TV #4 of 2019:
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, season 3
Episode by episode this series is as strong and hilarious as ever, but the season-long plots and character arcs seem like they’re getting sloppier as it goes along. Promising ideas fizzle out, people make some fairly major life decisions with little build-up, and the season is just overall telling a much less coherent story than I know this show can provide. The original music numbers remain top-notch and the writers are still grappling with mental health issues in a mature and nuanced way, but it all feels less momentous than it should for being the batch of episodes where the title figure finally gets her medical diagnosis.
★★★★☆
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