Review: Duncanville “Wolf Mother”

Overview:

Jack and the kids have big plans in store for Annie’s Mother’s Day. Elaborate plans and black-tie apparel sets up the perfect Mother’s Day of paintball.

Unfortunately, Annie does not appreciate being welted with balls of paint in her favourite dress as much as they thought she would. Though she does come across someone who is more grateful for a responsible woman in her life, Wolf.

The latchkey kid is the perfect pet project for Annie to help along his way. But the attention she receives for being a good Samaritan becomes addictive. While Duncan becomes disgruntled with the attention, his best friend and mother have been receiving.

Meanwhile, in an attempt to make amends, Jack takes Kimberley to find Annie the perfect gift. It just so happens that her favourite flower is sitting on the edge of a local cliff. When they find themselves in a dangerous situation, the only person that could save them has been domesticated by Annie herself.

Our Take:

Duncanville takes its first stab at an official, non-fictional holiday in the form of Mother’s Day. So, I hope that all the amazing mothers out there had a great day and enjoyed this particular episode. Amy Poehler happens to be one of the greatest television mothers there is. Even though she didn’t have children in Parks and Recreation, her character was motherly enough. And now, Duncanville offers her the opportunity to play that role to a few outrageous kids.

What would an episode of an animated sitcom featuring Mother’s Day be without a terrible gift? And the Harris family takes it to another level. 

The elaborate set-up of having the family in their best attire doubles the disappointment for poor Annie. It would be such unbelievable torture to take your mother to be pelted by paintball guns while in their best wear. This clever set-up is only for the bravest of pranksters. Please, never do this to your mothers. Unless they super love paintball, of course.

Then we come across Wolf in this episode taking a majestic shower in a car wash. Wolf is a unique character himself that we have not explored too deeply. What we know about the teenager doesn’t bode well for a happy or even sanitary life. With such trauma, this kid has seen his stoic nature comes off as a sunny disposition. Making Wolf a lovable character in his own right. Much in the same way we often feel for Nelson Muntz.

Giving some of these other characters in Duncanville a chance to grow is a good thing for the show as it approaches the conclusion of season one. We have become accustomed to this hilarious family enough that it is the perfect time to further explore the world around them. A world full of players just as unique as Wolf. Though he makes the ideal entrance-way outside of the family having connections to Duncan and Kim.

The more we see out of this show, the better it becomes.  Duncanville could have been a flop in mediocrity, but the talent behind it has created something lovable. By the time the season is over, we will most likely be clambering for more and thank goodness it has been confirmed that we will be receiving another round of episodes next season. We are in this show now, and it is grinding its spot away in our hearts.