Spank Me Sir

Episode Commentary: Escape From Castle

Jonathan doesn’t know how to keep business away from pleasure and George and Ray end up getting caught up in it this episode.

On a case that leads him to a spa, Jonathan takes his two best pals there and anarchy occurs. Between the ridiculous chase scene and Jonathan dressing up as a woman to deliver a note, this episode feels like something pulled off a 20-year-old episode of “Scooby Doo” with some hipster flair attached for good measure.

We’re not complaining and you won’t be either. Like the past few episodes, it’s a fun one. With George’s cancer scare out of the way and Ray enjoying the success of his comic, everyone is happy but Jonathan. It doesn’t matter that he gets to spank one of his sexy female students after class or that he’s becoming a much better detective, he’s just a morbid dude.

This dichotomy seems to be the formula this season and all in all, it’s been a worthwhile one. Overall, the show is always full of surprises and the ones in this episode don’t disappoint.

While this isn’t the coolest case Jonathan has covered this season, the swerves and action involved that thrust Ray and George, as well as George’s new driver, into action make it memorable. Add in killer dialogue, especially from Ray and George and an ending that leads us to worry about Jonathan’s health, the show ends up flying by, leaving you wanting more.

This is the second or third time that’s been the case this season, making you wonder if this season could work in an hour time slot. However, those ruminations are all for naught, as the show works too well in small bursts to be tinkered with.

Nevertheless, if the show continues to put forth wacky and wild episodes such as this, what’s the worst thing that can happen- a third season with more than eight episodes?

We’re definitely down for that.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14263 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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