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Synopsis:

The League prepares for the draft and the arrival of Kevin and Jenny's baby boy. Taco's business dealings with Jerry Jones get the guys invited to the Dallas Cowboys' Training Camp. Written by Jeff Schaffer & Jackie Marcus Schaffer; directed by Jeff Schaffer.

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13 episode 4th season

lordwow

Loved it.

The Cow

Some good stuff in this episode.

Same formula, and still good.

Axeramm

I forgot this was coming this week. Gonna have to try and find it online or catch a re-air.

Red Dog

God I love this show. So funny throughout. Best comedy on television.

fumanstan

Enjoyable, but I could have done without cramming so many NFL players and Jerry Jones into the first episode. Really liked the naming rights trading going on.

whoopdido

You were flickin that bean like Mean Joe Green.

I almost fuckin died laughing.

Geofferson

This was the better of the 2 FX premieres last night. Great start to the new season

spainlinx0

They tried too hard to shoehorn in the NFL players, as Red Dog mentioned, but Jenny masturbating in the car and finishing while yelling the Shiva Blast definitely made up for it.

whoopdido

Love that they didn't try to shoehorn Rafi in.

Rafi is like my all time favorite character in the history of tv, but he's perfect with only a few minutes of screen time maybe every other episode or so or even only a few times per season. I used to be a fan of The Office and he reminds me a lot of Packer. Packer would show up a couple times each season and I loved every second, but his schtick would get old if he was on screen for too long. Rafi is the same way for me. So far, he's had like the perfect amount of screen time and his appearances are pure comedy gold...or maybe pure comedy platinum. Hopefully they keep him locked away for special occasions.

fumanstan

Funny enough, I hate both obnoxious characters so the less Rafi the better for me.

Red Dog

I mentioned shoehorning players in? Well, if you're asking, I'd liked that. Even if they were Cowboys.

Rafi has his place. Hope to see him a few times this season.

Tarantino

It is decided.

Dr Mabuse

I watched the entire series again getting ready for the return.

It was a good episode, and man I'm glad to have the show back.

Fielding Mellish

Damn. I wanted to name my son Chalupa Batman.

Supermallet

I loved it from beginning to end. The players did feel shoehorned in, between the opening and the trip to Dallas, but as long as every episode doesn't end up that way, I'm fine with it.

Also Jenny looked totally hot when she was preggers. Kevin is an idiot for not hitting that. I died laughing when she did the Shiva Blast in the car with everyone watching.

PhantomStranger

The NFL celebrities always feel shoehorned in on the show, I wish they would stop using them honestly. It was cool the first time they did it, but the show feels totally unnatural trying to get non-actor athletes into the flow of the series.

Taco was this episode's only saving grace for me. The ending with them having the draft in the delivery room was way too over the top and the same nonsense comedy styling that has driven other shows into the ground.

whoopdido

To each his own but personally I think The League has been nonsense right from the start. Doing a draft in a Las Vegas pool is no more nonsense than doing it in a delivery room.

Red Dog

Exactly....just roll with it.

And I love when outsiders rip on them for having an 8-team league.

Supermallet

I also loved the doctor harping on Kevin for his first-round pick, with Jenny, mid-labor, agreeing with him vehemently.

slop101

I don't have a preggers fetish or anything, but I would've totally given it to her.

The Dude

Her doing the sexing dance while they were debating whether Kevin should go or not had me rolling. Need that as a gif ASAP.

Red Dog

Anything would look hot with Shiva.

Bill Needle

This is pretty much what I was thinking as well. Compared to the rest of the episode - which was its usual brilliantly funny self - the portion with the players sucked (I actually thought Jerry jones did all right though).

Putting a couple of players in a dream sequence for a minute is one thing, but otherwise no more please. It comes off way too forced and stilted. "Hey everybody, look! It's Felix Jones and Jason Witten! Can we get your autograph Felix Jones and Jason Witten? Oh no, we are annoying Felix Jones and Jason Witten." It's as though they can't believe they are able to get players to appear so they overuse them like a new toy. To me the opposite is true and the players benefit from being on the show much more than the other way around.

The Cow

Jenny's fantasy sequence was great. Kevin popping in and watching Jenny and Shiva and then Jenny yelling at him.

Also the bit in bed talking about the outbound tunnels. Kevin saying something like "Well you're not in the car during rush hour, and the traffic signs are very confusing.."