When season 14 came out last year, obviously everyone was taken off guard by the big drop that Hank had left Strickland to work for Aramco. I never had an issue with the change, but it always felt a bit cynical for the show. Almost like Hank got poached from his much beloved job and left everyone behind for money.

After watching the finale, it really changes the entire framing of it into a much more depressing internal struggle. He wasn't a hot commodity. He took the first job that gave him an interview because he was desperate. Hearing Hank tell Buck outright that he got everything he wanted in Saudi Arabia but it didn't feel like a family shows that even Hank understood that he was working for a faceless corporation and that even if he took pride in his own work, he wasn't where he wanted to be.

It gives his struggles with being retired a lot more depth because he didn't want to be done working. He just gave up on trying to work in Arlen ever again. The Hills uprooted their entire way of life because Buck Strickland is an asshole and just made the best of it until they could come home and never have to worry about money again. It really gives the revival a lot more layers, and it makes me wonder if Peggy is really going to stay retired too.

I mean, between Dale and Kahn, most of the show's recasts have been rough, to say the least. (Dale is easily the toughest one for me. I love you, Toby Huss, but you're just not Johnny Hardwick.)

That said, while everyone seems to focus on the negatives, I wish more people would talk about how great Tai Leclaire is as Joseph. Even with his limited screen time, he's delivered some of the funniest one liners in the revival, and I genuinely love the dynamic he has with both Bobby and Dale. Tai has really made Joseph feel like a natural evolution of the character rather than just a replacement, and I think he deserves a lot more appreciation than he gets.

Can we take a moment to appreciate the sheer awesomeness that is Emilio?

Personally, I think Bill should have gone ahead and sold the sauce (with Gilbert being a hypocrite and all). Also, I liked his relationship with that senator.

Kahn and Minh were the best blend of petty dickheads and funny in the original version to make me love them. They also seemed perfect for each other in the original show. Now in the remake they’re divorced and bitter towards each other. The birthday episode pissed me off the most because it felt like a character development moment where they get along for Connie’s sake but instead they just go back to tag teaming Bobby. They aren’t any more or less rude than the original but the jokes don’t land as much and it’s removed the impact Kahn development episodes have.

One of the biggest things the new king of the hill seasons are missing are the Thanksgiving and Christmas episodes. Iowkey thought season 15 would have at least one of those soon as they mentioned Connie's birthday being in November but I guess not. I understand maybe it wouldn't make sense since the season premiers during peak summer but they could also just produce the holiday specials and release them when appropriate. Christmas with the Niefkos.

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So at the end of the episode we see John Redcorn coming by for a "massage" again. But in the Original series I'm pretty sure Nancy had cut it off already in episodes like Nancy boys and Hair Today, Gone Today. Season 14, they teased things about their past relationship but it was never really overtly hinted at that they got back together. So does that mean she started cheating again in between the time skip cause that feels like a step backwards for her character honestly.

I'm a writing center specialist at a community college. My colleagues and I edit student essays all day. When Peggy was going over Dave's essay in No-Cuddle Offense, she took off points for improper APA formatting. You wouldn't use APA in an arts and humanities course like English. You use APA in science classes. It's kinda like using margarine when the recipe calls for butter. I wonder if it was an actual mistake or an intended one for Peggy.

lol sorry for the tangent. I saw something related to me and got excited. Thought it would be funny to point to my fellow writing and rhetoric nerds on here.

Do you feel okay now? Lol. Lady Bird got the moment she deserved, and look at that. All you had to do was wait! See? They just wanted to do it right, they didn’t forget about her. Of course Hank thinks of her. He got her a plot. Hank would never be the type to spend that kind of money on an animal. He loved his Lady Bird. 🥺

Just finished watching episode 10, probably going to watch through season 14 and 15 again!

It has only been TWO DAYS and so many post are just spoiling the new season! I understand that we are all excited that the King is back but not all of us are able to watch as soon as it put out at 3a on a Monday!

Give our fellow fans a chance to watch! At least a week! It hasn’t even been the weekend when most are going to sit down and watch and there have been so many post, screen grabs, and plot points given out.

And for you all trying to bring up “just avoid the sub,” post also show up on the main page.

This is one of the best subreddits on this site. Be good o your fellow fans. PUT ON THOSE SPOILERS FLAIRS!

Also, mods, like the hell! This is why you lot have your job. Regulate.

If the hibachi hadn't kill him

Hank telling him wear he was going to work for would.