Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy

Episode Commentary: Mind Bullets or Bang Bang Bang Bang Motherfucker

After two episodes of dealing with Lenore and her antics, Tanya finally has had enough. But in typical Tanya fashion, the roar she should have let out ends up being a whimper and of course, Ray is stuck in the middle. Add in another conference between Tanya and her pimp friend and a surprise ending and you have a pretty nifty episode of Hung this week.

Building off the drama from the first two weeks, something big is bound to happen between Lenore and Tanya. It just hasn’t happened yet. Nevertheless, the anticipation is building every week and until the explosion finally happens, things should be pretty interesting.

The side story between Ray’s wife Jessica and new husband Ronnie is building up as well, making for some witty drama. Anne Heche [Jessica] has been solid from episode one in this series, but has been hitting her stride this season as the sexy ex-wife who is just looking to be loved by a real man. With Ronnie’s [Eddie Jemison] business struggling and his new insistence on building a family, Jessica is forced with a major decision, one that she’s not ready to make and shouldn’t be for at least a few weeks.

Until then, she’ll just continue spending time with her ex-husband, doing everything, but be intimate and discuss the past with him. The tease that this presents may frustrate some viewers, but with the “Happiness Consultants” business not hitting its stride yet, this show needs as much depth as possible.

The slow development of the relenting of Ray’s kids as well is another side plot that looks to get interesting in the long haul. It’s obvious that both of them are supposed to be annoying and even with that being said, they are both nailing the aggressive and lonely teenage angle to a T. While they don’t exactly shine on the screen, both Sianoa_Smit-McPhee and Charlie Saxton are serving their purpose on the show and have added an extra element to a show that needs as much depth as it can get.

Again, like in previous weeks, this week’s episode is not as sexy as it could have been, but considering how bad their sex for hire business has been doing this season, you’d expect the drama to take precedent. Far from orgasm-inducing, the drama thus far has been solid nonetheless and with some more development and a few nice twists and turns, the second season of “Hung” may not be its last.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14260 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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