Florida underdog Craig Foster (Craig Robinson) and perky Aussie Uber driver Jillian Glopp (Claudia O’Doherty) enter the Florida Python Challenge to win $20,000 so he can pursue his dreams of owning a saw palmetto berry farm.
Like most people, one of my favorite characters from The Office was Darryl who ran the warehouse. I'm not alone. Mention Darryl and the universal response is, "I love that guy!" That's what made us try his series Killing It, about Florida security guard Craig Foster whose dream is to own a saw palmetto berry farm. He and Aussie Uber driver Jillian enter the Florida Python Challenge which we discovered is a real thing) to win $20,000 seed money.
Craig is trying to show that he can provide for his daughter and maybe win back his ex-wife. He's a good guy faced a lot of the time with choosing the lesser of two evils. Jillian becomes a good friend as well as snake hunting partner. She is the moral compass of the show. She always knows the right thing to do and will push for it even if if hurts personally.
Killing It feels like it really belongs in the Floridian setting thanks to the irreverence and shock humor, especially in the first season which takes us on a tour of snake oil salesmen in society. The second season is all about how Craig and Jillian weather the many ethical trials that they encounter in running their business.
All this is while never forgetting to tie up the smallest threads in each episode to finish the story, drive the point home, and make the joke bigger than it was in the beginning.
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