Chapter 15
Summary Kenny attempts to track down April to no avail and also fails in pawning Toby off on his brother. Realizing he will need help if he is to raise his child, Kenny tries to convince Stevie to rejoin him.…
Summary Kenny attempts to track down April to no avail and also fails in pawning Toby off on his brother. Realizing he will need help if he is to raise his child, Kenny tries to convince Stevie to rejoin him.…
Summary After a great start to his season with the Myrtle Beach Mermen, Kenny returns home for his son’s first birthday. April then comes to Myrtle Beach and after a night out with Kenny, she leaves him with more than…
Summary Kenny and Stevie return to their hometown of Shelby, NC. April has a surprise waiting for Kenny. Our Take An off episode. Even great shows stub their toes; this is Eastbound & Down’s stubbed toe.
Summary Kenny settles some old scores and shows Mexico what heʼs really made of. Our Take Fine. Just fine. Eastbound & Down has better hours than this one.
Summary Kenny considers a new full time life working in Mexico. Our Take A miss. The writing strains, the pacing drags, and the hour mostly fills time.
Summary Though Charros fans respond to Kenny, he is warned by Roger about the perils of showboating. Kenny learns he has serious competition in his courtship of Vida. Stevie finds short lived romance. Our Take Middle of the road. Watchable,…
Summary Puzzled by the Mexican fansʼ lukewarm reception, Kenny starts a grassroots PR campaign to burnish his image, but it takes a vintage Powers flare up to bring the crowd to its feet. Kenny makes inroads with Vida by inviting…
Summary Charros owner Sebastian Cisneros agrees to pull out all the stops in promoting Kenny Powersʼ return to organized baseball, but Kenny loses motivation after learning a secret about April from an old friend. Our Take An off episode. Even…
Summary Kenny Powers heads to Mexico to lick his wounds and start a new, more anonymous life. Befriended by a neighboring Mexican family and a sultry bar singer named Vida, Kenny emerges from “the darkest hole I’ve ever been in”…
Summary In the season one finale, Kenny says goodbye to his life as a schoolteacher–and bids farewell to Dustin and his family–after he’s tendered a big league job offer in Tampa. Our Take A mixed bag: some good moves, some…