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Jennifer Coolidge was only onParty Downfor two episodes.
In the season-one closer, Stennheiser-Pong Wedding Reception, Bobbie shows up to work high on mushrooms.
The episode plays with the very obvious wordplay of Sting and the Police, and its funny every time.
As the episode opens, everyone arrives, and Henry is there with Evie in tow.
(Henrys response, less than that, is droll perfection.)
Most everyone is looking to expand their consciousness or unlock their creativity.
Roman, on the other hand, gets fully bullied into taking the trip.
Its understandable that he might be reluctant, given that hes written not one buttwoscreenplays about intelligent fungus.
(Given the recent success ofThe Last of Us, perhaps Roman was ahead of his time!)
As the mushrooms start to take hold, Roman looks around suspiciously.
Paranoia isnt necessarily a side effect one might associate with psychedelics, but, hey, its Roman.
Kyle is out at the bar talking to one of the important marks, a guy named Jeff Daniels.
No, notthatJeff Daniels, although that would have been cool.
Hes helping out Kyle with his acting dilemma.
After getting canceled, Kyle isnt landing any roles, and he isnt sure what to do.
This seems to comfort him.
Speaking of acting, Henry and Evie have a breakthrough that might just lead to Henrys return to Tinseltown.
She proposes that Henry take the role of Colonel Striker, a character prevalent throughout the franchise she runs.
and hes always missed out.
Will Henry continue to be Charlie Brown with the football?
Something tells me that he will.
Acting potential aside, Evie and Henry have a fantastic time giddily sprinting all over this luau.
Evie keeps reporting back to Henry at the bar, getting deeper and deeper into the trip each time.
Evie and Henry check in with Sacksons livestream and are shocked when all they see is water.
They race down to the shore and find Sackson curled up in a sandy embankment.
He got freaked out by how many people were watching his livestream and tossed his phone into the sea.
We glimpse his phone, showing that over 100,000 viewers are watching.
Maybe seeing the face of God is something best done in private.
Everything comes full circle.
Maybe Roman should get high more often?
The end of the episode sees Lucy and Roman connect over the appetizers: Its paper!
Is this karma because Roman parked in the handicapped spot?
He did a great job, but we need Ron back in the fray!
Also, no Constance or Lydia this week.
Bring back our kooky ladies!
(Henry also almost always has a mild Percocet buzz.)
Scott is always pitch-perfect when it comes to pretending to be high on a variety of different substances.
Henry confusing John Krasinski for Ted Kaczynski is too good.
But, as established in the previous episode, there is no good shit.
This is Party Down, after all.
The Yes Wee Can branded porta-potties were a terrific sight gag.
This week saw actorKe Huy Quanwin an Oscarafter decades of struggling in the acting business.
Is the show secretly advocating for perseverance?
