There are things you expect from a sitcom starring Kevin James - a shlubby dude with an out-of-his-league wife, a laugh track punctuating some pretty cringey one-liners, etc.
And then there are things you don't expect.
Like, say, swift and brutal deaths being laughed off with a callous brutality more common to Game of Thrones than CBS sitcoms.
Yes, if you watched last night's episode of Kevin Can Wait, you may have been among the many viewers who were stunned by this very thing.
The fashion in which the show killed off the main character's wife, Donna, played by Erinn Hayes, in order to replace her with Leah Remini?
Let's just say the word savage wouldn't be a stretch.
The swapping of actresses was not unexpected, as Remini co-starred in James' first sitcom, King of Queens, and made a cameo on Kevin Can Wait.
In fact, it was her appearance on Season 1 of KCW that was so well-received that producers quickly made the decision to replace Hayes with her.
And then there are things you don't expect.
Like, say, swift and brutal deaths being laughed off with a callous brutality more common to Game of Thrones than CBS sitcoms.
Yes, if you watched last night's episode of Kevin Can Wait, you may have been among the many viewers who were stunned by this very thing.
The fashion in which the show killed off the main character's wife, Donna, played by Erinn Hayes, in order to replace her with Leah Remini?
Let's just say the word savage wouldn't be a stretch.
The swapping of actresses was not unexpected, as Remini co-starred in James' first sitcom, King of Queens, and made a cameo on Kevin Can Wait.
In fact, it was her appearance on Season 1 of KCW that was so well-received that producers quickly made the decision to replace Hayes with her.
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