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Episode Commentary: Forty-Two Down!

So far this season, Ray [played by Zach Galifianakis] hasn’t gotten nearly as much attention as he did last season. That all changed this week, as the success of Ray’s new comic book leads him to an encounter with Kevin Bacon, who wants to play Ray’s creation in a feature film.

Add in problems in his current relationship and it’s easy to see that Ray has his hands full this episode. While the end result of this situation is obvious from the start [especially considering Ray’s recent good luck], but how it all occurs is what makes it enjoyable. Bacon’s performance on the show is anything but expected, as he is truly weird, showing remarkable passion for Ray’s project.

If you’ve seen “Hollow Man” or “Footloose,” you might say that Bacon has never put this kind of effort into those roles.

With his relationship over, but his star-power rising, Ray’s dilemmas only get more fun to watch.

Aside from Ray, George and Jonathan have their own troubles this week too. Jonathan, trying, as always, to be the nice guy, ends up ruining any chance at getting paid. The situation between Jonathan and his sexy student is heating up as well, as the sexual tension is enough to make anyone go crazy.

However, with no update on his condition or the relationship status between him and his doctor, George’s storyline continues to be one of the most intriguing. With only a few more episodes left to go this season, it’ll be interesting to see what happens.

Ultimately that can be said of the drama in the lives of all the characters, as “Bored to Death” continues to blend Park Slope hipster culture with witty comedy, creating a hybrid viewing experience that continues to grow on you over time.

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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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