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What a shame. While the first episode was good, because it was an honest piece of reality show, the second episode disappoints with proving that it’s not: THE HASSELHOFFS is just one of those half scripted reality documentaries like the other ones I don’t see. At least I think it is. The whole story with the bet, how Hayley reacted to the Red Bull of her make-up artists, and how she found the video of David cheating on the bet on his phone? Come on, no one is believing that it really happened this way. And I haven’t forgotten the pet psychic who told David and Taylor, that Taylor’s dog told about David cheating on the bet? That was hilarious. For a sitcom, but not for a real life series, like A&E is promoting it.

The episode was much weaker than the premiere, because of it. The bet thing wasn’t interesting at all, and I wonder why the girls aren’t visiting Hoffspace, where the video of David cheating on the bet was already up for days (if it actually happened, if David actually uploaded it, if everything was actually real and stuff…). Anyway, it wasn’t fun, just ridiculous in so many ways. But at least the 22 minutes give something of a”moral of the bet”, so the episode isn’t that forgettable.

The thing with the dog was hilarious. First I can’t believe where all the tennis balls were coming from, and that Taylor called a psychic to talk to the dog, to know what’s up with that critter, and why it does annoy Taylor so much. Here I still believed that THE HASSELHOFFS was something real, but as soon as it showed Hayley on the HUGE set craving for Red Bull, I was rolling with my eyes (I have nothing against post-takes to get those kind of scenes, but the whole second half felt totally fake). But the episode got back to interesting when David talked to the dog how to hide the addiction. Here he makes fun of himself again, and he brings classy humor into the series with his ridiculous behavior, which was almost a waste of time here. But still hilarious.

Not really a good episode.Maybe THE HASSELHOFFS should get back to more realistic stuff. 5/10

Hayley cries: "Give my my Red Bull!"

Taylor brings in a psychic - David is shocked

Flashback to the 1990s (of my life): sitting in front of the TV with my family, watching KNIGHT RIDER weekdays in the evening. This is probably the reason why I’m still interested to know what David Hasselhoff is up to in his life, though I was never a fan of his music or BAYWATCH. The hamburger incident was a “highlight”, his MTV roast was hilarious, and now A&E accompanies him and his two daughters Taylor and Hayley – something I would have not expected when I’ve heard about the show for the first time a couple of months back.

The first episode was actually entertaining. David gives his mostly hilarious off-comments, mixed with his very own moral of the story (especially how he talked about seeing the fun part of his rehab days), and the episode actually focused on his two daughters rather than him. At the end it made the first episode very nice and somewhat touching, because it went on a road of the Hasselhoffs we don’t know anything about.

It was nice to realize that the reality series starts at a time, when Hayley got the part in HUGE, and it was somewhat ironic to see when she and David were talking about Hayley becoming a star with her own TV show, even though that TV show got already canceled after ten episodes, and I’m stuck with it after four of them. On the other hand, it was nice that I learned something from the sisters, which could make this whole reality show interesting: Hayley and Taylor, and their band – and David realizing that he can’t stop them (like he tried to convince Taylor to stay in school), but is still supporting Taylor in every step. Some scenes here were actually emotional and touching, which was a surprisingly nice shocker.

But Hayley… She kinda annoyed me already here. She cried on two occasions (and the episode only went for 22 minutes), and both of them were so suddenly and over the top, I was asking myself, if they weren’t acting it. But the closing moment with the two sisters was touching again. Hey, after all, they are sisters.

By the way: David calling himself the “German Elvis”, and not tired to mention that singing in front of millions in Berlin in a flickering jacket was pressuring? Hilarious. But a good introduction to the reality show. 8/10

Among people who listen to and laugh with David: Taylor

Hayley with hair extensions has to make a decision