If you are looking for something wildly unpredictable, check out “Killing It” on Peacock.
The loopy comedy follows a hopeful security guard as he drifts through various get-rich schemes. What transpires is everything from python hunting to a saw palmetto farm.
In the newest season, Craig (Craig Robinson) is sure his farm is going to be a gold mine, just ready cash in on the growing supplement market.
There’s money there, all right, but there’s also a host of problems that crop up. (Wait until you see what happens to his house.)
Eager to help, his assistant Jillian (Claudia O’Doherty) has her own goals. She wants a new KIA but has a problem holding on to it.
Even worse, the Boone family is trying to strong arm the two entrepreneurs.
A Pitbull impersonator (Jose Pablo Cantillo) gets Craig (Craig Robinson) and Jillian (Claudia O'Doherty) in a tough spot in "Killing It."
In the course of eight episodes, you hear about Hulk Hogan, land snails, “wall” toilets and the quest for health insurance.
Created by Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici, “Killing It” is much like Greg Garcia’s oeuvre: “My Name is Earl,” “Raising Hope” and “Sprung.”
Those without a silver spoon still live with hope. One idea, they presume, will give them that good life. Meanwhile, they have to deal with the forces that threaten to keep them down.
Robinson, who didn’t suffer fools in “The Office,” is more than willing to let them in here. He wants to give his daughter a better life and isn’t afraid to take risks.
Jillian (who’s comic saw palmetto) is more than willing to tag along. She has setbacks, too, but a resilience that’s infectious. And that’s what makes “Killing It” so watchable. It shows us people who seem incapable of huge leaps taking them.
Claudia O'Doherty as Jillian.
It’s an encouraging approach that could be derailed once it gets past 2017 (the time frame for season two).
In the second season, Craig has to deal with Pitbull impersonators (and their rules), a shady motivational speaker and the sketchy state of Florida. There’s a blackmail scheme that will get you to think twice about activity happening there now.
Absurd? You bet, but that’s what makes “Killing It” so much fun. Dot-Marie Jones (from “Glee”) scores as the Boone matriarch and find a positive spin on spending time in prison. (Yup, it’s loopy, too.)
Can a fortune be made in saw palmetto? That's what Craig (Craig Robinson) and Jillian (Claudia O'Doherty) hope to find out in "Killing It."
The farm chugs along, but there are so many unforeseen circumstances, it almost seems like supplements couldn’t keep it afloat.
Robinson is more animated here and a great, low-key tour guide. Because the supporting and guest casts are so wildly goofy, it’s important for him to go with their flow. The second season’s five directors never get in the way of the writers’ curve balls. They play to them and, surprisingly, “Killing It” stays in the game.
“Killing It,” both first and second seasons, is available on Peacock.
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