Hung Coverage: A Sexy Start

October 10, 2011 Patrick Hickey Jr. TV 0

Episode Commentary: Don’t Give Up on Detroit or Hung Like a Horse

HBO’s favorite pimp and whore are back in season three of “Hung,” which started with a promiscuous bang last week. Unlike previous seasons, which focused more on plot and teased the sexual elements that drew many to the show in the first place, it appears the creative team has finally found the right mixture of drama and debauchery.

And boy, was it fun.

Not only does Ray [Thomas Jane] “perform” with more great-looking women in this one episode than he did in all of season two, but the story involving him, Tanya [Jane Adams] and the always sexy and evil Lenore [Rebecca Creskoff] looks to be the most intriguing story arcs the show has ever had. With a new stud and a business model that she knows works, can Lenore become the premiere pimp in town?

Regardless of what happens this season, the ride that this season premiere already began to set up is, without a doubt, more titillating than the sometimes under-performing sitcom the show was over the first two seasons. There’s depth, character development and oh yeah, a pimp and a man-whore out to live their own “American dream.”

Aside from the sex and Lenore’s role in the episode [which includes a steamy scene as well], there was a nice amount of background and fill-in. Months have gone by since the season two finale and a lot has changed. It was refreshing to see Ray’s family life and home in the best shape they’ve been in since the pilot [that’s not saying much]. The character has been through so much in two seasons that it would be too easy for him to give up. The same thing goes for Tanya, who was stuck working in a coffee house before they managed to take “Happiness Consultants” to the next level.

That whole segment of the episode was also cleverly written. It would have been predictable [yet wildly entertaining] to see Ray have his way with two sex-starved bankers. It ended moving the plot where it needed to be, but simultaneously kept the smarts the show has always had.

With Ray and Tanya on top of things for the time being, it should only be a matter of time until Lenore and her new man make their presence known.

This season is going to be a lot of fun.

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About Patrick Hickey Jr. 14316 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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