I loved season 1 and 2 and really, really wanted to like season 3.
Of course the actors are still great and deserve all the awards in the world. Also the production, the costumes, the music, everything was great. Everything but plot and character development.
I didn't understand how or why did Rose let go of her inheritance, it was just so completely out of character. One minute she was complaining about not having enough money, and the next she let go of her family fortune to support a newfound feminist spirit. Just not very believable for me.
Perhaps I could buy Abe turning into an angry socialist all of a sudden, because it's the Sixties, right? But certainly not a theatre critic. I get that he was a very educated man, that he read a lot and knew many things, even about theatre, but he was a mathematician, and writing a good article doesn't make you a journalist or a critic.
I'm not sure about Susie either, she didn't strike me as the kind of person who could become a gambler, but her story was certainly better written, since she is not a supporting character like Abe and Rose.
Sophie Lennon's story was probably the only really funny one of the season. Both Jane Lynch and Cary Elwes were amazing.
All of the other story-lines were trying too hard to be funny and mostly failed.
Lenny Bruce's short appearance was brilliant and melancholic as usual. The character is so charismatic and sweet at the same time. Episode 5 was my favourite of the season, the final part with Lenny and Midge was just perfect in every aspect.
I was a little bored by Joel and his interactions with Midge. I liked him much more with Mei.
The real let-down, though, was the last episode, with Midge's debut at the Apollo. It ruined the whole season for me. I will never understand how in the world could she be so thoughtful and kind with Shy on the boat, and also later, in keeping his secret with all of his entourage, and then so totally tactless and/or clueless on stage at the Apollo, in front of so many people, for god's sake. I'm not sure if Reggie was tricking her, because he was jealous of her friendship with Shy, or not, but I don't care. She is supposed to be a very smart young woman, with a bright mind, what the heck was she thinking? I don't even know if she thought it was ok with the audience that he was gay, that they really knew, after Shy begged her not to tell anything to anyone because no one could know, or if she truly thought she was just making innocent and funny jokes. And I don't know which one is worse, really. That's not the Midge we knew and loved.
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