Eastbound And Down: The Fall And Rise Of Kenny Powers
At the opening of last night's episode, Kenny Powers swore off ever touching another baseball again. Of course, by the end of the episode he was knocking motherfuckers' eyeballs out with baseballs, and smashing them through Ashley Schaeffer's BMW. But for a moment it did seem like the show might follow a traditional redemptive narrative arc. Of course, that's basically impossible. Even if Kenny Powers hadn't smashed Craig Robinson in the face, the redemption here would be a fallen man accepting (not overcoming) his unbearable shortcomings. Kenny Powers was never going to be a "better" man, just a quieter one. His acquiesence to an average life is still tempered by his assholeish belittling of such a life, and those who already live it.
Then again, the show actually is following an inverted traditional narrative, because Kenny's boorish, abusive nature is what we come to see as his success, and so to see him hold back, to see him wear chinos, is to see him fail. It's only be reclaiming his arrogance and unearned cocksure attitude that Kenny is redeemed. So fuck you, New York Times.
But look at me go on. Let's get to a fuckin' clip.
I can't believe there's only one episode of this show left. It's like the opposite of Christmas, whatever that is. Sadmas or Boomas, basically.
Posted by Gabe at 12:15 PM in Love-Watching
Tags: Danny McBride | Eastbound And Down | Kenny Powers
Kenny Powers may just be an average guy with exceptional hair but 6 episodes and out for the season is fucking horseshit. I need more Kenny!
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DICK-SLAPPING IS MY GAME!!!
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waiting to die, just like you guys hahaha
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I love this show so much. The New Yorker critic person loved the show and said in their review they hope Danny and gang DONT make more episodes because it's perfect the way it is now. Gabe do you want more? Or should the end be the end?
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I love this show so much. The New Yorker critic person loved the show and said in their review they hope Danny and gang DONT make more episodes because it's perfect the way it is now. Gabe do you want more? Or should the end be the end?
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Adam McKay directed this episode and I noticed that Will Ferrells performance was a lot funnier, he changed his accent or something
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I thought the opposite. That accent was awful.
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The Man with the Golden Dick. Genius.
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I love how Clegg is the glue-sniffing Wilford Brimley to Kenny's Roy Hobbs, sniffing glue in the parking lot.
Diabetus!
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I really want this show just to end after this season.
I love it so much, i want it to follow it's story arc and not give it a proper ending, then extend it beyond it's end.
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The first and fifth episodes were great, but 2-4 sucked. The difference seemed to be less lame improv, which often had McBride substituting profanity for wit instead of adding it. Also, tighter direction/editing from Hill (#1) and McKay (#5) vs. the slack David Gordon Green (#2-4).
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"A lot of guys do that."
"Make Moral choices?"
Anybody not watching this show seriously needs to re-evaluate their priorities.
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I want a 3-season trilogy mutherfuckers!
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I like Will Ferrel sometimes, but in this show he ruins every scene he's in.
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