Treme - May 2011 Episode Synopsis

MAY EPISODES

Episode #12: “Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky”
Debut: SUNDAY, MAY 1 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Other HBO playdates: May 1 (midnight), 3 (2:20 a.m.), 4 (midnight), 5 (10:00 p.m.) and 12 (9:00 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: May 2 (10:00 p.m.), 6 (11:00 p.m.), 7 (9:00 p.m.) and 14 (8:00 p.m.)
Antoine (Wendell Pierce) decides to form a band; Vincent Abreu (Ned Bellamy) drops a suspicious death case on Toni (Melissa Leo); Hidalgo (Jon Seda) makes lucrative connections; Sonny (Michiel Huisman) realizes playing music on the street is a dead end.
Written by David Simon; directed by Tim Robbins.

Episode #13: “On Your Way Down”
Debut: SUNDAY, MAY 8 (10:00-11:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: May 8 (midnight), 10 (1:30 a.m.), 11 (midnight) and 12 (10:00 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: May 9 (10:00 p.m.), 13 (11:00 p.m.), 14 (9:00 p.m.) and 21 (8:00 p.m.)
LaDonna (Khandi Alexander) confronts the return of the crime problem; Sofia (India Ennenga) channels her father’s YouTube rants; Toni takes the Abreu case; Janette (Kim Dickens) and Albert (Clarke Peters) apply for Road Home money; Sonny barely escapes arrest.
Written by James Yoshimura; directed by Simon Cellan Jones.

Episode #14: “Santa Claus, Do You Ever Get the Blues?”
Debut: SUNDAY, MAY 15 (10:00-11:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: May 15 (midnight), 17 (1:35 a.m.), 18 (midnight) and 19 (10:00 p.m.), and June 2 (8:00 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: May 16 (10:00 p.m.), 20 (11:00 p.m.), 21 (9:00 p.m.) and 28 (8:00 p.m.)
Aunt Mimi (Elizabeth Ashley) and Davis (Steve Zahn) form a record company and sign rapper Katey Red; Janette makes her dramatic departure from Restaurant Brulard; Antoine reluctantly lands a teaching job.
Story by Eric Overmyer & Lolis Eric Elie; teleplay by Lolis Eric Elie; directed by Alex Zakrzewski.

Episode #15: “Slip Away”
Debut: SUNDAY, MAY 22 (10:00-11:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: May 22 (midnight), 24 (2:00 a.m.), 25 (midnight) and 26 (10:00 p.m.), and June 2 (9:00 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: May 23 (10:00 p.m.), 27 (11:00 p.m.) and 28 (9:00 p.m.), and June 4 (8:00 p.m.)
Lt. Colson (David Morse) questions the quality of police investigations; Janette lands at Le Bernardin; Annie (Lucia Micarelli) tries composing; Aunt Mimi gets a track from rapper Mannie Fresh, while Davis discovers a new talent; Sofia lands an internship in Councilman Oliver Thomas’ office.
Story by David Simon & Mari Kornhauser; teleplay by Mari Kornhauser; directed by Rob Bailey.

Episode #16: “Feels Like Rain”
Debut: SUNDAY, MAY 29 (10:00-11:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: May 29 (midnight) and 31 (1:45 a.m.), and June 1 (midnight) and 2 (10:00 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: May 30 (10:00 p.m.) and June 3 (11:00 p.m.), 4 (9:00 p.m.) and 11 (8:00 p.m.)
Hidalgo does a favor for Councilman Thomas; Antoine appoints a straw boss; Janette learns that Jacques (Ntare Mwine) is in trouble; Sofia has a realization; John Hiatt and Henry Butler perform.
Story by Eric Overmyer & Tom Piazza; teleplay by Tom Piazza; directed by Roxann Dawson.

Source: HBO