‘Hung’ Coverage: Just Hot Enough

Episode Commentary: **** Me, Mr. Drecker or Let’s Not Go to Jail

This show continues to build stories that work on so many levels. With the solid stable of actors the show has, and how much the writing has improved this season, watching it all unfold has been a pleasant surprise.

Fun, sexy and full of drama, “Hung” is probably the best show on cable you aren’t watching.

While the storyline involving Jessica (Ann Heche) and her inability to be in control of her own life, without the help of a man, is cute and is sure to be built upon the rest of the season, the angle with Ray and Ana Ortiz’s character is the most interesting. Will Ray go to jail? If he does, will Tanya bail him out the same way she did for her pimp a few episodes ago? Will Lenore get involved? So many different possibilities in a 28-minute show make for a lightning quick pace. The show absolutely flies by.

The other plot line with Lenore, Jason and his fiancée is also worth watching. Somehow, you get the feeling Lenore and her are going to go at it in one-way or another. How will this affect her new business?

Then there’s Ray’s situation with Logan. Is he falling for her? The scene at the party left his heart on his sleeve. At the same time, it was well-shot and continued to show Ray free and confident-more than we’ve ever seen him up to this point. While it appears it may be a Jemma situation all over again, (Ray, like most men, has bad luck with blondes) the reenergized writing team may have a few tricks left.

Through the first two seasons, there weren’t many times where you were excited for next week. With a slew of sexy new characters and a newfound energy behind both the writing and stars of the show, “Hung” continues to improve its stamina every week.

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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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