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MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2012
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"But sometimes when you bring the thunder, you get lost in the storm."
— Kenny Powers,
"Eastbound and Down"
FACT OF THE DAY
The show is named after the song "Eastbound and Down," by Jerry Reed. The show's creators initially weren't sure if they could keep this as the title without getting sued.
imbd.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q. How old was Kenny Powers when he "changed the face of professional baseball?"
A:19
— "Eastbound and Down"
THE MORNING BREW 'Eastbound and Down' ends absurdly
I wanted to hate the series finale of "Eastbound and Down." I wanted to say it was a cop-out way to end the three-year watch party of Kenny Powers' baseball's vulgar, drug taking, racist, sexist pitcher — life. But when it was all over, I could do nothing but smile at the way Powers' career came to a close.
Last Saturday, the final episode of "Eastbound and Down" aired on HBO, just as creators Ben Best, Danny McBride and Jody Hill had planned three years ago when the television series started. The show was full of comedy with tragedy mixed in, and came to a conclusion that was fittingly unexpected. So if you haven't seen the show, or the final episode, and plan to, proceed with caution — something Powers never did.
Yes, Kenny Powers was the ultimate hyperbole of what a closer in baseball is: A foul-mouthed adrenaline junkie who loves the spotlight, and the bigger and brighter the light, the better.
And that's how "Eastbound and Down"
and Kenny Powers' life ended — in the most theatrical, ridiculous way possible.
All three seasons of the show built up to this final episode, with Powers finally retaking his throne, the pitcher's mound in the major leagues. It was the second chance that he had been searching for. It was his dream. Or so we thought.
So after a stunningly foul-mouthed prayer between Powers and guest star Matthew McConaughey, Powers walks onto the field and soaks it all in. The man had come a long way since his world series victory in episode one, and this time,
he knew how special the moment was.
So Powers' first pitch was, as expected, a blazing fastball for a strike. And the second was the same. There he was, one strike away from completing the redemption story, just as we had all been waiting on since the show began. And then he dropped the ball. Just as he had done for three hilarious years, Powers acted for himself, and ran off the field. One strike shy of his comeback. One strike shy of everything we expected.
He was going back to his girlfriend April and son Toby, so Powers drove though the night, chugging beer and yelling that he was in a Cameron Crowe movie, as he finally figured out what he had been searching for throughout the whole show — a family.
That's when his car drove off a cliff and subsequently exploded. We are led to believe Kenny Powers is dead, and we see his companions and enemies react to Powers' death.
had been. And of course, it was about to
get a little bit weirder.
Powers showed up at April's front door aline, and his hair has been bleached blonde. He tells his girlfriend that he left it all and faked his own death to be with her, and that April and his son Toby moving to Texas just wasn't possible.
Powers had to go out in the most truly absurd, yet oddly touching way he could. Quitting baseball and faking his own death to be with his family concluded the last three seasons of "Eastbound and Down" in 30 sidesplitting minutes — stunning, stupid and great.
— Edited by Nadia Imafidon
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