Eastbound & Down: Season Three (2012)

Showrunner: Jody Hill and Danny McBride

 The journey of Kenny Powers has always been one in which he has consistently struggled to accept his status as a regular person after falling from so high. Season one was about him getting used to his new "regular guy" lifestyle, season two was about him trying to get back into the game and becoming who he was before, and now season three was about him finally accepting that there are ways besides being a famous athlete to be a great man. It's not totally official that this is the final season of Eastbound & Down, but if it is, it is definitely a very satisfactory ending for this great character.

This season was not as consistently great as the last two, sometimes it did get too wacky and did lose its way. But it did have some great moments as well, many of them instigated by his rivalry with his new younger Russian counterpart and not to mention his infant son. Those characters force Kenny to realize his status in the world, he's not the great pitcher he once was, and he is now a father with responsibilities. I don't want to spoil the end of the season, but it's one in which Kenny keeps the personality that made him such a hilarious and entertaining character but also finally makes a smart decision but in a completely Kenny Powers way.

Grade: A-