Loudermilk – Season 3 Review

Tom’s back! But… so is Loudermilk’s cartoonishly bad dad. At least Memphis didn’t return! And neither did Brooke, the massage therapist. Man, why’d this show set up so many threads that never paid off? We obviously missed important scenes with Tom, given that the group knew he had been lying when he slumped back into the church yet we never saw them find out. Maybe it’s production issues that have been holding this show back. Whatever it is that’s going on, Season 3 feels a little rougher around the edges.

Season 3 does a better job of using Claire, though. She’s given more to do and has a great episode where she struggles to date someone who isn’t himself a recovering addict. It’s nice to be reminded of the show’s overarching theme instead of the AA group simply being an excuse to have a quirky ensemble cast. And speaking of the group, this season feels more like Mugsy’s show now than Loudermilk’s. Mugsy is the only one still tempted by alcohol and probably has the most to lose by succumbing to it.

As for Loudermilk, he’s just kind of… there. I liked the initial storyline with him needing to take care of his baby brother, but this devolved into that tired joke of two guys squabbling like a married couple, with Ben (my already least favorite character) playing the part of the nagging wife. And Loudermilk ignoring Mugsy’s distress in his most desperate time of need kinda rubbed me the wrong way, especially when the season ends with a big win for Loudermilk and Mugsy leaving the group. I know we’re not supposed to love Loudermilk, but I also shouldn’t want to hate him.

Reviewer

Clark
I love gaming so much, I wrote a book about it.

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Clark

I love gaming so much, I wrote a book about it.