Watching Kevin Can Wait can be a true test of will. For 20 episodes and seven months, I've sat through about seven total hours of Kevin James' hit primetime sitcom. It's been well documented at this point that I've laughed once in these long, brutal months. I'm not doing this for fun. I'm doing this for Donna—the hard-working Gable matriarch who was unceremoniously killed and forgotten one episode later. These are the sacrifices journalists make in the name of truth.

But no episode of Kevin Can Wait has been as painful as Season Two, Episode 20 "Forty Seven Candles." The general plot is something to do with all these idiots throwing a birthday party in typical Kevin Can Wait fashion, but I've forgotten all of that because of two moments in these 21 minutes that I am now forced to take to my grave.

The first is during a conversation between the Simple Scandinavian Giant Rutger and Kevin, which might be the most problematic line of any Kevin Can Wait episode (and, let me tell you, the competition for this is fierce). Here's how Simple Scandinavian Giant Rutger describes King of Queens Star Leah Remini:

She's a woman of a certain age. Her body is starting to deteriorate. It's hard to hide that with lipstick. She tries though.

And, if this wasn't the most misogynistic joke you've heard since the #metoo movement began, Kevin immediately says that he bought a cake with her "fat face" on it.

Okay, this was bad, Kevin Can Wait! Anyone even remotely familiar with the last year in culture news should know why.

But, dear reader, I hate to say, this episode is only downhill from here.

First, a warning: If you've ever enjoyed music—particularly the work of the late, great Prince—please stop reading right now.

Have you stopped reading? Because, my God, you'll never be able to un-hear what's coming next.

Okay.

It's this:

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Yes, that's Kevin James, dressed in full Prince, singing an extremely Kevin James version of "Purple Rain." Thankfully, Prince and Donna never lived to see this.

RIP prince.

RIP music as a whole.

RIP Donna.

RIP my general happiness.

What's clear is Kevin Can Wait will go to any lengths to make me quit writing about this show and to drop my investigation into Donna's disappearance. And although I'm close to the edge, I will endure. No matter how many music icons Kevin James ruins, I'll be here Tuesday mornings fighting the good fight.

Matt Miller Culture Editor Matt is the Culture Editor at Esquire where he covers music, movies, books, and TV—with an emphasis on all things Star Wars, Marvel, and Game of Thrones.

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