BaptisteDeburau

With the exception of a few episodes of the first two seasons, where my wife and I skipped some scenes because we couldn't stand the excessive and meaningless chatter anymore, we really enjoyed the series and especially the characters. Unlike another reviewer, we think Ayo especially is a fantastic actress. Her facial expressions in the scene with the great Oliver Platt in one of the episodes of this 3rd season were so brilliant, I could rave on and on about her. They didn't give her anything meaningful to say, but she made the most of her screen time. The only actor hard to watch is Abby Elliott for me. She seems constantly overtaxed.

But the reason I am writing this: With this 3rd season we have our fair share of problems. We had to skip dozens of scenes because we couldn't stand the pointless chatter any longer. There is no plot whatsoever. The scenes too often seem improvised instead of being written in a purposeful manner. It's annoying and a waste of time. We're starting to feel like we're watching a really bad soap opera with great actors whose talents are wasted. There is no character development, no moving the needle. We're about to let it rest a while. We don't have much time to watch anything these days and after this episode (with one about Sugar to follow), we're really tired of it.

We sincerely hope this show gets back on track with the 4th season. One little suggestion: Have a dramatic arc in place! Geesh!