Photograph by Warrick Page\/HBO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nI also really liked the scenes involving the bathtub Magic buys for his mother. It\u2019s a luxury tub with jets and whatnot, but Magic\u2019s act of charity is rebuffed by his mother, who is frustrated by Magic\u2019s inability to get her attention in a normal conversation. In a later conversation regarding the tub, Magic\u2019s father reminds her that his \u201cAll the time he has left is forever\u201d attitude is like she was when she was younger. Magic\u2019s not entirely free of fault, though: he spends most of the episode flaunting his wealth and trying to punish Cookie for dating the manager of a shoe store, who for the time being appears to see her as more than a trophy. Magic\u2019s arrogance is at an all-time high, and it\u2019s really starting to push away the people who cared so much for him and cheered him on as he got to this place.<\/span><\/p>\nWe get a final (for now) confrontation between Red and Buss, and the slightly-taller Buss steps up to Red and regurtitates Red\u2019s own earlier words against him: he\u2019s going to cut his heart out, beat him with it, and eradicate any memory of the Celtics. It\u2019s a terrific monologue, and only intensifies my excitement for the clash. <\/span><\/p>\nThe episode closes with Buss getting on a desk and delivering a stirring speech to take the Lakers to \u201cThe Promised Land,\u201d only for West to state that the only piece that doesn\u2019t fit is him, handing a resignation letter to Buss. The final shot is Buss scoffing into the camera. I love this, because Buss is now full throttle and I believe he will convince West to remain with the Lakers in some capacity, and West will rediscover his passion for the sport. There was a lot happening in this episode, and even with a full hour time slot for <\/span>Winning Time<\/span><\/i>, I feel like there\u2019s still so much more to explore.\u00a0<\/span> \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The following contains spoilers for\u00a0Winning Time S1E2, \u201cIs That All There Is?\u201d (directed by Jonah Hill, written by Rodney Barnes and Max Borenstein) Winning Time\u2019s second episode, \u201cIs That All There Is?\u201d shows that all there is\u2026is quite a bit.\u00a0 One thing I love about Dr. Buss is that he\u2019s not the magician of business […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":175,"featured_media":243549,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[6,4803],"yoast_head":"\nWinning Time S1E2: "Is That All There Is?" --- How 'Bout I Call You Magic? | TV Obsessive<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n