James Franco Wears Adult Diapers

Review of 11.22.63's "The Kill Floor"

Spoiler Alert: If you've already seen the episode or you just don't care, read on. If not, be warned for massive spoilers.

In the second episode of Hulu's 11.22.63, "The Kill Floor," we get introduced to Josh Duhamel's character Frank Dunning. Dunning is a drunk and abusive butcher who lives in a small Kentucky town. Now remember back in my first review where the first line was about a man reading a story about his father killing his family? Well, that was Duhamel.

Duhamel always was someone that was just there for me while never really showing any promise of being a polarizing character. This is different. All I have to say is that Duhamel is one scary dude in 11.22.63. I thought I’d never see the day where Josh Duhamel would scare the living piss out of me, but he does. Take a look at Duhamel’s line of work, nothing that really stands out for me. However, when I see him in 11.22.63, I am wholeheartedly frightened of what he is capable of, however short-lived his time in the series is.

We catch Dunning show his frightening appeal in a bar after his shift ended by demonstrating male dominance over his mining friends. Dunning's sense of danger and violence continues when Franco is brought back to a slaughterhouse by Dunning and is coerced to brutally kill a young cow. When Franco could not kill the cow, Dunning picked up the sledgehammer and struck the cow, killing it instantly. It's at this point during the episode that we fully understand what Dunning is capable of: brutal murder. I wish there was more of Duhamel's character. However, his death was righteous and much-needed in order for the story to progress. I just wish I had more of him throughout the series.

Look at those eyes... staring daggers through Franco

Now James Franco, on the other hand, is just on a different level. When I see Franco pop on some adult diapers and buy a gun, I know that Franco isn’t some softie, but rather someone who is about to get crazy.

You're probably asking yourself well, why is James Franco in adult diapers?

James Franco is in adult diapers because when Franco's character starts to mess with the past, the future fights back. Franco's character will stop at nothing to save JFK. Earlier in the first episode, Franco begins following George de Mohrenschildt, a CIA operative who works closely with Lee Harvey Oswald, and learns first hand that if you mess with the past, the future will try to kill you. Franco's character gets a sickness when following Dunning, so in order to complete his mission, he pops on some adult diapers. Get this straight, don't mess with the past and the future won't crush you with falling diamond chandelier.

I constantly get the urge to keep watching and I feel like a junkie that needs his fix. Half way into the second episode, my Roku went down for some odd reason, but I just needed to keep watching. I’m not going to stop halfway through an episode like some sort of animal, so I persevered. I needed to know what was going to happen to Dunning, I needed to know what was going to happen to the Dunning family, and I needed to know if Franco will crap his pants!

Now established as someone from the future, Jake is confronted by Bill Turcotte, a bartender who has a hatred toward Dunning. Turcotte confronts Jake outside of the Dunning house and finds Jake strangling Dunning with a wire. Now teamed up, Jake and Bill take on an interesting adventure that I can’t wait to see in the next episode.

At the end of the episode, they finally get back on track of saving Kennedy from being assassinated. I mean, to be fair, Jake has three years to figure it all out, so he has to do something in the meantime. Why not go and stop the murders of his friend’s family? Sounds like a great idea, right?

The acting is brilliant from all parties involved. Franco once again kills it and Duhamel’s aggressive and dynamic role as a drunk psychopath definitely convinces the audience. Duhamel breaks out of his cookie-cutter role and shows a dark side that I would like to see more in the near future. Hopefully casting agencies see this and realize that Duhamel can actually act. So Duhamel, if you happen to read this, you can do so much better! This episode was better in my eyes than the first episode and if it keeps up this pattern, I will be very delighted with the end result.