And so one of the longest running animated sitcoms comes to an end, even though there’s still four episodes left unaired...I guess it doesn’t matter as long as the series finale was aired. King of the Hill had been facing impending cancellation since season 10 and with knowledge that the show wouldn’t have much time left, the creators spent the last few seasons wrapping things up and showing major changes in the lives of the Hills and their Arlen friends. Luanne got pregnant and married in season 11, while Hank’s father, Cotton, passed away in season 12. This final season was a nice send off for the show and Hank and Bobby’s characters in particular.
The series has always been relatively consistent in its quality over the years, although the last few seasons were somewhat weaker than what came before. This last batch of episodes are surprisingly and thankfully stronger and feature some pretty funny and engaging outings for the Hills, most notable being Luanne finally giving birth to her daugther and Hank performing the degrading tasks featured in his father’s will. Something else that was real treat was all the callbacks to previous episodes, The Order of the Straight and Arrow reappear, Luanne resurrected her Manger Babies act(my favorite episode), and we finally meet Buck Strickland’s son. The final episode is wonderfully heartwarming as it sees Hank finally discovering that he and Bobby have something in common: A love for good beef. The finale didn’t try too hard to tug on the heartstrings, it just kept the characters honest and true in their own unique ways and even though we won't be seeing these characters anymore, they'll continue to grow and live their lives like normal people. I generally liked what they did with everyone, and it seemed like a natural way to wrap up the show. King of the Hill has been a great series, and while it's declined in the last few years, I'm going to miss it now that it's gone.
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