The Genuine Ken Show Has a Winner

Last I tuned in to Genuine Ken: The Search for the Great American Boyfriend was for its hilarious debut episode, in which a bunch of softies and goons did things for no apparent reason. But! A winner has just been crowned — the finale is still streaming on Hulu — and the prize the Ken-testants were competing for has at last been revealed. That’s right, football player Kurtis, “Dreamer Ken,” has stolen the title away from lifeguard/cheerleader Chris, “Compassionate Ken,” who had seemed like a shoo-in for his dollishly pretty face. This is huge. Sort of like Kurtis himself! And the prize he landed — which was notably not mentioned anywhere on the website or during the show (at least not its first episode) — is “a modeling contract with Mattel, and a one-of-a-kind doll made in his likeness.”