Thanks Jimmy

Episode Commentary: ‘A Man, A Plan’ or ‘Thank You, Jimmy Carter’

Bizarre. The word that comes to mind after Damon’s [Charlie Saxton] poetry reading during this episode of “Hung,” which leads into an even stranger situation when he gets wasted on a scone spiked with hi-grade pot and declares his love for former President Jimmy Carter.

If you’re still reading, that’s just the tip of the iceberg here.

When it’s all said and done, this episode is a worthwhile trip that continues to develop some more of the other characters in the show, giving “Hung” even more to build off of and makes the looming season finale perhaps the biggest romp on the show yet.

Much of that has to do with the work of Damon and Mr. Hunt.

If you’re not a fan of Saxton’s work on this show, it’s understandable why. Some of his early work on the show was a bit uneven, as he comes across as annoying. Now, he’s just misunderstood and totally one of kind, which of course, makes him redeemable and funny. Weird poetry readings aside, the kid has come a long way in just a season and a half on this show and is making the most of his time there.

Add in an extremely weird sex scene between Ann Heche and Eddie Jemison [who, from the way it is shot, looks like he has bigger breasts than Heche]and this episode is one of a kind.

Much like the first episode of this season’s “Entourage,” “Hung” bounced around a lot, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it was a bad episode. As a matter of fact, it might be the best episode this season,

It doesn’t necessarily start that way though.

The first scene features Gregg Henry, playing Mike Hunt and at first, you’re not won over by some of his lines, especially his pathetic self-loathing, but by the end of the episode, his antics make you a fan. Like a male Tanya, he’s quirky, lonely and weak, but has the marbles to do what makes himself happy.

Looks like he’s going to get his shot, even though it’s not by the most conventional of ways.

All this does is create even more possibilities of what crazy developments can occur on this show.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14262 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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