Well, yeah. Probably many of us would agree. But for several outstanding reasons, I think the Season 1-ness of Season 1 had a limited shelf life from the very beginning.

I dunno. I wouldn't say none. Unfortunately.

Dammit. I forgot to refrain from alluding to any type of anatomy, in any context, on this website.

Burt's little landscaping deviation completely made the episode for me. I actually think I'll remember it for a long time.

Shannon can replicate the beloved Spasmodic Danes Mouth, as evidenced in a previous episode of Raising Hope and some of her other work to date. It was put to most excellent use here.

Wait, Sir! This makes me feel like you'd be hilarious and great at one of those self-interview situations. Please try to do one at some point in your online press. All you have to do is get optionally drunk or stoned, then have a Q&A conversation with any two parts of your psyche.

Douchebag or not, whoever chose that photo doesn't deserve his or her $12.00/hr.

This has nothing to do with the show and all to do with me, but I have an intense, toxic loathing for when someone narrates EVERYTHING he/she is doing (but come on, now…it's mostly men who do this).

I can see how the racial stereotyping issue might come up for some people. But as someone who is pretty familiar with the show, I just figure that Greg GARCIA wrote this episode, and that the Chances got to repay Rosa's family for housing them in their laundry room when SemiLucid! Maw-Maw kicked them out when Jimmy…

I can see how the racial stereotyping issue might come up for some people. But as someone who is pretty familiar with the show, I just figure that Greg GARCIA wrote this episode, and that the Chances got to repay Rosa's family for housing them in their laundry room when SemiLucid! Maw-Maw kicked them out when Jimmy…

Well, I do kind of see a dash of Family Guy-ness (and The Simpsons, and so on) in Raising Hope. That's how I like to watch it, anyway. As a result, I'll sometimes pretend I don't hear the v.o. narratives that occur in many of the episodes. They're fine, but I like to pay attention to the "contained chaos" set up by…

Well, I do kind of see a dash of Family Guy-ness (and The Simpsons, and so on) in Raising Hope. That's how I like to watch it, anyway. As a result, I'll sometimes pretend I don't hear the v.o. narratives that occur in many of the episodes. They're fine, but I like to pay attention to the "contained chaos" set up by…

She also friggin' got back into those callback scenes (to Seasons 1 and 2) perfectly. I mean, she's obviously playing the same character, and mere seconds were involved. But they were perfect. As were her wonk-eyes.

She also friggin' got back into those callback scenes (to Seasons 1 and 2) perfectly. I mean, she's obviously playing the same character, and mere seconds were involved. But they were perfect. As were her wonk-eyes.

I read that this episode was going to pay some classic mobster film homage, and my first thought was, "please let there be a Godfather severed horse head moment."

I read that this episode was going to pay some classic mobster film homage, and my first thought was, "please let there be a Godfather severed horse head moment."

Also, Leslie Jordan saying, "sits backwards on the tah-let when shay poops!"

Also, Leslie Jordan saying, "sits backwards on the tah-let when shay poops!"

This show has always fascinated me, and I have to credit Martha Plimpton for starting said fascination. As suggested, she most consistently fits what it seems the show is "going for" most of the time.

This show has always fascinated me, and I have to credit Martha Plimpton for starting said fascination. As suggested, she most consistently fits what it seems the show is "going for" most of the time.