When last we left our shrew-taming quartet, one hitman had yet to forgive his lover’s betrayal.
But Kant and Bison bond over dead parents
Kant was in the plane crash that killed his parents. Bison was depressed and lonely after his were killed. Their stories lack specific details. Then they talk about a future in jail together. They’re happy, in love, and a little boring.
Style and Fadel are where it’s at. While driving, Style discovers a picture of some guy in the glove compartment, but doesn’t say anything. Then he demands new clothes so he can die in style. He utters the iconic: “Gorgeous man with clear skin found dead in a crop top.”
Fadel agrees to this silly errand while still declaring he will kill him. Then he protects Style when a man in a motorcycle helmet starts shooting. He runs out of bullets, and Style’s amazing plan to distract the shooter gets him shot in the arm. Fadel clumsily takes the other hitman down, but he gets away.
When they get to the island, Style isn’t looking great
Style’s injury should be an over-the-top, gaping, bloody wound, but I’m guessing there are limits to what they can show. Whatever, apparently he’ll die if Bison doesn’t stitch him up while Fadel holds his hand.
After, Fadel is pissed at Bison that Kant is alive. Bison whines back. They both think Ruerat is the one who tried to kill them.
At the same time, Kant and Style catch up. Completely reversing his earlier attitude, Kant will do anything to keep Bison alive and encourages Style to pursue Fadel.
Later, Kant acts too cool, and Fadel punches him and points a gun at his head. Bison pulls his gun on Fadel. Kant is ready to die, but says Style has nothing to do with it. Style disagrees and won’t let Kant play noble idiot.
With better music, editing, and camera angles, this could be a tense scene.
But Style declares his feelings, Kant promises to help them in any way he can, and Fadel returns to making lunch.
That done, Bison hangs 4 fitted sheets for Fadel and Style’s room
And Kant finds this sexy. I dunno.
Keen confesses to Evil Mother that he messed up, so she will hire someone else to kill Fadel and Bison. Shocking, that Evil Mother is Evil.
Bison and Kant have a brilliant plan to get Style and Fadel together. First, Bison tells Style to meet Fadel at the beach. Meanwhile, Kant tells Fadel to meet Bison at the beach.
Style proves his love with a list of family members Fadel can kill if he lies again. Then Style walks into the water to… drown himself? Infect his wound? Not sure, but it works! Fadel agrees to give him a chance, and there is hot kissing in the water.
Later, Style asks about the glove compartment picture, and Fadel explains it’s his ex. We get needless flashbacks as Fadel says they were supposed to start a life together, but the boyfriend disappeared. Style comforts Fadel, who lays his head in his lap. Love. Them.
Suddenly, we’re frolicking in the water
Because our hitmen are determined to deal with Ruerat, our couples enjoy the remaining time together. Bison cures Kant of his fear of water, and everyone splashes and throws a frisbee.
Then the party is over, and they leave. In the city, Kant is back to being a downer, declaring he feels they will never see them again. Our hitmen call Evil Mother to say they’re still doing their last job.
Immediately, they trick Ruerat with a fake real estate deal. Bison goes after him with the traditional hitman pen. But Ruerat convinces them in thirty seconds that the Evil Mother they love and are loyal to is the one behind it all. He calls them stupid, which is unfortunate because it’s true.
That’s it, now they know
And the proof is they were about to kill him when he said it. This is lazy writing. Bison is in hysterics, wanting to kill her now. Bison, chill.
They meet Evil Mother and tell her they want to quit. She says no probs, and Fadel realizes Keen is the one who tried to kill them. After they leave, Evil Mother again says she’ll hire someone to kill them. That isn’t any scarier than last time.
Kant decides there’s nothing he can do for Bison until his younger brother tells him to fight for him. My god, Kant.
But Bison is the one to track down Kant, guess where?
The bowling alley! And Fadel finds Style in the garage. Our guys insist on working as a team, splitting into two groups who flirt more than they focus on their work.
Kant and Bison follow Evil Mother to a golf course. Kant pretends to be a caddie to get close to some older women Evil Mother wants to befriend. Bison watches Kant teach the older ladies golf the same way he taught Bison bowling. Ouch.
Style and Fadel follow Keen to a meet-up with his boyfriend in a hotel room. Style has an amazing plan to pretend to be room service, and is immediately taken hostage. Fadel has no plan to save him and walks in. While Keen holds a gun on them, Fadel explains that Evil Mother is Evil. Then, another clumsy action scene later, Fadel and Style get the guns.
Keen tells Fadel that Evil Mother killed his boyfriend. So Keen already knows she’s evil. Fadel will spare Keen’s boyfriend’s life if he gets dirt on Evil Mother. That’s so non-specific.
Bison and Kant relax in an empty pool. They make clumsy Titanic references before working on re-enacting a sex scene from the movie.
Fadel, meanwhile, is devastated his boyfriend died because of him. Style blames Evil Mother, which is fair, but also, Fadel is a hitman. Fadel urges Style to save himself and leave, but Style believes you should fight for love, and for that he is MVP.
I love our last scene between high-maintenance Fadel and ridiculous Style
As flawed as this show is, I love its weirdness and earnest efforts.
The scene between Style and Bison felt like watching two people with shaky grasps of reality find each other. I would have loved to see more scenes of them coming up with weird, unusual plans to force their grounded partners into. As it is, a frisbee game in the water makes as much sense as anything.
Bison finally stopped whining and stood up to Fadel for Kant’s sake. Considering he and Kant are solid now, it would have been nice to see more tension between Bison, Kant, and Fadel. Kant could be forced to be less cool and more careful around Fadel, while Bison learns to be more assertive with his brother. Why not mix it up, and for some reason, Fadel and Kant have to work together, and Bison and Style?
Because, like any good retro-action Tarantino-esque story, we’ve reached the point where our guys who were working against each other have to work together. Probably my favorite part of these kinds of stories.
Has an episode gone by without a movie reference?
Time for style with the little s:
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