Happy Endings: Kickball 2: The Kickening

It was known that that episode should have actually aired last season. Although it was still a great episode you could tell there were a few things that didn’t quite follow the current story line that plays in season 3.  But here goes a quick recap for all of you Happy Endings fans!

As a way for her to get the word out about her boutique, Alex signed the gang up to play in the annual kickball tournament. After some initial protests, everyone was on board except for Jane who had agreed to play for an auto shop. This act of betrayal brought out the worst of the Kerkovich sisters, Jane’s competitiveness and Alex’s jealousy, so it was on! The siblings faced off once and for all, and Jane’s team won after she played some mind games (typical). It looked like Team Xela was done for good, but it was revealed in a last minute swerve that the body shop’s team was disqualified for corking their shoes with steel, and they’d be going on to the finals to face a gang of Russian manicurists. Thankfully, Jane had returned to her friends (after she squealed on her old team) just in time to play in the championship game, which of course they lost!

 “Kickball 2″ was a pretty straightforward episode, it didn’t juggle too many plotlines while also cramming in an over abundance of pop culture references, and it was all the better for it. That’s not to say that it was unfunny, because it was, but it was resonating on a very different wavelength compared to some of the other outings, and this more grounded method of storytelling made for a fun and coherent episode.

My favorite quote of this episode was Brad's excuse when Alex was trying to round up the crew to play a game of Kickball. "I know it might sound stupid, But I started going to church" 

Thanks for Reading!

- Andrea