Ms. Wakefield (King of the Hill)

Ms. Wakefield is the second episode of the ninth season of mh:besttvshows:King of the Hill. It was written by J.B. Cook and directed by Allan Jacobson. This is the last Christmas special of the series.

Plot
When previous resident of the Hill residence Ruby Wakefield stops by, Hank offers her a tour of the house. When she sees Bobby's room, she remembers her twin sister dying of a heart attack in the house. She then tries to convince Hank to let her die in his house peacefully which he says no. Not wanting to give up, she tries to get into the house to have her wish fulfilled whether or not the Hill family want her to.

Why It Sucks

 * 1) The episode tries to make Hank look bad for not wanting Ms. Wakefield to die in his house. All of the neighbors act judgmental toward him for kicking her out of the house. It's not like there was any misunderstanding between them because Hank told them that she wanted to die in his house. Hank rightly says, "If she tried to break into your house and die you'd do the same thing."
 * 2) *Bill says that Hank should make a compromise with Ms. Wakefield which is a non-answer that helps nobody.
 * 3) When Hank calls the police to take away Ms. Wakefield, they act like he's evil for wanting an elderly woman being arrested even though she's trespassing his property.
 * 4) *During the Christmas party when the guests see Hank struggling to remove Ms. Wakefield from his property, they guilt trip him to let her stay at the party. Even Peggy changes her mind for whatever reason. Hank even tells her that she can die in the house which feels out of character for him because he would never let others influence his opinions if they were clearly in the wrong.
 * 5) The subplot of Dale finding the perfect Christmas gift for Nancy leads nowhere. Dale's presentation to Ms. Wakefield on why she should die in his basement is also filler.
 * 6) Ms. Wakefield is a terrible person who acts unreasonably throughout the episode.
 * 7) *She wants to die during the holiday season which makes the entire Hill family and later the guests during the Christmas party feel uncomfortable.
 * 8) *She tries to break into the house when Bobby is alone and ends up making him being frightened for his life.
 * 9) *She tries to make Hank look like a monster who would abuse an old woman.
 * 10) *She fakes her own obituary just so the Hill family leave their guards down so she can break inside the house when they aren't home. This also makes Hank feel guilty for yelling at her the night before her "death".
 * 11) Plot hole: When Ms. Wakefield breaks into the Hill residence when they're away buying a vest for Ladybird for the Christmas party, why didn't Ladybird alert the neighborhood that someone broke into the house?
 * 12) Hank's friends and neighbors never apologize for judging him.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Somewhat good ending: Ms. Wakefield decides to not ruin Hank's Christmas party and decides to visit another time to die. Hank lets her stay for Secret Santa and tells her that she can visit anytime she likes as a guest, but not to die.
 * 2) The disapproving look Hank gives to Bobby when he tells Ms. Wakefield that Ladybird wore underwear to pretend she's a Calvin Klein model is funny.
 * 3) Having part of the episode be like a horror movie when the Hill family looks for Ms. Wakefield is a good idea.

Reception
Despite receiving a IMDb score of 7.4/10, many fans consider this one of the worst episodes of the show because of the way Hank was treated for having common sense.