The Boondocks, Season 2, Episode 1

"...Or Die Trying"

Finally, almost two long years, The Boondocks is back for this much anticipated second season. And this wait is well worth it. I think now that the creator, Aaron McGruder, has decided to no longer stick with his comic strip of the series and focus more on the T.V. series. (Which will be even edgier than ever) Plus, the animation and graphics are much better than the first season. Now to the episode. The first few minutes show a preview of a move that is the pretend version of the parody, Soul Plane. If you have watched the actual movie, which I have not watched, this generated so much controversy because of the negative portrayals of African Americans. The parody is called Soul Plane 2: The Black Jacking.
In a weird way, this connects to 09/11, but it seems that the black passengers tend to beat up those terrorists who are trying to repeat a 09/11-style attack. It is also funny to the eyes of Grandad and Riley Freeman, but not Huey. (Refresher on the Freemans, Huey is the smart, intellectual radical. Riley is the thug-in-training. Grandad "Jebediah" is still the smart ass grandfather who can and will use that belt on the boys. Expect some ass whippings this season.)
Along the way, Jazmine Dubois (still scared) comes along, but is told not to see the movie. Riley and Grandad tricked her to see it, anyway. And they don't pay for the movie tickets. They sneak in. Grandad has an especially harsh paranoia about going to the movies, which Huey perfectly points out, but still sees them. Not tickets is probably the way that Grandad gets even. They also bring in some "home cooked" food in another way of why they do not pay at the concessions stand. (And they can be expensive.) Oh, I forgot to tell you, Uncle Ruckus is the boss in the cinema. (Another refresher, he was struck in by the thunder and lighting at the end of the season because of his arrogance and hatred of black people, even if he is black. Should have killed the character, but he may be saved just to get even more blasted.)
They go along watching the movie, except Huey and Jazmine. She cried like hell because she watched some ads saying that stealing in movies is wrong. This includes a cold-hearted movie ad where a criminal just beat an elderly woman almost to death, supposedly symboling the message. Riley was using his camera to bootleg the whole movie.
Huey, on the other hand, had a mission to stop people from watching Soul Plane 2. Now the fake movie stars the same people who were in the film, including Snoop Dogg and Monique reprising their roles. Huey sneaked out of the theater and took his plan into action, until a red line caught him. At the same time, there were two security guards that were looking for anyone who did not pay a ticket.
Surprising, Jazmine started watching move and liked it. She lost her meal, which did not pleased Grandad. Started to get some movie popcorn. Once there, he asked the worker to butter up his popcorn. The worker showed him the popcorn concession. Grandad bragged about too much. Ruckus was there in two spots. First, he spotted Grandad in the usual suspicious way because he did not pay to see the movie.
Huey continued to have his troubles once he caught trying to stop the movie. Then, Grandad had Huey's weapon's and urged him to fight. Chaos ensued, which eventually result in all of them being caught, which made Jazmine once again. But they got word the workers were unionized and everyone was fired. That made Ruckus angry that he hadn't put all of them in jail, which made the Freeman's and Jazmine happy. But Huey had one more mission to whip Ruckus ass', which made the ending more satisfying.
I expect to see a lot more action with Huey, especially with his smarts combined with training. Riley will continue to be dumb and embrace the thug culture. And as I mentioned, expect more ass whippings that will directly be at the expense of Huey from Grandad. Jazmine will still be scared.
I am also looking forward to seeing this being more political, especially with the 2008 Presidential Election coming near, which will cause some uproars. Look for the "Don Imus" event to come up and the creator expects to create jokes at the expense of Usher and Tyler Perry. But the political aspect is what I am looking forward to see. I like see Mr. McGruder use his show to create more potent punches at the issues here on both parties. I also like the intensity of his political incorrectness to go up a bit, since he let go of his comic strip job. I really like to see him use those themes particularly on right-wingers or Republicans. The animation is much clearer and sharper than the first season, which was done by a Korean animation studio. Be warned, this season will be fun and political. P.S., I like to see Aaron McGruder go on "Real Time" again this season with Bill Maher.