Every Episode Of Tiger King Ranked
6. Episode One - Not Your Average Joe
The premiere episode of Tiger King doesn't get quite as high a spot as you might expect, but that isn't because it isn't absolutely insane - oh, good god it really is. It's more because it acts as something of an establishing shot of the vast landscape that is the upcoming insanity that is Joe Exotic and Tiger King in general. This is you getting to dip your toe into the water and thinking "Oh, I can deal with this, it won't be so bad." Before you jump in head first and bam! It was somehow solid concrete and not water the entire time.
Not Your Average Joe raises a bunch of questions right from the get go. The biggest one for a lot of us - especially those of us outside The States - was "Seriously? You can just keep a bunch of tigers in an enclosure and there's no law against it?" The next big follow up question was "You're telling us...that this human being...called Joe Exotic...actually exists and he isn't a goddamn cartoon?" another one was "He records songs too?!" and finally "Why is that dude not wearing a shirt whilst being interviewed?!"
Sure, there's a whole lot of crazy in the first episode, but Jesus that's nothing compared to what follows...