Lucky Hank
Lucky Hank Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
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About
"A funny, sad portrait of academic burnout"
Bob Odenkirk plays Hank Devereaux, the weary chairman of a mediocre college's English department, quietly unraveling as middle age, a stalled writing career, and departmental politics close in on him. The show is a wry, melancholy character study more than a plot-driven comedy: slow, dialogue-heavy, and steeped in academic absurdity and regret. It leans on Odenkirk's deadpan performance and sharp, literate writing rather than big laughs or forward momentum. If you enjoy character-first storytelling about disappointment and self-sabotage, it rewards patience, but it never quite escalates into anything urgent.
Bob Odenkirk's understated, wounded performance as a man quietly falling apart.
you need strong plot momentum rather than slow character-driven melancholy.
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All Seasons

| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Pilot | 7.3 | 811 | 44 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | George Saunders | 7.4 | 538 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Escape | 7.2 | 432 | 44 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | The Goose Boxer | 7.5 | 403 | 40 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | The Clock | 8.1 | 495 | 47 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | The Arrival | 7.9 | 372 | 43 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | The Count of Monte Cristo | 7.7 | 342 | 43 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | The Chopping Block | 7.7 | 319 | 43 min |