HankMed is BACK! The Season 2 opener for Royal Pains was June 3rd at 10pm on USA. If you

were watching anything else, you should be tested for galactically stupiditis, because you are a retard.

With it being an entire year since we last saw Hank, Evan, Divya & Jill, I was a little worried that I would have forgotten what last happened. Thanks to USA, they fill you in on why Hank and his accountant brother, Evan, started up HankMed in the Hamptons, some of the cases they experienced, and of course the personal drama.

The first season concluded with Hank & Evan being screwed financially by their father and left for broke. The second season doesn't skip a beat and starts right with Hank trying to pick up the pieces. Poor blinded Evan is still holding out hope that their father will repay the "loan."

Hank tries to snap Evan into reality, that their father is a lying, thieving, bastard, as Evan mopes around the house watching infomercials. Hank & Divya try to earn money for HankMed and get a call from a famous inventor/infomercial guy. Think Ron Popeil, only younger and with spasticity.

The episode revolves around continually getting the inventor out of the many jams he puts himself into, such as falling off a ladder, shooting his hand with a nail gun & being trapped in a panic room, midway through the door. Of course Hank uses unconventional ways to brilliantly save this guys life, like always, but that doesn't dull the storyline since it is so well written.

A subplot is that Jill's job is on the line because she lost two ER docs last season, one being her former husband, who's hottie pants ass was played by Bruno Campos, walked away and left us last season.

A new character was introduced to us, Dr.Elizabeth Blair, played by Marcia Gay Harden, who is a hard nosed bitch, unhappy with everything Jill has done at the hospital because it's an inconvenience to her.

She files a formal complaint against Jill, but during the hearing, Jill gets an emergency text from Hank & walks out, losing her job which is taken over by Dr. Blair.

With the usual but fresh banter between Evan and Divya, the sexual tension gets even higher when he finds out Divya went through with her pre-arranged engagement from last season.

Evan even opens up to Divya about his problems with his dad.

Speaking of Hank & Evan's dad, we FINALLY get to meet him and he is none

other than Henry Winkler! What a perfect addition to the cast! Of course he only shows up at the end of the episode to repay Evan the loan and receive a giant punch in the face from Hank. BUT according to IMDB.com, he will be in at least 2 more episodes this season. There will be more guest stars, but you will just have to watch to find out who they are.

Royal Pains airs Thursday nights at 10pm Eastern, on USA. Check it out or check yourself into a mental health facility.

I give this show a MUST SEE 4 of 5 smiles

Royal Pains

There's a woman I Follow on Twitter - @teresadf. She's profane and funny and....while watching her favorite TV shows Twitters at a rate of about 845,000/hour.

I'm not kidding.

Drives me frickin' Bananas. More than once I've threatened her with death, but for a girl from Kentucky, that just seems like a Saturday night.

Anyway, it occurred to me that instead of grumbling and hiring hit men, I should turn the situation into an opportunity. I have not done as much with TV Warrior as I wanted, and Teresa would be absolutely perfect for it. She agreed to try it out, and after the premiere of Royal Pains (on USA) Thursday night Teresa gamely wrote up her thoughts. I think she was trying extra hard to be civil; there was barely any swearing! After she finished, I wanted to know a little bit more, so I asked her a few questions in live Chat. Below are Teresa's thoughts on Royal Pains (in her very own unique if mostly clean words), and then our brief conversation.

[USA airs the program on Thursdays, with numerous re-airings if you want to catch up on the Pilot (which runs 90 minutes). Check USA for that. Or you can watch the episode onHulu, IMDB or TV.com]

He's not a doctor, but.....

The show starts out on the b-ball court. When one of the kids shows signs of duress, thankfully a doctor is there to save him. This is the main character of the show. We learn to call him Hank, well, because that's his name. He seems to prefer that to Dr.Lawson, as he tells everyone to just call him Hank. Hearing that the ambulance will take too long, he improvises and takes the kid in himself. While treating the kid, a millionaire hospital trustee is brought in w/heart problems. Hank tries to treat both but unfortunately the dude w/the bad ticker dies, and Hank gets sacked.

Being jobless, Hank's life begins to look like mine, sitting around drinking and watching shit television while bills pile up and your possessions get taken away. On top of that, his gold-digger fiance breaks up with him because he's not working and she's a bitch.

"Instead of Concierge Doctor I was thinking maybe Maitre D'oc."

Then we meet Hank's brother Evan who reminds Hank they are going to the Hamptons for the weekend. Upon Hank's refusal to leave the house, Evan convinces him to go.

While at a posh party, Hank witnesses a party goer in need of medical attention, being attended to by an older doctor known as the Concierge Doctor. Hank points out the doctor's misdiagnoses and starts running things like a military field doctor, improvising to save the patient. The house owner/party thrower, Boris, tries to repay Hank for his services, but Hank rejects, saying it was just the right thing to do. Boris offers him a position as his Concierge Doctor, but once again, Hank declines. While leaving the party, he finds the repayment given to him in the form of a bar of gold bullion.

Being this was only to be a "weekend vacation," Hank is awakened by an emergency call to come help save another life. We learn that news travels fast around the Hampton's as other calls begin to come in to Hank's phone. While Hank is off treating people in need of medical attention, Evan is back in their hotel room. Two women come to the room looking for Hank. This is when we meetDivya . She is a Physician's Assistant and wants Hank to hire her, and basically start his own Concierge Doctor business. Of course Evan is on board, but the two have a hard time convincing Hank, even after the phone calls keep coming in for his help.

Tending to a woman who called for Hank's help while at the local hospital, Hank crosses paths with Jill. He briefly met Jill while waiting for his car after the Hampton's party and learns she is the hospital administrator. The next day, she shows up at his hotel room and the two of them have a walk along the beach. Hank clearly falls for this chick, and starts to reconsider staying in the Hampton's and goes to talk to Boris about his prior offer to stay in the guest house as the Concierge Doctor.

Love means never having to say you're sandy.

This episode was great! It has everything! Humor, action, romance and drama. It would seem to appeal to those in the 18-45 age range, as it has young party goers, tween millionaires and rich heiresses. It hooked me in, and made me want to know what other kind of shit these dumb ass rich folks can get themselves into.

Teresadf



[Hyperion - I needed to know a little more from her.]

Hyperion: what do you think of Hank? What do you think of Evan?

Teresa: Well, I haven't really formed a relationship with either character. Evan is sexy and funny. Hank is very caring and easily the butt of jokes. They interact like i imagine brothers would, or best friends really. they both make fun of each other. Evan is the instigator, trying to talk Hank into this business he's unsure of.

Hyperion: What about that posh party?

Teresa: In their words, "This is where God would party, if he could get in." The show makes fun of the rich, but in a nonchalant way, not blatant.

Teresa: One woman calls Hank because she got a "flat tire" meaning one of her implants leaked and went flat.

Hyperion: Any thing you didn't like? Something out of place or trying too hard?

Teresa: Well, the young girl made a comment "Are you MacGyver?" - and how would she even know of him? LOL Everything else seemed pretty believable and well written.

Hyperion: I saw you Twittered a bunch of quotes during the broadcast. Did you have any favorites?

Teresa: The quote "I have no money,no job and my Saab is older than you" is what Hank said to one girl hitting on him at the party. "You look like an Olympic swimmer fromQueeristan" was a quote Hank said to Evan.

Teresa: Oh, my favorite: "It smells like a moose had sex w/Chinese food in here" Evan to Hank @ Hank's apt.

Hyperion: That seems like a good place to stop. Thanks for doing this for TV Warrior.

Teresa: When do I get paid?

Hyperion: Uh, let's talk about that later.


If you have a show you'd like to write about, drop me a line. If someone from Kentucky can do it, ANYONE can!

He still makes house calls....Beach-House calls! (Hey, you try it. This caption thing is harder than it looks. -H)