We’re rolling through every episode of Key and Peele on Pop Thruster. Here we go with “The Power of Wings,” Season 3 Episode 11. Follow along on the journey!
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An Overheard Conversation
“I’m sorry, I don’t have any money sir.” – Natasha Leggero
This one delightfully plays with the notion that while many stereotypes can be negative and hurtful, some can maybe be, you know, good – or at least good for The Cause, if you know what I’m saying? K&P overhear a conversation at a bar between two ladies (one played by Natasha Leggero) in which, let’s say, the fellas keep getting whipped back and forth between okay… and OKAY.
Accent Work
“What a great opportunity to play an American tough.” – Nigel
K&P are in a standoff, guns out, snow falling. “You sold me out son, now you gonna end up with a bullet in your head for it,” Peele proclaims, except it’s a movie scene, with Nigel (Key) – a British thespian doing an American accent – and Antoine (Peele), an actor who is actually a former gang member from Brooklyn. The director (guest star Colin Hanks) just isn’t feeling Antoine’s performance though, and things get funny from there.
The Power of Wings
“No valley, no ocean, can stop my devotion!” – Wendell Sanders
Wendell Sanders (Peele), one of my all-time favorite recurring K&P characters, is back, this time in the form of a super cheesy music video for power ballad, “The Power of Wings,” (off of his Rise Above It LP, we’re told). It’s great stuff as is, but a weird countdown to a twist eventually reveals a glorious Be Kind, Rewind-esque reveal, helping this sketch soar ever higher.
Ankle Knot
“What I wouldn’t do for six seconds with her.” – Jahari
Jahari (Key) and Rajim (Peele), two dudes of vaguely South Asian or maybe Middle Eastern descent, are two wild and crazy guys-esque fellas who are ostensibly at the gym to work out but really it’s a riff fest featuring how horned up they are.
Pawn Shop
“You got something else that’s explosive that I can tape the end of an arrow?” – Key
Peele is a pawn shop proprietor and Key a strange looking dude – I kept getting distracted by his bizarre wig and beard get-up in this one – who is way too interested in items that could potentially be used in a heist of some kind.
Metta World News: Part Seven
“A professional athlete should never post online looking for people to live-action role play Hunger Games with them.” – Metta World Peace
I wasn’t really into Metta World Peace’s (Ron Artest) wacky meta-comedy news desk thing from the beginning, so by its seventh outing I’m very much out. At least they’re super short.
Some stats and info about Key & Peele, “The Power of Wings”
TV SHOW – Key and Peele
SEASON/EPISODE – Season 3, Episode 11
AIRED ON – December 4th, 2013
NETWORK/STREAMING SERVICE – Comedy Central/Hulu
GENRE – Comedy, Sketch Comedy
CREATED BY – Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele