After the events of season one, season two has Kenny Powers taking some time out in Mexico. He refers to it as a "spiritual journey", but really he was just too embarrassed to go back home, so he went the other way. I said in my season one post that his character didn't have any redeeming qualities, but now I think he in fact has two: his love for April, and his perseverance in pursuing both her and his baseball career. He's still sort of a jerk, but at least he cares about something.
I think I probably found season one funnier overall, but this season still had its share of hilarious moments. Having a whole new setting and almost a whole new cast, it almost felt like a spin-off series rather than a new season, so it's understandable if it feels somewhat different, though it's still told from Kenny's point of view so the tone is the same. Stevie also ends up tagging along, and he can be annoyingly needy at times (I suspect he has Dependent Personality Disorder), but he is also incredibly loyal and that's worthy of some respect, and his naivete does provide the occasional laugh. It was interesting seeing these two in the Mexican setting, Kenny being an uncultured redneck and Stevie having the innocence of a mentally challenged person, but I have to admit I was kind of relieved when they returned home at the end of the season. No need to keep drawing it out - everything Kenny did in Mexico was basically a substitute for everything he did in the United States, so he had to go back to the real thing eventually. And the next season is going to be the last one, so he's got about 6-7 episodes to tie everything up. Good luck, Flama Blanca.
Best Episode: I think I would have to go with "Chapter 11", where Kenny stays with his father (Don Johnson) in Mexico and considers living there permanently. That one was probably the funniest for me.
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