Luck Season 1, Episode 9. “One step at a time… you’ll do what you have to do.” Well, folks, tonight we reached the end of our journey. What was merely supposed to be the season finale of Luck has turned into its series finale as the show was canceled a couple weeks ago due to the deaths of three horses. For those of you who have been on this recapping journey with me, this...
Luck Season 1, Episode 8. “Where might there be a place that I can have a private conversation?” Y’all, I’m sure you’ve heard by now that Luck has been canceled on account of sending three horses – three! – to the glue factory during taping. So I feel a little awkward snarking up my recap in light of such a delicate situation, much like how a guy feels weird making moves on a too...
Luck Season 1, Episode 7. “He’s standing up all right.” This show should be renamed “It Ain’t Easy Being a Horse” because if one isn’t getting euthanized, then one is getting injured. I mean, damn. But to be honest, the horse injury is only one part of this episode. Things moved with the swiftness of a Hollywood marriage and subsequent divorce — and someone (maybe) died!!! Granted, said someone was Nathan Israel, a minor...
Luck Season 1, Episode 6. “Did you ever look a horse in the eye?” I’ve had a pretty tumultuous relationship with Luck. My emotions have ranged from loathing (and not in a Sam/Diane from Cheers way where it’s actually just sexual tension because you can’t have sex with a show. I should know. I’ve tried with The West Wing) to mild enjoyment. This week, I’m quite irritated. The writers speed up certain storylines while...
Luck Season 1, Episode 5. “This episode contains nudity.” No one said this sentence; it was the title card that appeared on the screen before the show started. Let’s exhale a mutual sigh of relief that I’m not watching this with the parentals. Can I get an “awkward” from the congregation? But let’s get serious for sec: nudity is part of the reason why we watch HBO. Why else would people willingly pay to...
Luck Season 1, Episode 4. “That’s the way he is.” How can I best summarize Episode 4 of Luck? Talk, talk, talk, horses, sass, five o’clock shadow, montage, violins, horse race, zoom in on Crow’s feet, Dustin Hoffman, montage, boobies, old white men, talk, talk, talk, Drown In My Tears by Ray Charles (great song!), roll credits. Basically, this episode is a lot same stuff, different day. It’s hard to feel invested when nothing...
Luck Season 1, Episode 3. “I break this collarbone more than I get laid.” Initially, I was excited about Luck because I love old white dudes. Don’t get me wrong – I’m not a gold digger. It’s just that old white actors tend to have that Game 7 fire in their eyes and end up doing some of the best work of their careers. David Milch/Michael Mann/Dustin Hoffman should be a triple decker sammich...
Luck Season 1: Episode 1: “Pilot” “Would someone please tell me what’s happening?” Do you enjoy horse racing? Or old men talking about gambling stuff, like vigs and the like? And when I mean old men I’m not talking Clooney “old” – I’m talking Kirk Douglas old. OLD old, you know? I’m pretty sure if you calculated the average age of the cast of Luck, you’d get Ron Paul. These guys are craggle-lier than a...
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