Watched the whole season and love it! While it can't live up to the best of King of the Hill in the original run it is very well done and especially in that it isn't a reboot or reimagining but a true sequel. I do find the conceit that Hank and Peggy as being totally out of touch with changes to American culture while in Saudi Arabia weak I don't think it holds back the show. What's more important is the growth of Bobby Hill with him coming to terms with being an adult and his parents coming to terms with him being his own person. I was worried that the show would largely just have Bobby as the same awkward preteen but now an awkward adult (that boy still ain't right) but it doesn't. Instead Bobby is the boy he was grown up he's maturing taking the lessons from his parents while finding his own way in life. Hank while still desperately trying to embody traditional Middle America is also showing growth in acceptance of his son and his life choices. Spoiler The two best episodes for this are episode three where Bobby stands up to social pressures regarding his food and Hank recognizes Bobby's skill and dedication to his craft even if he isn't cooking with propane. The meal at the end shows that Bobby is outgrowing the confused boy who often lacked self-confidence but a young man who has found his own identity and is willing to stand up to it. This episode also takes on some hot button social political movements. It mocks both the Right's obsession with personality and conspiracy and also the Left with cultural identity and appropriation. On both it doesn't do it in a very crude in your face way that South Park does but with gentle humor that is throughout this season. Episode seven where Hank meets Bobby's new girlfriend and they go to Cowboys fantasy camp. It's a sign of growth for Hank that he is able to overcome his dislike for Willow when he realizes that she is a gifted athlete. This brings back Bobby's childhood sense of insecurity that he can't live up to his dad's expectations. When Hank and Bobby are talking in the treatment room and Hank invites Bobby to sit in the cold tub Hank shows that he not only accepts Bobby for who he is but respects him. He sees him as more than his son but as a man as hardworking as he was. While not part of the Bobby and Hank storyline episode eight is very powerful continuing to develop the relationship between Khan and Hank. The final scene where Hank tries to get Khan out of the garage and he closes the door on them with Hank rolling the beer in just under the door is very powerful. It speaks without words to how complicated their relationship is but also how deep down Hank really considers Khan his friend. This season shows that for an animated series it is one of the most realistic shows. Relying not on cheap laughs, rapid fire action and two dimensional characters but character development and interplay between the characters. In a time when so much of our culture is brash and in your face there is something gentle and even sweet about the show.
