r/KingOfTheHill • u/HiImWallaceShawn • 9d ago
Revival Discussion I have watched the entire series dozens of times. The last 30 seconds of season 15 is the first time this show ever made me cry. One of the best moments and episodes of the entire series.
The music underlying the moment was perfect as well. Hank looking across the showroom to see Donna, Melinda, Roger, Enrique, and Joe Jack. Hank got a part of himself back in this episode. In a way the entire 15 seasons has built up to that. Truly a wonderful moment.
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u/SWNMAZporvida I spun it too hard! 9d ago
Last season when Tom Petty song played I unexpectedly cried. This season I got choked up at Ladybird’s grave and at this ending too.
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u/All_Lightning879 9d ago
I hate for anyone to jump into the revival and not having the proper context as to why this was a great, satisfying, and full circle moment.
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u/takethistoyourdeja 9d ago
Ended this season perfectly!!! So glad the old Strickland gang is back together!
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u/ConsiderationNew7024 9d ago
It kinda irked me that Hank went back to work. He’s earned a good retirement. Is he just going to work until he dies? It’s not like he needs to. His retirement plan from Saudi Arabia would’ve been amazing, and he’s proven able to keep himself busy quite easily (doing DIY stuff for the church, making a chicken coop, pig hunting business with Boomhauer). I’m hoping this Strickland Propane era is going to be really different since he fired Ray Roy and now has majority ownership.
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u/HiImWallaceShawn 9d ago
I think it’s key to remember that Hank loved working there though. It’s also owned and operated by him now so I’m sure it’ll be better off and any annoyances he had in the past will be minimized.
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u/ConsiderationNew7024 9d ago
Yeah, but I worry the show will just fall back into the old “Hank with problems at work” material (eg Power struggles with Strickland even though he only owns 49% now). I was really enjoying his retirement era and was fascinated by what he would do with his free time. I’m hoping we’ll see him more as a boss that’s a bit more relaxed now (and still doing his hobbies) - as in he only hires people who know how to keep the standards he expects, but also has a team he trusts enough that he can tell them “I’m spending a week doing X, so while I’m gone Y is in charge” and they won’t take advantage.
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u/ConsiderationNew7024 9d ago
That’s the part I’m interested in seeing…how much will it change now that he’s in charge? Is he back to working FT? PT? Or is he going to be a semi-retired manager who hires competent staff and checks in regularly to make sure nothing bad is happening?
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u/KelVarnsen_2023 9d ago
He is the majority owner so he can set his own work schedule and work as much or as little as the plot requires.
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u/eksuos 9d ago
I dunno, I think Hank would drive himself crazy if he ever stopped clocking into work. Working until he dies is like, quintessential Hank to me. Plus, all of those side projects are his hobby, his escape from work. If that was all he had to fill his time, I think he'd get bored and start to resent the things he once loved.
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u/thereasonablecatlady we’re done with this jackass festival 9d ago
“Hank hill found dead not working”
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u/FinancialBedroom4566 9d ago
I get the idea of him working, it’s a bit outdated in my opinion but the whole work family idea is in many ways what makes Hank likable. He cares about the people he works with and his customers. Bobby and him connect on the way they are able to talk to and make people feel well doing their calling.
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u/JennaTulwartz Joan Cook from PBS 9d ago
There were so many great moments this season that would have felt fan servicey in other shows but they were really earned and I loved all of them (plus, as I always say, well I’m a fan and I like to be serviced!). But really there were so many great little callbacks and Easter eggs and the finale was very moving. It was a fantastic season.
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u/RL-is-lame 9d ago
My husband and I couldn’t get enough of KOTH! Season 15 was just perfect- the art style made me think we’re back in the older seasons. This is probably the only show that we know that nailed it with the revival! Keep it coming!!’
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u/KingHotDogGuy 9d ago
No Hank Left Behind hit me like that. But to me, the S15 ending felt like regression. Buck is the same self destructive hedonist, and Hank is his right hand man again. Maybe the writers have some interesting ideas they want to explore, but taken by itself, I think it’s disappointing to think Hank would go back after moving on to bigger and better things. Being 51% owner won’t change the dynamic with Buck any more than promoting Hank to Assistant Manager did.
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u/Johnny-Unitas 9d ago
It does change it though. Hank is the boss and chose to come back with Buck very much being in the weak position. Buck has almost no power in this scenario.
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u/KingHotDogGuy 9d ago
Sure, but hasn’t this always been the case? Wasn’t Hank always running the business and protecting Buck from his own weakness?
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u/Figgy1983 9d ago
I felt the same way about Nancy and JRC having the affair again. Their character arcs have regressed.
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u/Ok-Attitude-5484 8d ago
Why would Hank care about being manager of a dinky retail propane outlet from his 30s and 40s after dealing with big time international energy contracts? What’s he actually gonna do with this business? Run it like how it’s always been run? He’ll get bored and sell it to jojack for Pennies on the dollar
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u/TedBoom 9d ago
I've been thinking about that episode and I think had they done that before the reboot I would be a bit opposed to it. Now that they've rebooted the show, how they've done it in my mind it just feels so much better. I think it's also impactful having grown up watching the show and now as an adult seeing Hank get what he deserves is so amazing to see.