Stars: 5 out of 5
Pros: More wonderful episodes with these characters
Cons: We have to say goodbye to them
The Bottom Line:
One last Hamptons trip
Filled with fun and laughter as
HankMed says good-bye
HankMed’s Final House Calls
I think everyone knew it was coming. Two years ago, the USA Network renewed Royals Pains for season 7 and 8, but
each season would only be eight episodes.
While they waited until this spring to officially announce that season 8
would be the final season, I wasn’t surprised to hear the announcement. However, the writers and creators took
advantage of this news to craft a wonderful final season that will leave all
fans thrilled.
As this season opens, it’s the start of a new summer, and
the HankMed gang is getting ready for business as usual. Hank Lawson (Mark Feuerstein) has a new
potential girlfriend. His brother Evan (Paulo
Costanzo) is still trying to balance the demands of HankMed and his job running
the hospital. Meanwhile he and his wife
Paige (Brooke D’Orsay) are still trying to have a child. Dr. Jeremiah Sacani (Ben Shenkman) is
attempting to get back to treating patients after spending most of the year in
the lab. And physician assistant Divya Katdare
(Reshma Shetty) is anxiously waiting for word on getting into medical school
while expecting a child with her new husband – Raj (Rupak Ginn).
While the HankMed gang deals with all this going on in their
lives, Hank accompanies Boris (Campbell Scott) on a trip to Hong Kong, Jeremiah
treats his favorite author, and we meet a family of kids who need help.
But there is definitely change in the air. First, Hank and Evan’s father Eddie (Henry
Winkler) reappears announcing his upcoming marriage to Ms. Newburg (Christine
Ebersole) before he vanishes. Then a
surprise reappearance from Jill (Jill Flint) captures Hank’s interest
again. Are things changing for our
characters? Where will everyone end up?
Yes, there really are only 8 episodes in the season, and
they are jam packed full. There is not a
wasted second here. As always, the
emphasis is as much if not more on what is going on with the characters as it
is the medical mystery of the week. Oh,
we get some new clients and their ailments, but we tune in because of these
characters.
And the final episode nails why. (No, I’m not going to spoil anything.) These characters are a family. They have stood by each other through thick
and thin, and they truly care for each other.
Oh, they may fight and have disagreements (we do need conflict on a TV
show after all), but they work things out in the end. I have loved watching their relationships
grow and change as the characters grew over these eight seasons. For fans like me, this didn’t disappoint.
Which brings us to the final episode. It was perfect! I’m actually a little surprised I didn’t bawl
all the way through it, but there were so many wonderful moments between the
characters as everything was wrapped up.
And I am absolutely thrilled with how they wrapped things up for the
characters. In fact, I was so happy with
it, my poor roommate had to listen to me ramble on about it a couple times that
night after I’d finished watching it.
Since the writers were treating it as a final season, they
brought in quite a few past characters for cameos. Many of them showed up in the musical
episode, which was a lot of fun. And let
me just say, the female cast is super talented.
The men hold their own when it came to singing, but the ladies shine.
Of course, I’m going to keep the praise going by talking
about the great acting. The stars and
the recurring actors nail their parts once again. The guest stars rise to the occasion as well.
If you are a fan of this show, you’ll be thrilled with how
it ended. Buy Royal Pains Season 8 today so you can enjoy it over and over again.
Season 8 Episodes:
1. Stranger Danger
2. Palpating the Orbital Rim
3. Fly Me to the Kowloon
4. Doubt of Africa
5. Saab Story
6. Home Sick
7. The Good News Is…
8. Uninterrupted
Really good show... sad it ended. Very family friendly show. Watched for first time .
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