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Episode Commentary: “Sing It Again, Ray or Home Plate”

Last week’s episode of “Hung” was a good one for one simple reason: variety.

Not only did it give us a wacky sex scene, that proves Thomas Jane has no shot at ever appearing on “American Idol,” it continued to develop every other storyline on the show and give the viewer enough drama and action to get a feel of what direction the show is headed in the rest of the season.

By all indications, it’s going to be a bumpy, but steamy ride.

For one, the problems in Ray’s family seem to only be getting worse as Damon’s escapades at two am, which include walking all over the neighborhood and for some reason, peeing on home-plate on the school’s ball field, combined with Darby’s problems with her weight, only seem to be getting worse. After attending a poetry reading with his father and Tanya, it’s easy to see that this kid is a lost soul, swimming in a fish bowl. Does he need to spend more time with his father? Or does he need to just man up and try to find his place in the world? Either way, it’s going to be interesting to see what happens with his character.

The same thing goes for Tanya and Jessica, who are both facing huge obstacles in their lives. Tanya doesn’t have a dime to her name and is being blackmailed for free sex [her boss, horny Patty, loves Ray], while Jessica now has to deal with Ronnie, who suddenly wants her to have his child. Add in Mike Hunt’s growing suspicion over Ray’s money situation as of late and you have more than enough drama and intrigue to fill a half-hour cable sitcom.

When this show originally started last year, this was the kind of entertainment many were expecting. While the premise and the name alone make you think you should be ready for a sexy, sultry affair, this show doesn’t have to be laden with sex scenes to be entertaining, especially with the talent on-screen.

This episode proved that.

As well, for one of the first times in the show’s history, Ray isn’t the only character that you can truly connect with, as the problems facing many of the characters are ones that everyone has had to deal with before, making it fun, sad, relate-able and quirky, all at the same time. With this foundation set, it might be fair to say that “Hung” is primed for a solid second half run.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14230 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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