"A Trusty Steed" is the second episode of the first 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 0.794 million household viewers and gained a 0.4 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
Gamby (Danny McBride) and Russell (Walton Goggins) meet in the woods outside the high school, where they plan their next move against Brown (Kimberly Hébert Gregory).
At night, Gamby visits Russell at his house, discovering that he is married to a woman named Christine (Susan Park), and is also forced to care for his mother-in-law, Mi Cha (June Kyoto Lu).
She explains that Saysong's investigation concluded that while Gamby and Russell have their flaws, they are trustworthy and she considers them to be excellent vice principals for her.
Club gave the episode a "B+" grade and wrote, "The series premiere was fun but wanting; 'A Steady Heed' sees the show finding its gloriously unhinged footing.
"[4] Andrew Lapin of Vulture gave the episode a 3 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Whatever Russell's sinister plans may be, it doesn't seem like anything is destined to end well for these pair of second bananas.
"[5] Nick Harley of Den of Geek gave the episode a 3.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Just to hammer home how despicable Gamby and Russell act in this episode, the half hour ends with Dr. Brown complimenting the VPs' work ethic, then the men mock her while she prays, but the whole thing is sort of led by Russell.
Goggins and McBride make a great comedy team, and I hope to see it continue improvement into the coming episodes.