Ep 10. Last Christmas

Jimmy Chance and his oddball family return for the third season of Raising Hope with their latest holiday special event in "Last Christmas." The episode marks the show's tenth installment of its third season and brings forth a heartwarming Christmas experience for fans of the series.

As the title suggests, the episode is set during the Christmas season, and the Chance family is doing everything they can to make the holiday extra special. As usual, there are some unexpected surprises in store for them.

At the beginning of the episode, Virginia still hasn't put up her Christmas decorations due to Jimmy's reluctance to help her. Meanwhile, Burt and his buddies have a new hobby of collecting antique coins and spending their days discussing them. Sabrina is swamped with her work at the store, which leaves Jimmy and his cousin Mike to take on some of the Christmas duties.

Mike's arrival in town leads to some awkwardness in the Chance family. Jimmy's mother, Virginia, is insistent that they forgive Mike for abandoning them at their mother's funeral. It becomes clear that Mike needs the Chances' forgiveness, and we see his struggle to earn it as the episode progresses.

The Chance family eventually decorates their house with various Christmas decorations, including a giant Christmas tree. However, it doesn't take long for the family's decorations to start falling apart, leaving them scrambling to get everything back in order in time for Christmas.

As the holiday season progresses, the Chance family starts to realize that they don't need fancy decorations or expensive gifts to be happy. They are content with simply having each other around. However, not everything goes smoothly as Sabrina's parents show up to disrupt the Chance family's plans for Christmas dinner. Virginia has a confrontational encounter with Sabrina's mother over the cooking duties for dinner.

As the tensions rise, Jimmy and his father, Burt, take the opportunity to use their coin collecting as a way to bring the family back together. It's a heartwarming scene that showcases the bond the family has, despite everything that's happened in the past.

The episode wraps up with the Chance family finally enjoying a peaceful Christmas dinner, surrounded by love and happiness. Even Mike, who was once ostracized, is welcomed back into the family fold. It's a touching conclusion to a heartwarming episode that shows the importance of family, forgiveness, and kindness during the holiday season.

In summary, Raising Hope's "Last Christmas" is a heartwarming Christmas episode that provides a perfect balance of comedy, warmth, and holiday spirit. It's an enjoyable episode that will leave fans of the series feeling all warm and fuzzy inside. It's an episode that showcases the importance of family during the holiday season and how even the most dysfunctional of families can put aside their differences and come together for a happy and memorable Christmas.