Daddy Powers?

October 16, 2010 Patrick Hickey Jr. TV 0

After playing around with Vida [played by Ana de la Reguera] through the first two episodes, Kenny [Danny McBride], for some crazy reason, is ready to commit. Does this mean that his feelings for April have been pushed to the side? With Stevie back in the picture as his sidekick and his baseball comeback in the picture well, can Kenny handle the stress of a relationship?

The bigger question here is, why would he even try? He’s having his cake, eating it and then going back for seconds right now, building his career back up and sleeping with Vida. Why would he want to ruin that?

Because he’s Kenny Powers, that’s why. He’s also incapable of being content with any situation. He always wants more and more he will get. It’s the way his world turns and rather than question it at this point, we should just accept it and watch the train wreck.

Speaking of watching, he shots of Vida “playing” with Kenny are some of the hottest of the season, perhaps even the show. Even if you think her character lacks depth and is just a distraction, it’s obvious the camera loves her. The discussion between Kenny and Sebastian in regards to Vida is also one to remember, as it is one that every man has at one point in his life. It’s also one that could come back to haunt Kenny if he doesn’t play his cards right.

While Vida does, for some crazy reason, seem to dig the loudmouth pitcher, the question remains if she has that kind of faith in him. Regardless, this situation is extremely different from the one’s Kenny got himself in last season, proving that the writing continues to grow. With a character as charismatic as Powers, it would be too easy for them to rely on ridiculous stories that don’t have a point or advance the real story.

However, between his new love interest, Stevie’s return and trying to save his career, this character is learning more and more about himself every week. As a result, the hilarity continues, but it’s not the same two-note song [but an excellent one nonetheless] that got the show through its first season.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 13870 Articles
Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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