The Debut of Kenny Powders, Powers

Introducing some new characters and the return of one “special” one, the second season of “Eastbound and Down” continues to impress.

With Stevie Janowsky back in the fold, Kenny Powers should have had some explaining to do. Running up a $20,000 credit card bill and later shooting someone in the leg will do those sorts of things. But instead, things look like they’re quickly back to normal between the two.

You know, with Janowsky being his ever-loving doormat and Kenny continuing to abuse him every chance he gets.

Why though? It would have been great to see them fight it out, and throw a complete curveball to the audience. It makes sense though that they didn’t, at Janowsky was born to be the loser here and he makes it too goddamn easy for Kenny to take advantage of him.

It’s something Kenny just has to do.

The first few seconds of the show were hilarious, as Janowsky employed the service of a local hooker to help find his “best” friend. What soon follows is some great dialogue that leads into the developing scene between the Mexican baseball team owner Sebastian and Kenny. Overall, the addition of Sebastian adds another element to the show, as Kenny now has two people he can sabotage any time he wants.

Seeing Kenny explain how he needs this huge pyrotechnic show before he comes on the mound is insane and when it actually gets pulled off, it’s so over the top that you can’t help but laugh.

Hulk Hogan music, fireworks and middle fingers- what more could you ask for when a racist, steroid-using reliever comes out of the bullpen?

While Powers’ debut goes as planned, the Mexican fans could care less. The team stinks and they’re grossly poor. Baseball games there are about having fun with family and getting away. Definitely not the spectacle Powers’ is used to in the United States.

Looks like this gringo has a lot to learn. And he knows it.

You get the sense that reality has hit him square in the jaw, but by the end of the episode, with Janowsky back in the fold, the epiphany is a short-lived one and this character is quickly back to his old tricks.

He’ll never learn, but that’s not a bad thing at all. Well, for the viewer at least.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 13819 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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