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Royal Pains

Listen to the Music

  • Episode aired Feb 24, 2011
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 41m
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Rupak Ginn and Reshma Shetty in Royal Pains (2009)
Royal Pains: Listen To The Music
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Hank believes his patient has been previously misdiagnosed and is determined to find out what he really has. Meanwhile, Divya and Raj prepare for their upcoming nuptials by taking dance less... Read allHank believes his patient has been previously misdiagnosed and is determined to find out what he really has. Meanwhile, Divya and Raj prepare for their upcoming nuptials by taking dance lessons, but wind up as patients.Hank believes his patient has been previously misdiagnosed and is determined to find out what he really has. Meanwhile, Divya and Raj prepare for their upcoming nuptials by taking dance lessons, but wind up as patients.
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  • Director
    • Constantine Makris
  • Writers
    • Andrew Lenchewski
    • John P. Rogers
  • Stars
    • Mark Feuerstein
    • Paulo Costanzo
    • Jill Flint
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  • Director
    • Constantine Makris
  • Writers
    • Andrew Lenchewski
    • John P. Rogers
  • Stars
    • Mark Feuerstein
    • Paulo Costanzo
    • Jill Flint
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    Mark Feuerstein
    Mark Feuerstein
    • Hank Lawsonas Hank Lawson
    Paulo Costanzo
    Paulo Costanzo
    • Evan R. Lawsonas Evan R. Lawson
    Jill Flint
    Jill Flint
    • Jill Caseyas Jill Casey
    Reshma Shetty
    Reshma Shetty
    • Divya Katdareas Divya Katdare
    Henry Winkler
    Henry Winkler
    • Eddie R. Lawsonas Eddie R. Lawson
    Campbell Scott
    Campbell Scott
    • Boris Kuester von Jurgens-Rateniczas Boris Kuester von Jurgens-Ratenicz
    Brooke D'Orsay
    Brooke D'Orsay
    • Paige Collinsas Paige Collins
    Paola Turbay
    Paola Turbay
    • Dr. Marisa Casserasas Dr. Marisa Casseras
    Rupak Ginn
    Rupak Ginn
    • Rajan Bandyopadhyayas Rajan Bandyopadhyay
    Will Chase
    Will Chase
    • Benjamin Richardsas Benjamin Richards
    Gilles Marini
    Gilles Marini
    • Nikoas Niko
    John Legend
    John Legend
    • Selfas Self
    Dieter Riesle
    Dieter Riesle
    • Dieteras Dieter
    Kat Brower
    Kat Brower
    • Concerned Guestas Concerned Guest
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    Richard Patterson
    • Musicianas Musician
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    • Director
      • Constantine Makris
    • Writers
      • Andrew Lenchewski
      • John P. Rogers
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    • Goofs
      In the last scene, Hank drives to JFK, but he drives in the oncoming lanes. The white and yellow stripes are reversed; white is always on the right. The signs are on the wrong side of the road and the small one is pointing the wrong way. Also, you can tell that the distance sign is CGI.
    • Quotes

      Niko: Life is fever. Love is fever.

    • Connections
      References The Golden Girls (1985)
    • Soundtracks
      Independent
      Written by Søren Christensen, Steffen Westmark, Per Jørgensen, Allan Villadsen

      Performed by The Blue Van

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    Adds a bit more gloss but it is as weak as before in regards writing and plotting
    You wouldn't think it from the schedules but apparently there is somewhat of a dearth of weekly TV shows that demand very little attention and allow you to "watch" them while lying tired on the sofa surfing clothes shops on your iPhone. I think this must be the case because it appears to be the only reason that I found myself in the same room as my girlfriend watching the second season of this wretched nonsense. That said, the second season of Royal Pains does show some signs of improving from the first – sadly just not in ways one would have hoped.

    The most obvious improvements are in keeping with the overall show and are almost totally superficial. So, the cast all seem fitter and better looking and there appears to have been more money spent on outfits and styling generally – not that this was ever really a weakness of the show, but the glossy aspects of the show are those that seem to have benefited from the confidence boost of a second season. In terms of plotting there appears to be some attempts to build narrative threads beyond the case of the week structure and these can be seen in the addition of the Lawson's conman father, the addition of the sexual predator and doctor-competitor Emily Peck, the dropping of Jill's ex, a new surgeon at the local hospital (played by Marcia Gay Haden of all people), a new girlfriend for Evan and the expansion of the plot around Boris' disease and the treatment thereof. Suffice to say there seems to have been a lot of work to get lots of work put in getting lots of relationship dynamics and characters into play – and all of this on top of the usual weekly cases.

    The weekly cases are fairly bog-standard - if you ever see any of the doctors sit down in a restaurant then you can be pretty sure that somebody is going to be dropping in the vicinity very soon. The cases provide some variety week-to-week, but only on the surface, in terms of substance they all pretty much go the same way and do the same thing. Thanks goodness then that so much wider narrative has been added with all these new relationships and characters right? Wrong.

    It isn't that things don't happen along these lines, it is more a matter of the show either not being able or not being willing to put in any leg work to make them happen – the writers have their predefined plot points, but they just don't join them up with any gradual development – instead they just jump to them. So, for example, they know they want Emily to be with Hank and thus cause tension between him and Jill while also extending their relationship thread; however instead of gradually making this happen organically over a few episodes, they simply just have Hank and Emily get at it. Then they jump to the tension. Then they jump to the resolution. This is the approach within many of the narrative arches in this season (although an arch is a constant, these are more like narrative hopscotch games) and it does hurt the show because almost none of it engages. Loads of helicopter shots of wealth, beautiful beaches, beautiful locations and lots of glossy delivery do nothing to cover for this central failure in the story telling.

    Unsurprisingly the cast can't do much but go with the gloss. Feuerstein remains bland – his expressions click between several preset modes (smiling, concerned, determined are the main three go-to facial settings) with nothing in between and nothing "real" for me to get involved with. Costanzo has a bit more to do this season but is no less irritating – he is weaker this season because someone has given him the idea that he is more than a wacky support character (the writers I think) and he is given more than he can deliver. Flint I like and she has a natural light touch that could have used the gradual relationship muddle, but she doesn't get it and remains cute and little else. Shetty also has more meat (in theory) but again without direction and some space, she can do nothing and her performance is incredibly weak throughout the season – just doing what the scene needs with no reference points from outside the one line of dialogue she is delivering at that very moment – not unlike the majority of them. Griffith adds a bit of sexual tension to the show, but this is really all the script gives her – she does it well, but to limited value. Winkler and Haden are in here but neither have too much to do beyond be plot devices- it is particularly surprising to find Haden in something like this. Guest spots throw up some unusual faces that range from "her from HLOTS and The Wire" through to a pointless bit of self-promotion by John Legend (and the dialogue has to casually say "wow look that's John Legend isn't he great" – a wonderfully clunky moment).

    Most shows step their game up when they get that second season; it gives them confidence to strengthen, hold the core audience and do more than they did in the first season to ensure growth as a show; it is telling that in the case of Royal Pains, all it means is more gloss and superficial stuff – no real substance or development. The plots are bullet points with little fleshing out and it really prevents the show engaging or even entertaining me. Somebody loves this show (it is now on its third season in the US) but I'm not sure why because even as "comfort viewing" it is so lazy and vapid as to be more of an irritant than a relaxant.
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    • bob the moo
    • Oct 15, 2011

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    • Release date
      • February 24, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Filming locations
      • Southampton, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Prospect Park
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    • Runtime
      41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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