Episode Commentary: A Monkey Named Simian or Frances is Not a Fan
Well, it finally happened. Jessica knows Ray’s a whore.
She knows Tanya is his pimp too.
It all happened so fast, so forgive us for the heavy breathing.
How will this change the series? With Lenore and Jason pretty much on the sidelines this episode and Ray getting his mojo back, the impending whore-off that occurs the rest of the season could be a great one. To see Ray reclaim his throne in this episode was awesome. Not since the beginning of this season has the show been this steamy. That and the comedy in seeing Jason having sex with a broken nose and in obvious pain was too devilishly witty to not smirk at.
If the past of this show is any indication of what to expect the rest of the way, Ray is in for some serious negative energy. There needs to be a constant karmic balance on this show. That means expect more conflict and chaos. And more Lenore. You got to love that.
Also customary this season has been at least two strong plot lines going at any given time. That trend definitely continued this week. While the wedding between Mike and Frances was a bit boring, Tanya’s problems with Charlie have also gotten dangerously complicated. Did the master pimp admit he has feelings for her? Will he come back to her and face the authorities? You’d have to think so at this point. If not, why have him on the show at all?
There are still so many questions that need to be answered. With only 28 minutes to get them every week, the anticipation alone is enough to tune in.
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.
Episode Commentary: A Monkey Named Simian or Frances is Not a Fan
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