quasi racist, phoned in jokes based around Kenny Powers just BEING in Mexico.
That's all I can think of right now so far, granted I haven't even finished the first episode. The part about "Eastbound & Down" that kills me is that it was so great in the first season. Perhaps I am recalling the show with rose colored glasses but I remember powering through the first season in a weekend and loving every minute of it. I also remember suffering through the second season and contemplating canceling my HBO subscription. It was as if the writers gave up, realizing they would make enough money on chubby college kids buying goofy t shirts and the show would stay afloat based entirely on poorly constructed catch phrases.
This season seems like it will be even worse than season two. The jury is still out as I have 2.5 episodes to watch.
Oh yeah I forgot to mention Kenny is now playing on a team in Myrtle Beach South Carolina and Jason Sudeikis is on the team with a hacky Southern accent. I'm shuddering as I write this.
The thing about this foolish show that kills me the most is the fact that it survived when so many other great shows did not. The episode is concluding right now with Danny McBride and Katy Mixon fighting a redneck couple at a mini-golf course.
I have zero hope for this series but I guarantee it wont be cancelled for at least two more seasons.
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