S2E7
In the Nam of the Father
⚠ Spoiler alert This recap gives away what happens in this episode.
Episode Summary & Review
Summary
The son Cornfed never knew he had arrives at the office and Cornfed travels back to Vietnam to find the mother and the truth. Duckman takes his family along on the trip for a much needed vacation and must also deal with the flashbacks he is experiencing.
Our Take
Cornfed finally gets the spotlight and the show mostly rises to it, trading its usual chaos for a surprisingly sincere war story. The tonal shifts get wobbly when Duckman’s family vacation gags butt up against the heavier Vietnam material, but the ending lands with real feeling. Worth watching even if the jokes don’t all connect.