10 episodes in and this is already shaping to be the best season yet. Season 3 is a little bit shorter than your typical full-length season would be at just 16 episodes. There isn't one ongoing story arch that lasts the entire run like in the next three seasons. You can downgrade Season 3 because of that, but one thing that this season has over any other is how consistent it is. Season 3 is full of great episodes like "Soulmates" that feel more like stand-alone episodes rather than being part of one extended story.
The episode is centered around Leslie trying to get back in the dating market and decides to use a dating website called HoosierMate (love the play on words). When Leslie finds out she is 98 percent compatible with someone, a "soulmate" rating, she is shocked to learn that it is actually Tom. This storyline is a little silly, but very funny to watch Tom take advantage of this scenario and make fun of her for it. There are a lot of classic Tom lines in this episode including what he likes to call different foods. Without spoiling anything it makes a lot of sense why they would match which is revealed at the end of the episode. The ending is also great which involves a flower mural which I won't spoil, but it is one of the more underrated and sweetest moments of the season.
As good as the main storyline is, it just does not compare to the great side-plot which revolves around Ron and Chris competing on who can make the more tasty burger. I think this storyline represents what make's Chris and Ron's character so funny and explores just how different they really are from each other. We see everyone visit Grain 'n Simple, where Chris buys all his "healthy" food. Ron treats it like a state zoo, and I love the part where one of the employees asks him to try their "100% meatless veggie bacon," and Ron throws them in the trash one at a time. I also love when Chris asks Andy what his favorite food is and he replies: skittles in between two starbursts, which he calls "Andy's mouth surprise." We see everyone go to Ron's favorite place to shop "Food N' Stuff" where he gets all his food, and most of his stuff.
Overall, "Soulmates" is a very funny episode that has a great main story and an even better B-story. The episode really showcases what is so great about Tom's Chraracter, and also just how different Ron and Chris are from one another. There really aren't two characters who are just a like in this show, which is one of the reason's why I love it so much.
