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Title: Commentary: 'King of the Hill' still in charge
Post by: LostInTime on January 27, 2007, 01:12:05 PM
Post by: LostInTime on January 27, 2007, 01:12:05 PM
Link (http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/26/apontv.kingofthehill.ap/)
In short, opening up to Carolyn is just what she needed.
But there's a problem. Turns out Carolyn is a drag queen who, while shopping for plus-size ladies' shoes, mistook Peggy for a fellow drag queen.
If it sounds sitcommy, it isn't. "King of the Hill" is as understated as Hank's laconic manner. Its stories rely not on gimmicks, but on shrewdly observed details.
Distraught at having been taken for a man, Peggy orders Hank not to answer the phone when Carolyn calls. But he's obliged to object: "Well, Peggy, that's just like telling a lie."
In short, opening up to Carolyn is just what she needed.
But there's a problem. Turns out Carolyn is a drag queen who, while shopping for plus-size ladies' shoes, mistook Peggy for a fellow drag queen.
If it sounds sitcommy, it isn't. "King of the Hill" is as understated as Hank's laconic manner. Its stories rely not on gimmicks, but on shrewdly observed details.
Distraught at having been taken for a man, Peggy orders Hank not to answer the phone when Carolyn calls. But he's obliged to object: "Well, Peggy, that's just like telling a lie."
Title: Re: Commentary: 'King of the Hill' still in charge
Post by: Sheila on January 27, 2007, 01:51:41 PM
Post by: Sheila on January 27, 2007, 01:51:41 PM
Isn't that a cartoon?
Sheila
Sheila