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Lucky Hank
本剧改编自普利策获奖作家 Richard Russo 的小说《正统丑角 Straight Man》，是一个发生在雷尔顿学院里的中年危机故事，由 Wiliam Henry Devereaux J以第一人称讲述。william 在宾夕法尼亚州铁锈地带一所资金严重不足的学院里，担任着并非大家想象中那样的英语系主任。
汉克对雷尔顿学院大发雷顿，称其为“平庸的国会大厦”，政府被迫解雇他。汉克和莉莉在考虑雷尔顿以外的未来。
When George Saunders visits Railton College, the professors scramble to impress the celebrated writer, while Hank is reminded of his own failed writing career. Hank and Lily anticipate an announcement from their daughter Julie.
Hank spirals when a storage pod full of his father’s belongings is dropped in his front yard. The professors spiral when rumors of budget cuts threaten their tenured jobs.
Amid firing rumors, the professors look to the union to protect their jobs, while Hank tries a different approach. Lily interviews for a job at a prestigious New York prep school.
Hank and Lily host the annual English department dinner. Lily has a decision to make. Hank’s past involving his troubled relationship with his father catches up to him.
Hank and Tony travel to an academic conference, where their differing philosophies on work and life cause friction. Lily mediates trouble in Julie and Russell’s marriage.
Hank contends with the return of his father to Railton. Lily hunts for apartments in New York. Julie looks to Hank for help in Lily’s absence.
Hank is faced with an impossible decision at work, as his department’s jobs are on the line. Lily settles into a new normal in New York.
