"A Compassionate Man" is the fifth episode of the second season of the American dark comedy television series Vice Principals.
The series follows the co-vice principals of North Jackson High School, Neal Gamby and Lee Russell, both of which are disliked for their personalities.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 0.700 million household viewers and gained a 0.3 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
The episode received extremely positive reviews from critics, who praised the absurdist humor, character development, performances and tone.
As Robin walks through the house, he finds a disillusioned and drunk Christine in her master bedroom, and gets her to smoke marijuana with him.
Back at his house, Russell cleans up the mess and his wedding photo, while Christine sleeps.
[1] In its original American broadcast, "A Compassionate Man" was seen by an estimated 0.700 million household viewers with a 0.3 in the 18-49 demographics.
Club gave the episode an "A–" grade and wrote, "What's rather interesting about 'A Compassionate Man' is that Vice Principals continues to send Gamby and Russell down different paths.
"[4] Karen Han of Vulture gave the episode a perfect 5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "The party is a bombshell, and a particularly impressive one given the fact that it makes absolutely no headway as to what is ostensibly Vice Principals' main plot of figuring out who shot Gamby.