The first two seasons felt like tight thrillers. So far, S3 feels like a very dull lifetime drama. It's indicative that the credits sequence in E4 feels likes it from another show, after jokey nonsense with Jimmy and the girl the sweeping, epic tones of the theme feel completely mismatched from what we've just seen. There are no threats here, just vague corporate fluff with no charisma, memorable characters or dynamics.
Imagine if a virgin girl fell of a horse, a guy walks into her hospital room and says he wants to have sex with her - for no reason beyond her winning a rodeo. Doesn't really know her at all. The girl says she's in bad shape, worried about her back. The guy carries on anyway and shags her - and this scene was played for laughs? That's a gender reversal of what we're shown here as some misguided attempt at comedy. All I could think about during her kissing him was how much he would stink, as if he'd have a single flicker of libido in his post-surgical state. Cringe.
Then we have Kayce's kid wondering half naked into the woods. He once did similar and almost drowned in a river, but that's ok, haha! Let's just make out on a rock here by the river! Oh look a wolf, what about our son? Oh well, forget him, let's make out! It's just absurd. I have no idea what a scene like that was written for, most of these episodes have felt like "filler" so far.
Then we have a shoe-horned bit of action using the most clichéd, stereotyped biker gang ever filmed.
The most cringe, almost satire moment has to be Chief Rainwater (who's had nothing to do this season) wafting sage over his head after a <1minute meeting.
This episodes cringe profundity trophy goes to Kayce, saying "live each day like there's no tomorrow - one day you'll be right". Ugh.
Four episodes already and all that's happened is two guys killed in a trailer (dealt with), Jimmy fell off a horse (gets laid), clichéd bikers cut a fence (then go home). Wow, gripping stuff.
Imagine if a virgin girl fell of a horse, a guy walks into her hospital room and says he wants to have sex with her - for no reason beyond her winning a rodeo. Doesn't really know her at all. The girl says she's in bad shape, worried about her back. The guy carries on anyway and shags her - and this scene was played for laughs? That's a gender reversal of what we're shown here as some misguided attempt at comedy. All I could think about during her kissing him was how much he would stink, as if he'd have a single flicker of libido in his post-surgical state. Cringe.
Then we have Kayce's kid wondering half naked into the woods. He once did similar and almost drowned in a river, but that's ok, haha! Let's just make out on a rock here by the river! Oh look a wolf, what about our son? Oh well, forget him, let's make out! It's just absurd. I have no idea what a scene like that was written for, most of these episodes have felt like "filler" so far.
Then we have a shoe-horned bit of action using the most clichéd, stereotyped biker gang ever filmed.
The most cringe, almost satire moment has to be Chief Rainwater (who's had nothing to do this season) wafting sage over his head after a <1minute meeting.
This episodes cringe profundity trophy goes to Kayce, saying "live each day like there's no tomorrow - one day you'll be right". Ugh.
Four episodes already and all that's happened is two guys killed in a trailer (dealt with), Jimmy fell off a horse (gets laid), clichéd bikers cut a fence (then go home). Wow, gripping stuff.