I love the Postables, aka the dead letter department or Signed, Sealed and Delivered. It is a franchise that has always touched my heartstrings and I was thrilled to find out that we get to see more beyond the "I do's". The friendships and love in this series make this a must see for this romantic and as I think about it, of course they would tackle the after wedding, after honeymoon marriage.
Ten weeks, four days from I love you to forever...
A tale of three letters begins where The vows we have made left off...with Mr. And Mrs. O'Toole's honeymoon and subsequent return to the Dead Letter Office. The honeymoon was very Shane and Oliver...as was the plane ride home, but I kind of felt like the growing pains of them living together was a little out of character. But in true postables fashion, I really liked the recovery. A counselor, one of Norman's many cousins, helps the two find themselves and their stride as a married couple...and just in time.
"Lovers must learn how to become husbands and wives."
One of the things that is truly special about the postables is the camaraderie between the cast of characters and their continued storylines throughout the series. I loved seeing Norman and Rita's relationship continue to grow and flourish, as well as Oliver's father Joe in his continued support and love for his son. I'm thrilled that they have continued to keep the character of Ramon and I love his little shared pearls of wisdom.
"What do you think that letter said?"-Rita
"Enough."-Shane
The dead letter office tackles letters that were destroyed in a potential mailbox bomb, one or two of which involve their own office's Charley. I love that there is always a sweet sub story involving the lost letters and this movie was no exception. A teacher, who is having a bad day in her personal life, takes a hard stand with a student who acts out in anger. The teacher sends a harsh letter to the student, one which she now regrets. Through the love and compassion of the dead letter office, the teacher is offered a solution to her former student only receiving the harsh letter that she now regrets.
"The honeymoon is over and now it's time to get down to the business of being married."
As a romantic and a huge fan of Postables, I was thrilled with this film and particularly loved the beginning and the end. I highly recommend and think that fans will love this entry. I am really hopeful that there will be more...I can't wait to see the additions to both the O'Toole and Dorman families.
"I would go just about anywhere with you, Mr. O'Toole."-Shane.
