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Why Jody Hill's Season Of Vice Principals Is Best Essay

Comparing and Contrasting Seasons 1 and 2 of Vice Principals

Vice Principals was an American comedy series created by Danny McBride and Jody Hill that aired on HBO from 2016 to 2017. It consisted of 2 seasons that told one narrative, with the first season (or the first half of the narrative) directed by Jody Hill and the second season (or second half) directed by David Gordon Green. Overall, the show told the story of two vice principals, Neal Gamby (played by McBride) and Lee Russell (played by Walton Goggins), competing for the top spot at a South Carolina high school. Their bitter rivalry comes to an end when new principal is appointed over them. The two team up to plot against this newly appointed principal, who is named Dr. Belinda Brown (played by Kimberly Hebert Gregory). The show is very funny but also incredibly dark. It depicts two very flawed protagonists who go to great lengths to achieve their goals. While the seasons work...

Brown. Their schemes range from hilarious to horrifying, and Jody Hill, as director, does a really good job of...
…plot revolving around the mission to remove Dr. Brown. This simplicity allows the humor and the dynamics between the characters to shine. As for antagonist, Dr. Brown is a compelling character, and the dynamic she brings to the series in Season 1 creates an interesting conflict. In Season 2, it is unclear who the antagonist is. Finally, Season 1 maintains its dark humor throughout, whereas Season 2 has an uneven tone, due mainly to Greens uneven directing style.

Overall, I prefer the work of Hill in Season 1: Hill has a good sense of timing and of how to use the camera for both comedic and dramatic moments, whereas Green seems to lack both a comedic…

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