Apres Hank, le Deluge (King of the Hill)

Après Hank, le Deluge is the fifteenth episode of the eighth season of King of the Hill. It was written by Aron Abrams and Gregory Thompson, directed by Michael Loya, and first aired on March 21, 2004.

Plot
During a flood in Arlen, Bill goes mad with power when he is forced to take up the role as a Shelter Leader, while Hank gets reviled for causing a minor flood.

Why It Sucks

 * 1) Bill is at his absolute worst in this episode as he takes advantage of the refugees' stupidity, makes them turn on Hank when he caused a minor flood and even keeps them in the shelter for some time after the flood has ended just to avoid going back to his lonely life.
 * 2) The episode is also a Hank torture porn as throughout the second half, he is constantly given crap for causing a small flood while given the responsibility not to let the dam burst and destroy all of south Arlen. Granted, the people who give him a hard time do have a right to be pissed since their homes got destroyed, along with a new outlet mall, but the treatment Hank gets comes across as if a child was whining about their toy being taken away and their homes and the mall getting destroyed would've happened anyway if Hank let the floodgates get overfilled.
 * 3) Piggybacking on the above, Everett, the guy who was supposed to operate the flood gates, abandoned his post and came to the shelter, yet the citizens are too stupid to condemn him for abandoning the flood gates and even defend him when Hank calls Everett out for his transgression.
 * 4) Just like Bill, Kahn is at his worst in this episode as he uses Bill to do whatever he wants at the shelter and when Bill turns on him, he uses Hank as a pawn to get back in his good graces.
 * 5) Neither Bill nor the townspeople who treated Hank horribly get any repercussions for their actions. The worst Bill gets is being strong-armed into letting the people go home long after the flood has ended and him going back to his pathetic life.
 * 6) The guy in charge of the flood gates doesn't think to call the shelter when Hank opened the gates in order to congratulate him, which would have vindicated Hank and also does not fire Everett for his incompetence.

The Only Redeeming Quality

 * 1) The side plots with Peggy getting shelter shock, Bobby, Joseph and Connie messing around in the school, and Dale trying to build an ark are pretty funny.

Reception
The episode was given a 7.4/10 on IMDb. However, many fans take greater issue with it for reasons mentioned above.