I don't think it was spite. I think Cotton was a man who spent his life fighting; fighting in the war, fighting his own son, fighting to outlive his war buddies. He needed one last good fight before he died, and Peggy gave him that - then he could finally rest in peace.
@@devarious5004 Maybe a good bit of both. Both interpretations are pretty interchangeable. He wanted one last spar with the "enemy" and he got his jolly little wish by spite dying. He did it earlier in the episode when Hank tried to talk to him as well, so I don't think it would have been impossible for it to be both ways.
@@ronaldronald42421 If you watch the scenes with Hank with my theory in mind, you'll notice that each time Cotton "dies", it's right after Hank has been hostile towards him. It was all about that fight.
There's a crazy fan theory out there that cotton faked his own death and the beepers and all that stuff in the doctor was in on it too. In case you wondering why he would do that well if anybody remembers the episode where Luanne had these two roommates. When cotton and Topsy arrive to visit their friend they assume they murdered their friend. So at first it was about to be a citizen's arrest but then after the guy called him a Nazi and cotton responded. With who are you calling a Nazi enraged because he actually killed Nazis and Japanese. He basically along with his friend murdered him and that other girl. Assuming the FBI or whoever was tracking them was getting closer. He decided to fake his death. And the ashes that Hank dumped probably was the ashes of an animal. If anyone has watch silicon valley you know what I'm talking about with jinyang
@@wowalamoiz9489 what if he did not stop her because deep down he really did love hank, its just his outside shell blocking it even in his "final moments"
The *perfect* ending. Cotton dies out of spite to Peggy, proceeding to learn absolutely nothing. Peggy spites Cotton once and for all by blatantly lying for Hanks benefit, telling her husband what his father never had the shins to admit.
From all the people in the world telling this old bastard to die, it finally took someone telling him they hope he lives forever, for Cotton to kick the bucket
0:41 I love how, even though the insult is more directed at Peggy, she's more offended that he insulted Hank. She's so angry at Cotton's abuse that her ego is no longer getting in the way.
@@nathanseper8738 I feel Peggy honestly. It might seems awful on her part, wishing old man a death, but she doesn't have emotional bias of Hank. She sees Cotton for who he is, a terrible, awful, abusive father who rides his war glory, way past his expiration date. Yeah Cotton annoysher personally, but she also knows how much pain Hank goes with Cotton all the time. We do have to disregard all the eps when they grow together. But in the end, Peggy sees him as someone spiteful to the end, even if we can make argument that he tries to spite everyone, so no one cries after him.
I think Mike Judge was able to sit back and see the slapstick abuse Homer gave Bart and channel that into Beavis and Butthead, then went on to create a show where the father-son dynamic could be more realistically explored without the slapstick.
this is more proof of peggy loving hank more than she hated cotton. she would rather have hank think good of cotton in his last hour than showing that she was right about something
Learning that the reason Cotton doesn't like Peggy is because he believed his son was too good for her is kinda heartwarming. Deep down he did care for Hank.
Everyone's saying that Peggy lying about his last words was such a sweet thing for Hank, but I like to imagine Cotton is sitting outside the gates of Hell, frothing at the mouth as he watches Peggy lie her ass off.
Peggy: “He told me what he wasn’t able to tell you, that is he said to tell you he loved you.” **heart monitor starts beeping again** Cotton: “NO I DIDN’T!!”
I read that in Cotton's voice! I can see him coming back to life for a nanosecond to say that...before dying again... almost like he is expecting/waiting/guarding against that before being taken to the morgue.
This is such an interesting scene to me, because for most of the show Peggy is portrayed as overconfident in her abilities and decidedly mediocre in most of her endeavours, yet if there was one thing in her life she had to not screw up and get it perfect the first time, this was her big moment. For all the torment and disrespect she took from Cotton, she did not yield to him in the end and literally stared him down and held him accountable for his behaviour until the second he died. Cotton died knowing that he never broke Peggy and her skin was too thick to ever be hurt by anything he said to her. He died knowing that he never took her happiness away despite how hard he tried, and that she loved her life with Hank and they shared a bond he probably never experienced. I'd like to think in his final moments, while he still despised her, he came to have a deep respect for her too.
I think deep down he in his own crazy way had some kind of respect for Peggy cause this moment; and that time he taught her to walk again after she fell off the plain, tells me that.
I think by this point Cotton was starting to lose his mind from the deterioration of old age. Add that to his obnoxious personality and overconfidence and you've got an explanation on why he was acting the way he was instead of saying his true final words to people. The Cotton from earlier seasons was a jackass but still had tender moments with Hank and really learned to appreciate and respect Peggy after her skydiving accident. This Cotton wasn't.. all there, which only makes it sadder.
Ouch. That's pretty sad now that you think about it. It is depressing that his idiotic accident at the Hibachi place was the result of him going senile.
I believe in making peace with my enemies, but when an enemy has spat on the hand of friendship too many times. They are the ones who lose to their pride. Not everyone is Vegeta, Piccolo, Gajeel, or Sasuke
Cotton is no where near as bad as Stinkmeaner was a bad guy but had a few soft spots like his love for Bobby and his own son Stinkmeaner on the other hand was the embodiment of ignorance. He had no purpose other than to spread hate and misery
I go back and forth on whether I want to think of this moment as Hank trusting Peggy so much that he bought into the impossible, or Hank knowing that Peggy is lying to him for his sake, and deliberately going along with it because there was just no better way to navigate Cotton's passing. Either way, this is was executed perfectly.
On one hand, Peggy doesn't sell the lie very well. On the other it really is the thing Hank has been desperate to hear from Cotton his whole life, and he's had just enough sentimental moments with his dad in the show that it's not _utterly_ to think Cotton might've said it elsewhere.
This is probably the most vicious thing Peggy says to someone besides when Nancy thought the Pigeon God was going to steal Dale. "Wouldn't it be poetic justice if I stopped cheating on Dale and he ran off with another woman?" *both laugh* "I would call it ironic, but it's happening to you so you can call it whatever you want"
0:33 "this was suppose to happen to you" that line is the worst thing Cotton has ever said to someone on account that its referencing several seasons back when Peggy almost died when her parachute couldn't open and fell straight to the ground.
This is probably the happiest moment in Cotton's life. I mean it. He is miserable and aggressive and buries his redeeming qualities behind several layers of spite and vinegar. Yet nobody had the guts to fight him back. As an old man, people were forcing themselves to treat Cotton like a senile inconvenience and like a man with no ghost left to give. Peggy was the only person on the while planet who wouldn't relent though. She was the only one that hated Cotton, the only one brave enough to constantly spit in his face and tell him what she really thought of him. Peggy hated him, but she was also the only person who still treated Cotton Hill like a man. In that last minute of life he was able to find one last true opponent worthy of his disrespect and I cant imagine a more Cotton Hill thing than to die fighting one last needless battle.
And in the end she beat him, yes cotton died to spite her, but she got the last word to Hank that his father loved him. Cotton is denied his wish and that’s the ultimate insult to him.
You know what? This was perfect. Cotton was an ass like he always was. He and Peggy butted heads like always and she burned him good. But Cotton, as always, got the last word in. Dying out of spite was just like him. Then, Peggy gave Hank some closure. Sure, it was a lie, but it gsve Hank peace.
"Well, you got your shins back." Hank's way of saying, "Everything is fine," is just as heart-breaking as Peggy covering for Cotton. Good quality on the video upload, too!
@@mandalorianhunter1 Honestly, I think if it came out that Cotton died entirely just to be an asshole, Hank would just sigh and say that yeah, that sounds about right.
She was covering for her husband who had always wanted his dad's approval... She couldnt give an ass about cotton who had imperiled her family for his whole life.
I always felt this interaction had something deeper. This is well after cotton helped peggy walk again and dance on his grave. He knew she didnt like him. He just wanted an adversary to go out fighting against. And the adversary he chose was peggy.
I think it’s fitting that Peggy was the last person Cotton spent his last moments with, you know because he hated her the most. Cotton died just to spite Peggy, well the jokes on him because Peggy told Hank that Cotton said he loved him. To be honest not only did she do that to comfort Hank, I think she secretly did it to spite Cotton one last time
I used to hate that Peggy lied to Hank and Hank actually believed her. I don't anymore though because Hank really needed that closure and this was Peggy's way of giving her dead father in law one more middle finger.
Peggy is a G for this. Everyone hates on Peggy, but she really went above and beyond for Hank. This is the moment when I gained respect for her. Hank needed what Peggy told him, not what Cotton couldn't say. W Peggy in this moment
You know, I understand that many people hate Peggy as a character, but this scene shows how much she loves Hank and how loyal she is to him. This is such a perfectly written scene. The last thing Cotton sees is someone he hates and that person has the courage to tell him off. Hank gets the closure he always needed with Cotton via Peggy (even if it is false). It shows that Hank really should have sought Peggy’s affection and approval all of those years instead of Cotton’s. Peggy was the one who truly loved and admired Hank.
I’ll be honest, this was a horrible episode. Cotton digressed, we don’t get to see his family react, Bobby didn’t get to say goodbye to him, and his death to me felt like he got a paper cut and the doctors had to chop off his right arm and the left one just to be sure he didn’t get an infection. Yes, Cotton was not a good person, but he was a great character, and was a horrible goodbye episode. But I do admire this scene. Peggy out of all people (sorry, Hank’s wife) being the one to talk him to death really made up for it.
Yeah I’ll be honest I wish Bobby got to see what happened. If it’s one character cotton was good to it was Bobby. I remember in the ludafist episode cotton took a metaphorical bullet for him
I think it's good. Cotton died alone with very few people actually caring. It's pretty natural that when an unwanted family member dies you just don't care and move on.
Peggy actually gave Cotton what he wanted a final pointless battle that made him want to one up her. He couldn't break her and she shows no signs of cracking, on some level he probably respects that. Peggy gave him a chance to go out fighting spitefully and proceeds to spite him by comforting hank at the same time. She refused to feel sorry for him and going off how he was with hank right before this? Probably what he wanted or preferred.
Peggy got everything she wanted out of that exchange. She sent him straight to hell, made sure he didnt get one last moment to make peace, and lied about what his final words were.
Never will understand why the writers decided to kill any character development from cotten trip to japan it strengthen him and hanks relationship well. I dont mind cotton dying like a cheeky wholesome smug asshole but this is just a huge regress back to season 1 cotton.
According to the writers. Fox did not want there to be season long growth anymore and that’s why a lot of characters seemed to have regressed. Luanne is another one which seems to have regressed to not being able to handle anything from anyone anymore. Another thing is that since DeeDee left him, maybe he went back to his old hating ways. I totally agree that cotton losing his development sucks though because this was not fun to see. I don’t like cotton but season 6 really had some good moments for him
@@RadicalJawzFunnyMoments In addition to this, Mike Judge and Greg Daniels were no longer showrunners by this point, and they were the ones who were behind most of the character development from the early seasons. It's also a reason why many character's backstories were retconned, such as Peggy's parents being changed to ranchers from Montana.
@RadicalJawzFunnyMoments hopefully the reboot will do justice to that style of storytelling. It sounded like such a great concept having characters grow and develop. King of the hill is special because it an animated sitcom that is presented in such a realistic way with humor thats more based on hillarious personalities rather than slapstick or being involved in absurd scenarios. A continuous narrative would be excellent for a series like this
I like that. She got the last word to spite Cotton from beyond the grave by telling Hank he loves him. Which Cotton hates love and its for sissies. One can imagine Cotton got one last look of Mr. Reaper, with Peggy's face, wordlessly winking at him before putting the hood back on before taking him to Hell.
I always look at moments like these when people rag on Peggy too much for being self absorbed. When it matters she defends her own and loves her family.
@@isiahs9312 if you took the whole series into analysis I'm sure i'd find an annoying peggy moment or too. But she was much more fun than anything else
I do think her end goal was getting cotton to accept dying, though I doubt she realized Cotton would be able to do it on the spot given the surprise on her face.
I think Hank knew she was lying...that slight moment of hesitation. But on some level, it's what he needed to move on. He may not have had the love of his father, or a healthy childhood, but the family he has now loves him and is very happy
I was honestly confused how throughout the series, it seemed as if Cotton and Hank’s relationship had strengthened, only for it to all come crashing down with this episode. I almost think the events that took place earlier in this episode almost hinted at Cotton going insane, not the comedic crazy that he was throughout the series, but insane. Straight up.
Yeah I think the incident at the start of the episode is supposed to really hint at Cottons mental decline. Mistaking a hispanic chef as a Japanese soldier (and one he recognized from the war) and having a whole violent episode, when in his introduction to the series he was able to pin point Khans ethnicity flawlessly in spite of what Dale claimed. Of course it's hard to pick up on that because whether he's lucid or delirious, Cotton consistently acts hostile and snappy.
The irony of this scene is that for all his life, ppl either tried to kill or in his eyes "screw him over" which is why he lived for so long out of sheer stubbornness, but when told the opposite, he's so stubborn that he accepts the challenge and dies just to prove that nothing can get one over on him.
There's more to cottons death than spite I think. He didn't sugar coat anything ever, and when peggy told him that, neither did she. He kicked the bucket out of respect.
He was kinda stuck in a corner. Either die alone with only the woman he hated as company, or live forever with nobody on his side. He might have thought he won, but nah.
I love how unflenching this is. Any other sitcom (especially animated) would have had him finally tell his son he loved him. But he's too damaged of a person and it wouldn't have made sense.
Unfortunately no, Hank might disarm her verbslly maybe, but probably not a proper chew out. Honestly I was just thinking of what happen is Cotton met Peggy's Mom. Hell on earth most likely.
I honestly feel like part of the Cotton acts the way he does is because he WANTS people to toughen up and stand up to him. He's former military and military men are usually strict and harsh towards people in an in an effort to make them strong and enduring. It's their way of showing their support. If you remember in the episode Nine Angry Men and a Lawnmower, at Hank's house, Cotton insulted Tilly and Hank rrmained silent. Cotton repeated his insult, emphasizing it in a tone that said he wanted Hank to defend his mother because real men defend their loved ones. I ferl in this scene, Cotton wanted Peggy to say what was really on her mind because it would be the last time the two would ever speak and he didn't want her to censor herself. I can't help but feel Cotton had some respect for Peggy as he passed on.
Say what you want about Peggy, but you have to admit, when she had the guts to stand up to Cotton to defend Hank really says a lot about how much her family means to her, regardless of how high her high opinion of herself is. Also, when you think about it, she kind of understands Cotton better than Hank does, and started having an antagonistic relationship with him ever since he taught her how to walk again and get her strength back (though, one may argue that he only did that for Bobby's sake). It's just a shame though that she had to lie to Hank about Cotton's true feelings about him towards the end, though I do think Cotton has a valid point about Peggy not being good enough to be married to Hank, he's too good for her (and quite honestly, I don't even know how Hank puts up with her at times).
Why don’t feel like hangkshould’ve been man enough to stand up to cotton this time and tell him that he has ruined his life and spent his time making it worse and he ruined everything and then I hope he never sees them again. Hank should’ve left his father along time ago cause in the end cotton really is a Soul les S bastard
I think part of what makes it work is that Hank still loves Cotton because Hank is a better person than Cotton. And Hank hating Cotton would have been giving Cotton what he wanted; with Hank still loving him despite all the abuse, he denies Cotton what he wanted, and has the moral high ground in doing it
This disappointed me when it first premiered, Cotton and Hank never shared a moment in this episode. Even after all they've been through over 10 seasons looked like it was at least a mutual relationship.
I always felt that maybe they had exaggerated Cotton's worst traits, because we have seen that he had shown some niceness to folks, even to Hank every once in a while, like when they were at the casino or that they always go out together to get a tree. And of course he still cared about his 2nd wife, and Good Hank and Bobby as well, so we know he's not that cold hearted But I always wonder why they made him extra aggressive here. Although I wonder, since the accident, I had thought that maybe over time, the reason he acted this way was because of his age, getting senile and therefore his worst traits are magnified, which can happen sometimes with old folks.
I feel this scene encompasses both characters at their best. Cotton, hating Hank’s wife because at the end he doesn’t think she is good enough for Hank(which might show Cotton has SOME semblance of care for Hank) and willing himself to die JUST to spite her Peggy, having Hank’s back the entire time. Telling him to die before saying I hope you live forever with your own misery. Before spiting Cotton by telling Hank he said something he never would
I think it was wrong for peggy to do that. Unless she works with hank on accepting the way Cotton TRULY was and when Hank is at a good enough mindset to tell him the truth.
I honestly expected Peggy to say “Hank has always loved *me*” after Cotton literally said she should be the one dying because she wasn’t good enough for Hank, but the fact she focused on him insulting her husband and defended him and called out Cotton for his behavior says a lot about how much she loves him
Something inside of me tells me Hank would know better than to believe Peggy but somehow deep down he knows it isn't true. But at least Cotton's finally resting.
I don't get why people hate Peggy Hill. Sure, she has an annoying ego, but here she proves that she is a loving wife who won't let alone, not even a dying old man, make Hank miserable.
Dying just to spite someone is such a Cotton thing to do.
You’re so right
Totally
I don't think it was spite. I think Cotton was a man who spent his life fighting; fighting in the war, fighting his own son, fighting to outlive his war buddies. He needed one last good fight before he died, and Peggy gave him that - then he could finally rest in peace.
@@devarious5004 Maybe a good bit of both. Both interpretations are pretty interchangeable. He wanted one last spar with the "enemy" and he got his jolly little wish by spite dying. He did it earlier in the episode when Hank tried to talk to him as well, so I don't think it would have been impossible for it to be both ways.
@@ronaldronald42421 If you watch the scenes with Hank with my theory in mind, you'll notice that each time Cotton "dies", it's right after Hank has been hostile towards him. It was all about that fight.
Peggy did what the whole Japanese army couldn’t do. She killed Colonel Cotton Hill.😮
She killed the man who killed fiddy men.
"Ya finally got me, Hank's Wife."
Unfortunately, he still doesn't respect her. 😑
Its wasnt the whole Army, it was just fiddy men
Man I wish Peggy is Asian like the Kahn and Junichiro.
Peggy's finest moment. She finally got under Cotton's skin.
There's a crazy fan theory out there that cotton faked his own death and the beepers and all that stuff in the doctor was in on it too. In case you wondering why he would do that well if anybody remembers the episode where Luanne had these two roommates. When cotton and Topsy arrive to visit their friend they assume they murdered their friend. So at first it was about to be a citizen's arrest but then after the guy called him a Nazi and cotton responded. With who are you calling a Nazi enraged because he actually killed Nazis and Japanese. He basically along with his friend murdered him and that other girl. Assuming the FBI or whoever was tracking them was getting closer. He decided to fake his death. And the ashes that Hank dumped probably was the ashes of an animal. If anyone has watch silicon valley you know what I'm talking about with jinyang
And died to spite her.
You mean shin.😉
@@monkeycat48Then Cotton would have gotten up and screamed that Peggy was lying.
@@wowalamoiz9489 what if he did not stop her because deep down he really did love hank, its just his outside shell blocking it even in his "final moments"
The *perfect* ending. Cotton dies out of spite to Peggy, proceeding to learn absolutely nothing. Peggy spites Cotton once and for all by blatantly lying for Hanks benefit, telling her husband what his father never had the shins to admit.
Definitely Peggy's moment of awesome.She put aside her ego to give Hank some closure.
Even so, Cotton helped Peggy regain her mobility. He DID care about her.
Don't y'all mean Hank's Wife?
Beautiful wordplay... there's something so unique about the shins
💤 😴 🛌🏾
Sometimes a person is an abusive fuck from beginning to end , and there's nothing you can do about it.
"Mr. Reaper, I'd prefer it if you put your hood back on"
🤣
“Why won’t you die?”😂
From all the people in the world telling this old bastard to die, it finally took someone telling him they hope he lives forever, for Cotton to kick the bucket
Cotton was the best character in the show.
And then he dies out of pure spite to her
If someone wants him to do something, he will do the opposite, he is the personification of spite
Reverse psychology
0:41 I love how, even though the insult is more directed at Peggy, she's more offended that he insulted Hank. She's so angry at Cotton's abuse that her ego is no longer getting in the way.
I think that's proof she loves Hank.
@@nathanseper8738 I feel Peggy honestly. It might seems awful on her part, wishing old man a death, but she doesn't have emotional bias of Hank. She sees Cotton for who he is, a terrible, awful, abusive father who rides his war glory, way past his expiration date. Yeah Cotton annoysher personally, but she also knows how much pain Hank goes with Cotton all the time. We do have to disregard all the eps when they grow together. But in the end, Peggy sees him as someone spiteful to the end, even if we can make argument that he tries to spite everyone, so no one cries after him.
@@weathersama604 Peggy was really the MVP in this episode.
@@weathersama604Peggy is also an abuse survivor survivor so of course she's going to stand up for a husband
For Peggy, who grew up with an abusive mom, being Cotton's daughter-in-law must've been like history repeating itself...
Yet more proof that despite Peggy’s flaws, she and Hank have a Homer and Marge level of love and tolerance for each other.
She Loves him, He Loves her, the both deeply Care for Bobby, what more do you need?
I think Mike Judge was able to sit back and see the slapstick abuse Homer gave Bart and channel that into Beavis and Butthead, then went on to create a show where the father-son dynamic could be more realistically explored without the slapstick.
this is more proof of peggy loving hank more than she hated cotton. she would rather have hank think good of cotton in his last hour than showing that she was right about something
Learning that the reason Cotton doesn't like Peggy is because he believed his son was too good for her is kinda heartwarming. Deep down he did care for Hank.
Everyone's saying that Peggy lying about his last words was such a sweet thing for Hank, but I like to imagine Cotton is sitting outside the gates of Hell, frothing at the mouth as he watches Peggy lie her ass off.
Peggy: “He told me what he wasn’t able to tell you, that is he said to tell you he loved you.”
**heart monitor starts beeping again**
Cotton: “NO I DIDN’T!!”
Hanks wife
I read that in Cotton's voice!
I can see him coming back to life for a nanosecond to say that...before dying again...
almost like he is expecting/waiting/guarding against that before being taken to the morgue.
Flatlines immediately after that
I can hear it.
“Ok Mr. Reaper let’s go. Hank’s wife wants me to live forever, and I ain’t gonna gives it to hers.”
Oh hell, I hear that in his voice
This is such an interesting scene to me, because for most of the show Peggy is portrayed as overconfident in her abilities and decidedly mediocre in most of her endeavours, yet if there was one thing in her life she had to not screw up and get it perfect the first time, this was her big moment. For all the torment and disrespect she took from Cotton, she did not yield to him in the end and literally stared him down and held him accountable for his behaviour until the second he died. Cotton died knowing that he never broke Peggy and her skin was too thick to ever be hurt by anything he said to her. He died knowing that he never took her happiness away despite how hard he tried, and that she loved her life with Hank and they shared a bond he probably never experienced. I'd like to think in his final moments, while he still despised her, he came to have a deep respect for her too.
I think deep down he in his own crazy way had some kind of respect for Peggy cause this moment; and that time he taught her to walk again after she fell off the plain, tells me that.
Cotton has respect for Peggy but in a 50's "she's alright, but still a woman" kind of way.
It’s just a cartoon .
It’s just-
"Hank's Wife And Cotton"
There, fixed the title for ya.
In the end cotton loses. Yes he died to spite Peggy, but Peggy stole his last word and now everyone will think he died loving his son.
I think by this point Cotton was starting to lose his mind from the deterioration of old age. Add that to his obnoxious personality and overconfidence and you've got an explanation on why he was acting the way he was instead of saying his true final words to people. The Cotton from earlier seasons was a jackass but still had tender moments with Hank and really learned to appreciate and respect Peggy after her skydiving accident. This Cotton wasn't.. all there, which only makes it sadder.
Ouch. That's pretty sad now that you think about it. It is depressing that his idiotic accident at the Hibachi place was the result of him going senile.
I think Didi left him.
I believe in making peace with my enemies, but when an enemy has spat on the hand of friendship too many times. They are the ones who lose to their pride. Not everyone is Vegeta, Piccolo, Gajeel, or Sasuke
I was honestly expecting cotton's monitor to start beeping again when Peggy said he loved Hank.
Then he'd immediately refute it.
Sounds like more of a a family guy thing
I'm sure they tossed that idea around in the writers room but dismissed it to keep the ending drama intact.
Meanwhile in Hell
Cotton: What you in ear for?
Stinkmeaner: I spread misery and hate across the world, “HOMI-E”.
Cotton is no where near as bad as Stinkmeaner
was a bad guy but had a few soft spots like his love for Bobby and his own son
Stinkmeaner on the other hand was the embodiment of ignorance. He had no purpose other than to spread hate and misery
Stinkmeaner never said home... oh I see
I go back and forth on whether I want to think of this moment as Hank trusting Peggy so much that he bought into the impossible, or Hank knowing that Peggy is lying to him for his sake, and deliberately going along with it because there was just no better way to navigate Cotton's passing. Either way, this is was executed perfectly.
it is easier to believe a lie if you want to believe it.
On one hand, Peggy doesn't sell the lie very well. On the other it really is the thing Hank has been desperate to hear from Cotton his whole life, and he's had just enough sentimental moments with his dad in the show that it's not _utterly_ to think Cotton might've said it elsewhere.
This is probably the most vicious thing Peggy says to someone besides when Nancy thought the Pigeon God was going to steal Dale.
"Wouldn't it be poetic justice if I stopped cheating on Dale and he ran off with another woman?"
*both laugh*
"I would call it ironic, but it's happening to you so you can call it whatever you want"
Ice cold.
To be fair her hatefull words of cotton are deserved...
And as for Nancy,she deserves 0 sympathy.
0:33 "this was suppose to happen to you" that line is the worst thing Cotton has ever said to someone on account that its referencing several seasons back when Peggy almost died when her parachute couldn't open and fell straight to the ground.
This is probably the happiest moment in Cotton's life. I mean it. He is miserable and aggressive and buries his redeeming qualities behind several layers of spite and vinegar. Yet nobody had the guts to fight him back. As an old man, people were forcing themselves to treat Cotton like a senile inconvenience and like a man with no ghost left to give.
Peggy was the only person on the while planet who wouldn't relent though. She was the only one that hated Cotton, the only one brave enough to constantly spit in his face and tell him what she really thought of him.
Peggy hated him, but she was also the only person who still treated Cotton Hill like a man. In that last minute of life he was able to find one last true opponent worthy of his disrespect and I cant imagine a more Cotton Hill thing than to die fighting one last needless battle.
And in the end she beat him, yes cotton died to spite her, but she got the last word to Hank that his father loved him. Cotton is denied his wish and that’s the ultimate insult to him.
Peggy was also the only one who truly understood him. And I think the words she says to him at the end here proves that
You know what? This was perfect. Cotton was an ass like he always was. He and Peggy butted heads like always and she burned him good. But Cotton, as always, got the last word in. Dying out of spite was just like him.
Then, Peggy gave Hank some closure. Sure, it was a lie, but it gsve Hank peace.
"Well, you got your shins back." Hank's way of saying, "Everything is fine," is just as heart-breaking as Peggy covering for Cotton.
Good quality on the video upload, too!
She was actually covering for herself more then Cotton
If Hank found out Cotton died to spite Peggy, Hank wouldn't know what to do
@@mandalorianhunter1
Honestly, I think if it came out that Cotton died entirely just to be an asshole, Hank would just sigh and say that yeah, that sounds about right.
She was covering for her husband who had always wanted his dad's approval... She couldnt give an ass about cotton who had imperiled her family for his whole life.
Also Hanks know that Peggy is lying to him about his dad's last words, he knows him just too well but he is perfectly fine with acepting the lie.
Peggy’s white lie here was one of the nicest things she did for Hank.
Althoug judging Hank's reaction, he know that it's a lie, but he is ok with it
Dying on command through willpower alone is a pretty neat party trick. Too bad you can't see everyone's reactions to your success.
I always felt this interaction had something deeper. This is well after cotton helped peggy walk again and dance on his grave. He knew she didnt like him. He just wanted an adversary to go out fighting against. And the adversary he chose was peggy.
I think it’s fitting that Peggy was the last person Cotton spent his last moments with, you know because he hated her the most. Cotton died just to spite Peggy, well the jokes on him because Peggy told Hank that Cotton said he loved him. To be honest not only did she do that to comfort Hank, I think she secretly did it to spite Cotton one last time
Well, he got shins back
I used to hate that Peggy lied to Hank and Hank actually believed her. I don't anymore though because Hank really needed that closure and this was Peggy's way of giving her dead father in law one more middle finger.
This was the cruelest thing Cotton did.
Genuinely amazing psychology in this scene. Peggy turns dying into a battle for Cotton to win. One final victory for the war hero. Amazing writing
Peggy saying that hank has always loved cotton despite his actions is actually really sad if you think about it
Peggy is a G for this. Everyone hates on Peggy, but she really went above and beyond for Hank. This is the moment when I gained respect for her. Hank needed what Peggy told him, not what Cotton couldn't say. W Peggy in this moment
Cotton dying was a final middle finger to Peggy
This is why I can never hate Peggy. She may be annoying and full of herself sometimes, but she genuinely cares about Hank and Bobby.
You know, I understand that many people hate Peggy as a character, but this scene shows how much she loves Hank and how loyal she is to him.
This is such a perfectly written scene. The last thing Cotton sees is someone he hates and that person has the courage to tell him off. Hank gets the closure he always needed with Cotton via Peggy (even if it is false). It shows that Hank really should have sought Peggy’s affection and approval all of those years instead of Cotton’s. Peggy was the one who truly loved and admired Hank.
I’ll be honest, this was a horrible episode. Cotton digressed, we don’t get to see his family react, Bobby didn’t get to say goodbye to him, and his death to me felt like he got a paper cut and the doctors had to chop off his right arm and the left one just to be sure he didn’t get an infection. Yes, Cotton was not a good person, but he was a great character, and was a horrible goodbye episode.
But I do admire this scene. Peggy out of all people (sorry, Hank’s wife) being the one to talk him to death really made up for it.
Yeah I’ll be honest I wish Bobby got to see what happened. If it’s one character cotton was good to it was Bobby. I remember in the ludafist episode cotton took a metaphorical bullet for him
I think it's good. Cotton died alone with very few people actually caring. It's pretty natural that when an unwanted family member dies you just don't care and move on.
Dying just to spite peggy, and having his last words be a savage roast of her would be how he would go out.
Peggy actually gave Cotton what he wanted a final pointless battle that made him want to one up her. He couldn't break her and she shows no signs of cracking, on some level he probably respects that. Peggy gave him a chance to go out fighting spitefully and proceeds to spite him by comforting hank at the same time. She refused to feel sorry for him and going off how he was with hank right before this? Probably what he wanted or preferred.
Peggy got everything she wanted out of that exchange. She sent him straight to hell, made sure he didnt get one last moment to make peace, and lied about what his final words were.
Never will understand why the writers decided to kill any character development from cotten trip to japan it strengthen him and hanks relationship well. I dont mind cotton dying like a cheeky wholesome smug asshole but this is just a huge regress back to season 1 cotton.
According to the writers. Fox did not want there to be season long growth anymore and that’s why a lot of characters seemed to have regressed. Luanne is another one which seems to have regressed to not being able to handle anything from anyone anymore.
Another thing is that since DeeDee left him, maybe he went back to his old hating ways. I totally agree that cotton losing his development sucks though because this was not fun to see. I don’t like cotton but season 6 really had some good moments for him
@@RadicalJawzFunnyMomentsFOX ruining something good. Why am I not surprised?
@@ZeldaEd123 yup. Quite sad actually. I hope the reboot is allowed to keep its character development.
@@RadicalJawzFunnyMoments In addition to this, Mike Judge and Greg Daniels were no longer showrunners by this point, and they were the ones who were behind most of the character development from the early seasons. It's also a reason why many character's backstories were retconned, such as Peggy's parents being changed to ranchers from Montana.
@RadicalJawzFunnyMoments hopefully the reboot will do justice to that style of storytelling. It sounded like such a great concept having characters grow and develop. King of the hill is special because it an animated sitcom that is presented in such a realistic way with humor thats more based on hillarious personalities rather than slapstick or being involved in absurd scenarios. A continuous narrative would be excellent for a series like this
I like that. She got the last word to spite Cotton from beyond the grave by telling Hank he loves him. Which Cotton hates love and its for sissies. One can imagine Cotton got one last look of Mr. Reaper, with Peggy's face, wordlessly winking at him before putting the hood back on before taking him to Hell.
I always look at moments like these when people rag on Peggy too much for being self absorbed. When it matters she defends her own and loves her family.
i never thought she was a bad person, she was an imperfect person. That isnt a crime.
@@isiahs9312 if you took the whole series into analysis I'm sure i'd find an annoying peggy moment or too. But she was much more fun than anything else
Anyone else think Peggy used reverse psychology?
well yeah
I do think her end goal was getting cotton to accept dying, though I doubt she realized Cotton would be able to do it on the spot given the surprise on her face.
0:30 Nanomachines, son.
Literally one of the handful of times that Peggy was actually clever in getting what she wanted...and it was for a man's death and inadvertently.
I think Hank knew she was lying...that slight moment of hesitation. But on some level, it's what he needed to move on.
He may not have had the love of his father, or a healthy childhood, but the family he has now loves him and is very happy
Hank: I should have been here.
Peggy: No, no, you shouldn't have!
Me: Peggy sounded worried that Cotton would come back alive again if Hank was there!
I was honestly confused how throughout the series, it seemed as if Cotton and Hank’s relationship had strengthened, only for it to all come crashing down with this episode. I almost think the events that took place earlier in this episode almost hinted at Cotton going insane, not the comedic crazy that he was throughout the series, but insane. Straight up.
Yeah I think the incident at the start of the episode is supposed to really hint at Cottons mental decline. Mistaking a hispanic chef as a Japanese soldier (and one he recognized from the war) and having a whole violent episode, when in his introduction to the series he was able to pin point Khans ethnicity flawlessly in spite of what Dale claimed.
Of course it's hard to pick up on that because whether he's lucid or delirious, Cotton consistently acts hostile and snappy.
Maybe unpopular opinion: I like Cotton's death and final moments with Hank better than Beatrice's death and final moments with Bojack.
Despite being the most conceited character in the show you can't deny Peggy's devotion to Hank
The irony of this scene is that for all his life, ppl either tried to kill or in his eyes "screw him over" which is why he lived for so long out of sheer stubbornness, but when told the opposite, he's so stubborn that he accepts the challenge and dies just to prove that nothing can get one over on him.
Truthfully, this was the only way proper way for Cotton Hill to die.
Anyone else think Peggy manipulated Cotton into "letting himself die early"?
There's more to cottons death than spite I think. He didn't sugar coat anything ever, and when peggy told him that, neither did she. He kicked the bucket out of respect.
He died as he lived......hating Hank's wife.
And hating in general😢
0:31 NANOMACHINES SON! They harden in response to physical trauma. You can't hurt me, Peggy"
A Japanese chief and Peggy were the ones that took down Cotton
Fucking fitting
cotton is and was the best character of the show
He was kinda stuck in a corner. Either die alone with only the woman he hated as company, or live forever with nobody on his side.
He might have thought he won, but nah.
He was in a no-win scenario of his own making
he really threw some shade at peggy in his last moments 😂
Episodes like this remind us just how different Cotton and Hank are, in terms of parenting:
Can you imagine Hank calling Bobby "a worthless loser" ?
He got pac-man eyes
I just like the fact Peggy has the nerve to confront cotton right before he dies
1:06 cottons last words
Peggy is probably the best character on this show. This was her best moment right next to punching Cotton.
How does that make her the best character? She’s no where near good. 🤣🤣🤣
I love how unflenching this is. Any other sitcom (especially animated) would have had him finally tell his son he loved him. But he's too damaged of a person and it wouldn't have made sense.
Peggy chewing Cotton out.
Can anyone imagine Hank doing the same to Peggy's mom?
Unfortunately no, Hank might disarm her verbslly maybe, but probably not a proper chew out. Honestly I was just thinking of what happen is Cotton met Peggy's Mom. Hell on earth most likely.
Ok listen, Peggy may have her moments but like this is a great Peggy moment
I honestly feel like part of the Cotton acts the way he does is because he WANTS people to toughen up and stand up to him. He's former military and military men are usually strict and harsh towards people in an in an effort to make them strong and enduring. It's their way of showing their support.
If you remember in the episode Nine Angry Men and a Lawnmower, at Hank's house, Cotton insulted Tilly and Hank rrmained silent. Cotton repeated his insult, emphasizing it in a tone that said he wanted Hank to defend his mother because real men defend their loved ones.
I ferl in this scene, Cotton wanted Peggy to say what was really on her mind because it would be the last time the two would ever speak and he didn't want her to censor herself. I can't help but feel Cotton had some respect for Peggy as he passed on.
Good-bye Cotton.
Say what you want about Peggy, but you have to admit, when she had the guts to stand up to Cotton to defend Hank really says a lot about how much her family means to her, regardless of how high her high opinion of herself is. Also, when you think about it, she kind of understands Cotton better than Hank does, and started having an antagonistic relationship with him ever since he taught her how to walk again and get her strength back (though, one may argue that he only did that for Bobby's sake). It's just a shame though that she had to lie to Hank about Cotton's true feelings about him towards the end, though I do think Cotton has a valid point about Peggy not being good enough to be married to Hank, he's too good for her (and quite honestly, I don't even know how Hank puts up with her at times).
Hank married someone like his dad but Peggy loved him instead of hated him.
Why don’t feel like hangkshould’ve been man enough to stand up to cotton this time and tell him that he has ruined his life and spent his time making it worse and he ruined everything and then I hope he never sees them again. Hank should’ve left his father along time ago cause in the end cotton really is a Soul les
S bastard
I think part of what makes it work is that Hank still loves Cotton because Hank is a better person than Cotton. And Hank hating Cotton would have been giving Cotton what he wanted; with Hank still loving him despite all the abuse, he denies Cotton what he wanted, and has the moral high ground in doing it
This disappointed me when it first premiered, Cotton and Hank never shared a moment in this episode. Even after all they've been through over 10 seasons looked like it was at least a mutual relationship.
Spite keep him alive and die to spite someone
I always felt that maybe they had exaggerated Cotton's worst traits, because we have seen that he had shown some niceness to folks, even to Hank every once in a while, like when they were at the casino or that they always go out together to get a tree. And of course he still cared about his 2nd wife, and Good Hank and Bobby as well, so we know he's not that cold hearted
But I always wonder why they made him extra aggressive here. Although I wonder, since the accident, I had thought that maybe over time, the reason he acted this way was because of his age, getting senile and therefore his worst traits are magnified, which can happen sometimes with old folks.
I feel this scene encompasses both characters at their best.
Cotton, hating Hank’s wife because at the end he doesn’t think she is good enough for Hank(which might show Cotton has SOME semblance of care for Hank) and willing himself to die JUST to spite her
Peggy, having Hank’s back the entire time. Telling him to die before saying I hope you live forever with your own misery. Before spiting Cotton by telling Hank he said something he never would
If the Joker would respect this scary old man
What an anticlimactic death, too.
Most deaths are very ordinary.
@@tubekxb I never really thought of that but I suppose you are right. Death is the most ordinary thing in the world.
As a fan of The Shining, I love that Cotton is in Room 237.
I miss Cotton
I think it was wrong for peggy to do that. Unless she works with hank on accepting the way Cotton TRULY was and when Hank is at a good enough mindset to tell him the truth.
“Are you finished?”
You NEVER mess with Cotton. He has powers and has proven that to the end.
Mr reaper can you please puy your hood back on
I honestly expected Peggy to say “Hank has always loved *me*” after Cotton literally said she should be the one dying because she wasn’t good enough for Hank, but the fact she focused on him insulting her husband and defended him and called out Cotton for his behavior says a lot about how much she loves him
R.I.P.
Cotton Hill
September 1, 1927 - November 11, 2007
I do not know if hank's mom is still alive
Something inside of me tells me Hank would know better than to believe Peggy but somehow deep down he knows it isn't true. But at least Cotton's finally resting.
Honestly I can't believe Hank bought Peggy's lies about Cotton actually being decent and saying he loved him when he passed.
anyone else notice his room number is 237, like in the Shining?
Peggy showing 350 level iq here 😂
"HA! Got her right where I want her"
*dies*
Heh heh heh...
I wish Peggy showed a mini celebration that she tricked cotton into dying.
No frickin way! He died in Room 237? Either that is really good coincidence or the writers knew they just did a “Shining” reference.
I don't get why people hate Peggy Hill. Sure, she has an annoying ego, but here she proves that she is a loving wife who won't let alone, not even a dying old man, make Hank miserable.
She kidnapped a Mexican girl, and also kept sneaking in cocaine to jail.
@@stnrodriguez Those things were accidental!
@@nathanseper8738Stop defending a shitty narcissistic character. If Hank was the narcissistic one, I bet you’d hate him.
This was the scene that made me forgive all of Peggy's bullshit in the show.