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King of the Hill: Peggy's Headache (1998)
Made me laugh so hard and cry so much
This is a gem of an episode. The entire existence of the character Joseph Gribble is the focal point of this episode. Obvious to viewers, Joseph is biologically John Redcorn's son and this is not known to Joseph's dad, Dale. Peggy makes it her mission to inform Dale.
Peggy's own discovery of the truth is hilarious. The direction of the scene where Peggy finally pieces things together, the camera panning from Nancy to John Redcorn to Joseph, back to Nancy, and John Redcorn, and Joseph again, illustrating exactly how slow Peggy is to make the realization. I nearly passed out from laughing.
And being a non-white child raised by two white parents, this episode sort of hits home for me. What matters most, above all else, is that Dale loves his son. And there isn't much more beautiful and tear-jerking than that. All over got-dang Encino Man.
Mayans M.C.: Cleansing of the Temple (2022)
Not bad, not bad
I had to write this because I've seen another review talking about the episode being unrealistic because this takes place in an "American city." Bro, this is a fictional town on the border of Mexico. Look at California's border. It's going to be a small town that probably is already looking the other way when it comes to gun fights. Some people will create the most ridiculous reasons to hate on something.
Anyway, the pace of the episode wasn't the best, as the lull in combat later on seems to come out of nowhere. If anything negative, they may have just written themselves in a corner with how they ended season 3, or maybe they always planned on keeping Canche alive.
The show benefits from the presence of Carla Baratta and her storyline, and unfortunately this episode did not feature her at all.
I don't know how or why Marcus Alvarez ended up at the clubhouse. But he stopped what should've been a show-ending massacre of the Santo Padre crew. However, it's clear he will have a much bigger presence in the club's culture going forward.