ASeason 2Vice Principals makes its claim as the quintessential dark comedy of our dark timesKyle Fowle11/12/17 10:06pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThe penultimate episode of Vice Principals concluded on a note that felt very much like the end of the series. The…
ASeason 2The penultimate Vice Principals is the pinnacle of the show's madcap creative visionKyle Fowle11/05/17 10:15pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkSeason two of Vice Principals has been a marked improvement on the first. The greatness that reared its head every now…
A-Season 2Vice Principals sets everyone on a collision course while on "Spring Break"Kyle Fowle10/29/17 10:20pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkLast week’s incredible episode of Vice Principals succeeded by upending our expectations of what was to come of Gamby…
ASeason 2Vice Principals offers up a swerve at just the right momentKyle Fowle10/22/17 10:05pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkVice Principals has spent a fair amount of time in its second and final season pitting Neil Gamby and Lee Russell…
A-Season 2Russell's birthday party is the only excuse Vice Principals needs to get ridiculousKyle Fowle10/15/17 10:10pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkRussell is a fragile man who can’t catch a break. Perhaps that’s karma, as the universe offsets all of his toxic…
A-Season 2Vice Principals provides a biting, hilarious look at its “man’s men”Kyle Fowle10/08/17 10:10pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkPraise be to the weird team of Danny McBride, John Carcieri, Adam Countee, and director David Gordon Green for always…
B-Season 2Even when spinning its wheels, Vice Principals keeps things loose and funnyKyle Fowle10/01/17 10:15pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkOne of the best things about the first season of Vice Principals was how much the show grew. A slowburn approach isn’t…
BSeason 2It's a tale of equal parts selflessness and revenge on Vice Principals Kyle Fowle9/24/17 10:05pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkIn order to understand Vice Principals and its particular brand of humor, you have to understand that there’s a single…
B+Season 2In its season two premiere, Vice Principals is more ambitious, vicious, and funny than everKyle Fowle9/17/17 10:05pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThe first season of HBO’s Vice Principals took awhile to find its footing. In fact, it might be more apt to say that…
Season 1The Vice Principals finale shoots for the heart in more ways than oneKyle Fowle9/18/16 11:38pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkFor all of its bluster, dick jokes, and curse words, Vice Principals does have a sense of humanity. It’s hard to find…
C+Season 1High school never ends, even on Vice Principals’ Teacher Work DayLaToya Ferguson8/29/16 4:19amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalink“The Good Book” has the misfortune of mostly being a relatively pleasant episode of a series where “relatively…
B+Season 1When characters reveal their true selves, Vice Principals succeedsKyle Fowle8/21/16 10:01pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThe previous episode of Vice Principals saw the show finally start to establish itself. What’s been a rocky, unfocused…
B+Season 1Vice Principals wants to know what it means to be a manKyle Fowle8/14/16 10:01pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkVice Principals has struggled to establish its identity in the early going of its first season. Shoddy character…
BSeason 1Vice Principals might have a vice principals problemKyle Fowle8/07/16 10:01pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkThis week’s cold open is indicative of both the good and the bad of Vice Principals. The scene sees Dr. Brown picking…
B-Season 1A misguided detour kills the momentum on Vice PrincipalsKyle Fowle7/31/16 10:01pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkLast week’s episode of Vice Principals did a lot to assure audiences of the viability of Jody Hill’s latest dark,…
B+Season 1The Vice Principals burn down the whole goddamn houseKyle Fowle7/24/16 10:01pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkIn my review of last week’s series premiere of Vice Principals, I came away with one conclusion: there needs to be more…
BSeason 1It’s Goggins vs. McBride on the series premiere of Vice PrincipalsKyle Fowle7/17/16 10:01pmEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkIf you’re at all familiar with Jody Hill’s work, you know that his form of comedy tends to be a blend of expertly…
A-The vicious struggle on HBO’s Vice Principals is only part of its appealDanette Chavez7/13/16 9:30amEditSend to EditorsPromoteGo to permalinkIf those who can’t do, teach, then it stands to reason that many principals also have stymied ambitions. These school…
