What I’m Watching: Hung

Hung: Season 3, Episode 2 “Take the Cake or Are You Packing?” (B+)

What a wonderful and entertaining episode this was! I’m so happy that Lenore is far from gone, and that she’s now making a concerted effort to undermine Ray and Tanya’s business. Sending Jason in to meet Ray’s clients was a decidedly offensive move, and what spectacular results it produced. Jason couldn’t be dumber, and that makes his encounters with Ray and Tanya all the more hilarious. Ray hearing Tanya having sex with him in the bathroom was particularly awkward, and Lenore is definitely driving a wedge between these two partners. Tanya managed a surprising victory over Lenore when she came to her class, throwing her phone in the toilet and getting her in the eyes with pepper spray. Lenore shared the episode’s most memorable scene with a newcomer, Analeigh Tipton, who played the babysitter in “Crazy Stupid Love,” as Sandee, Jason’s girlfriend, to whom Lenore broke the news about his infidelity. I’m hopeful that she’ll have some sort of recurring role as Lenore’s apprentice of sorts. I enjoyed Jessica’s visit to Ronnie to get his check only to find Mindy there and call her out on her car act from last season, and having Mindy’s ex-husband be her mother’s doctor was another amusing twist. Ana Ortiz’s role play-loving client is a fine addition to the recurring cast, and she seems to be giving Ray a run for his money. He learned well from her, bringing those handcuffs with him to trap Jason in the elevator when he was about to steal another client.