In this episode of Royal Pains called “Frenemies”, the brothers each find a new love interest. I’m trying really hard to like Emily as she wasn’t exactly introduced to us as the nicest character. So the fact that Hank has fallen for her is a little hard to understand. But in this episode, we get to know her a little better and I’m happy that Hank has found someone, especially considering how awkward things have been for Jill. So I’m willing to give Emily a chance….for now.

As for Evan, his gig as a fake boyfriend includes lunch with the parents as well as a hunting trip that unfortunately gets him shot in the bum. In the process though, the girl of his dreams begins to realize that maybe Evan is real boyfriend material.

My favorite bits…

The way Hank said “the doctor is IN”. Yeah, that was all kinds of sexy.

HankMed getting paid in really big fish and being told the keep the change. How exactly does one make change with fish? Give back a few minnows?

Jill trying to hide from Dr. Blair by ducking down in Hank’s car. Yeah, that looked much better.

Hank telling Jill “Okay, she’s gone now” when Dr. Blair walked away, and the incredibly dirty look Jill gave him. Classic.

The way that Hank was with the little boy. I just love watching Hank with his patients, he’s got that vibe of a doctor anyone can trust and the way he touches people, it’s hard to describe without sounding strange but you can just really tell that he cares for all of his patients – male, female, young, old, rich, poor, it doesn’t matter.

Evan telling the fake story of how he and Paige met and then the real way he described what he sees in her. Aw.

Evan telling Paige’s father that he tries to kill something every day.

The image of Evan dressed in the hunting gear. LOL!

Seeing a whole new side of Dr. Blair when she’s at home with her son.

The little girl bossing the little boy around. Too funny. Aw but writing on him wasn’t as cute.

Poor Evan being stuck with Paige’s father on the hunt and trying to figure out the man’s hand signals.

Jill hearing a phrase from Emily that Hank said and finally catching on about those two.

The kid saying he felt fine, right before he barfed all over Hank’s shoes. Oops.

Evan getting hurt…again. First he gets knocked out on a diving trip and now he gets an ass full of buckshot. Poor guy can’t catch a break.

Divya removing the buckshot from Evan’s butt in the middle of the kitchen and Hank not being able to hold back from cracking up. Can’t blame him, I was busting up too.

Hank and Emily meeting out on the beach. Before his phone started ringing, it was really romantic.

Being so scared for little Jake when he called Hank to say that he couldn’t wake up his parents. Eeek!

Jake triumphantly announcing that “POO” wasn’t poo, it was “Property Of Olivia”. LOL! So cute!

Evan detailing all the things he had to keep from doing to keep his butt from hurting. My favorite was “as long as I don’t clench it.” Good thing those two are brothers, otherwise I think that would’ve been TMI.

Hank trying really hard to argue with Emily but being completely sidetracked by her getting naked. That’s so not playing fair.

Paige asking Evan out on a real date.

Hank trying to pretend that “POE” meant “Property Of Evan” and Jill not falling for it. Nice try Hank.

Overall a pretty sexy and fun episode of Royal Pains with just a touch of drama mixed in as Hank helped a young boy and his parents figure out the real reason he was getting ill.

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Oh man, where do I begin? Last night’s episode of The Good Guys, called “Don’t Tase Me, Bro” had so much good stuff I don’t know what to talk about first. Plus, I’m finding it hard to decide which character I like more, Dan or Jack. On the one hand you have Dan’s over-the-top, every-line-that-comes-from-his-mouth-is-hilarious bit, then on the other you have Jack’s much more subtle but no less funny performance. It’s an impossible choice so I guess I’ll just say that I love them both equally, how’s that?

In this episode the guys, as always, start out on a little case that leads to something much bigger. This time it’s a couple of stolen bikes that lead them to a federal witness who’s being tracked by an assassin. Dan and Jack inadvertently cause the witnesses’ image to appear on a Youtube like site in a video where Dan not only tases the witness, but Jack too. The bad guys see the video, call in a hitman to take care of him and, well, hilarity ensues.

Dan also finds what appears to be his soulmate, a US Marshall who’s as tough as he is, hates authority and drives a hot car. It’s a match made in heaven – except for the fact that she can’t stand him…..well at least for a little while anyway. Eventually she gives in to his charms, using Dan for one night before leaving him and his broken heart with nothing but a sock to remember her by.

In the end, the boys catch the baddie, Dan gets over his broken heart by the time he gets to the elevator and Jack….well Jack is still trying to hide the fact that he’s in love with Liz. Guess we’ll have to wait until the fall to see what happens between those two.

My favorite bits…

Dan’s absolute distaste for the “robot gun”.

Cracking up at Dan’s definition of a “kid finder” and also the husband’s response when he saw that his wife had put them on the bikes he’d given to the bookie.

This line from Dan – “You get to NOT touch a woman and get some typing in. That’s two of my least favorite things, right there.” LOL!

Finding out that Jack used to sext Liz, but then ruined it with a smiley face. Why does that not surprise me?

Knowing as soon as Dan said “Don’t worry, I don’t even know where the trigger is” that someone was gonna get tased…..then laughing my ass off when he not only got the bookie, but Jack too.

Everyone’s imitation of Jack getting tased, especially Dan’s.

Scary, badass killer for hire “The Duke” turning out to be one heck of a wimpy momma’s boy who sounded like a grumpy teenager. I loved all the arguments with mom over the phone.

Dan pronouncing ACLU as “Ackloo”. LOL!

Dan apologizing to Jack with “I’m sorry you screamed like a girl when I shot you with my toy plastic gun” and Jack telling him “That didn’t count!”

Jack getting a kick out of the Marshall shooting Dan down.

The use of “Radar Love” by Golden Earring when the truck blew up.

Jack coming up with the idea to tell the media that the witness was killed in the bomb.

Jack’s uncontrollable glee when the Marshall told Dan “I wouldn’t have slept with you in your prime.” Hilarious.

Dan’s anguished call to Jack after being rejected, asking him for advice since he gets “rejected all the time”.

The Marshall waiting for Dan in his trailer. Okay yeah, I didn’t see that coming but I thought it was so freaking awesome! Especially them playing “Dream Weaver” by Gary Wright. Perfect.

Dan’s blubbering with the sock, telling Jack “I sniffed all of her out of it”. OMG! ROTFLMAO!

Being completely impressed with how they did the car crash.

Dan singing “All Out of Love” by Air Supply – not only loudly, not only with the wrong lyrics, but using the oldest working Walkman probably on the planet. LOL.

The totally awesome way that both Dan and Jack came crashing into the room to save the day. I loved Dan coming through the window but I TOTALLY LOVED Jack sliding down the stairs. So awesome!

Jack getting his sweet revenge and an actual sincere apology from Dan – after shooting him with the taser. Excellent use of “Love Hurts” by Nazareth too.

Liz’s imitation of Jack getting tased. LOL! Didn’t know she had it in her.

Overall a hysterical end to the summer season of this show which will have me waiting anxiously for it to return in the fall.

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In this week’s episode of The Good Guys, titled “Hunches and Heists”, there’s kind of two of everything. First there are the two hunches, Dan’s hunch and then finally (when Dan drags it out of him) Jack’s hunch. Then there are the two heists.

A guy that Dan put away years ago, who’s also known as the worst getaway driver in the business, is out of jail and the Feds think he’s going to be part of a bank robbery. Dan doesn’t believe it but when the guy’s daughter asks him to check up on her dad and make sure he’s not getting into trouble, he goes to see him. Meanwhile Dan and Jack are put on the case of a bunch of dry cleaning and (of course) it turns out that that everything is related.

Dan’s old friend is part of a heist, but not the real one, I mean well it’s a real one just not the really real one. Yeah I was kinda confused too. Didn’t stop me from enjoying the episode though.

My favorite bits…

Dan’s ability to simultaneously bug Jack and listen to the Lieutenant’s briefing at the same time.

Jack complaining that he not only has to look at Dan’s gut, he has to listen to it too.

Laughing my head off at the ridiculously close angle they gave us of Dan taking a whiz on the side of the building. Classy.

The fact that Dan never bothers to put on another shirt while his is undergoing “repairs” – even though he had no trouble wearing different jackets. The sight of him in the wifebeater cracked me up the entire episode.

Dan tossing back beers and going over the good old days, with the guy he threw in jail.

Once again, Dan doing something on the case that annoys the hell out of Jack, but somehow leads them to a clue. Case in point – going back to the dry cleaners to pick up his shirt leading to the fact that security guard uniforms have been stolen.

The guys trying to prevent a bank heist…….by inadvertently robbing it themselves.

Totally agreeing with what Dan said to Jack – “when you screw up, move on”. Sometimes that’s better than doing nothing but dwelling on the past. Huh, who knew that Dan could give out life advice?

Dan hollering at the waitress: “Darling! Box my meat!” – LOL!

The wrestling match/slap fight over the radio in the car.

Them playing ELO’s “Don’t Bring Me Down” as Walter raced Dan and Jack back over the exploding bridge to stop the other heist.

Jack finally going with his gut and taking them to the jewelry store. Yeah Jack!

Getting a kick out of Walter running into a fire hydrant, especially since I’d just watched another character do that on Lie To Me, which came on right before. Huh, same writers maybe?

Dan telling the Lieutenant that the guys from the other heist weren’t “Easter Bunny” fake, just regular fake.

The shootout in the cemetery ending in everyone dying. Fitting, no?

Jack going back into Liz’s office to “do something stupid and impulsive”, and kissing her……only to find out that her boyfriend asked her to move in with him. Oops.

Overall another hilarious turn from this series that I am still enjoying quite a bit.

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In this week’s episode of Royal Pains, titled “In Vino Veritas” (which, according to Wikipedia means “in wine there is the truth”) Hank once again comes to the rescue of a patient, but this time with the help of his father. One of Tucker’s friends is suffering from what at first appears to be drugs, but when the kid falls into a toxic vat, they realize it’s actually a rare disease and only Eddie is around to help get both boys out safely.

I love Henry Winkler but I gotta admit that I haven’t liked Eddie so far this season. It’s probably because I love Hank and since Hank was mad at his father, so was I. Yeah it’s immature but that’s how I felt. In this episode, we got to see a little bit more about their past and though some of it wasn’t pretty, Hank realizes that it’s not as bad as he originally thought either.

In the meantime, Divya has patient of her own. A woman who seems to have a fairly serious condition, but turns out to only be pregnant.

My favorite bits…

Evan telling his dad that he “didn’t need to sleep anyway” after his father described his sex life to him.

Aw, so cute! Love the pic of little Hank and little Evan…..but poor Evan for realizing that the pic was his dad’s way of trying to get on Hank’s good side.

There being no doubt that something was up with Oliver when he slept through Hank poking a needle into his big toe. Ouchies.

Trying to decide whether I was worried or excited when Divya and Jill were worried that Jill was pregnant. On the one hand, the idea of a little Hank running around was too cute but then again, it’s WAY too soon in the show for that sort of drama. LOL.

Evan spotting Divya buying the pregnancy test and in true sitcom style, assumes she’s pregnant, tells Hank and then proceeds to treat her extra nice. Classic.

Yet another awkward meet-up between Hank and Jill. Man, they sure are torturing us with the “will they/won’t they (again)?” question aren’t they?

Evan discovering that he has a real, live super power – super taste buds. LOL.

The way Hank said “Oh please, call me Hank” to his father. Ouch, still a lot of pain there, as evidenced by the memory of how Hank had to face a scary dog to help his father break his car out of an impound lot.

Evan’s crazy assumption that first Divya was pregnant and then that Jill was pregnant….actually helping Divya to figure out who actually was pregnant – her patient.

Seeing that though Hank is definitely the cleverer one, his dad is no slouch either. I loved it when they both realized “pulley!” at the same time and then how they worked as a team on the rope. I also loved the flashback to little Hank getting the keys at the impound.

The look of pure joy on Eddie’s face when said “Dad! I need you!”. Aw, so sweet.

Being both impressed and a little creeped out by the procedure Hank performed on Oliver. I have no idea what he did exactly, but it was freaking brilliant.

Evan telling the soon-to-be mom “Whoa that’s weird, the kid’s already leaching on your life force….in a good way though.”

Evan telling Divya that he doesn’t know if Hank and he can keep going without her….but his expression when she wasn’t looking made me wonder if it was more than just HankMed he was worried about.

Really digging that orange t-shirt Hank was wearing while working the bbq.

Finding out that Tucker’s inheritance drama wasn’t that he got cut off, instead he was put in charge of the fortune and his father’s allowance. Whoa, interesting.

All the crazy ways that Hank tried to prove that Evan couldn’t see through his blindfold (not only waving in front of his face but throwing some mock punches too).

Hank admitting to Evan that the day of the “treasure hunt” really was an adventure and the last flashback showing when the pic was taken.

Overall a pretty sweet episode where an emergency may have helped bring Hank and his father closer together again.

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In this episode of Royal Pains, titled ‘Medusa’, Hank and Evan join Boris at his “winter home” in Cuba. It’s not a vacation though as Hank is there to help Boris with a possible cure for his illness. In the meantime, Evan has some adventures of his own as he explores the island alone and poor Divya is back at home dealing with Hank’s replacement.

In the end everything seems all fine and dandy, up until Evan is kidnapped while on his way to the plane. So I guess that means Hank will have to stay and help get his brother out of the mess next week.

My favorite bits…

Evan getting Hank to give up his old bag by relentlessly unpacking it. I could totally see those two doing something like that when they were kids and I’m guessing that Evan won a lot of those battles.

Hank knowing without turning around that Evan was making a celebratory arm motion behind him.

Boris finally getting a diagnosis for what he has and brining Hank all the way to Cuba to help him with the workup.

Evan being sad that he couldn’t explore with his brother. Aw, so sweet. Then again, he seemed to get over it really fast – just as soon as he had a pretty girl to explore with.

Definitely sensing something between Boris and his geneticist. Funny that she seems to automatically hate Hank, though I’m not sure why. Jealousy over Boris’ attention perhaps?

Divya’s obvious dislike for the uppity attitude of Hank’s temporary replacement.

Hank having to treat Evan without the benefit of a suture kit and using braids in his hair to close up his head. It’s always fun to watch him come up with ways to treat people under unusual circumstances but it was even cooler to have him do it on his own brother.

Finding out that the boxes of antibiotics that arrived at Boris’ house were in fact for a clinic in Cuba.

Evan and the guy selling the cigars making ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ references while haggling.

Knowing as soon as Boris told Hank that his plan to wait on starting the protocol was “thorough and reasonable” that he was gonna go ahead and start it on his own.

Evan thinking that he has to talk Hank into enjoying their last night in Cuba, when Hank has already been flirting with the pretty bartender.

Poor Hank not getting a chance to enjoy his even as a girl sick girl is brought to him after getting some plastic surgery.

Being completely turned on by Hank speaking Spanish. Wow, who knew he was hiding that talent?

Evan and Mindy’s “vacationship”. LOL, love that term.

Hank sticking with his guns and refusing to help with a treatment that he doesn’t support.

Divya tearing up Dr. Peck’s card and giving her a piece of her mind. Yeah! Go Divya!

Evan getting kidnapped?? What??

Overall a fun episode that ended with a bit of action and set us up nicely for next week’s episode.

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