This is a spoiler-free review of ‘Review’ Season Three.

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So they really cut Review short huh? Three episodes. I actually thought the show was still airing. But nope. That’s it. Less than the length of a movie. Because nobody was watching it, the adventures of Forrest MacNeil will have to live on in our hearts. I wrote a first impressions for this season of Review which is laughably almost half the season.

Andy Daly’s Forrest is a character we can all relate to in some form or another. You kind of have to admire his steadfast ignorance in following his own moral compass no matter the consequences. He just can’t see the forest for the trees, so to speak.

Daly plays this character from his highest highs to his lowest lows, and as absurd as this show can get, he’s almost a believable person, almost. I mean no one in their right mind would do the things Forrest does, but his dedication to his job is admirable, if a little foolhardy. Okay, a lot foolhardy. Just like previous seasons each episode is a laser focussed twenty two minutes of comedy usually covering 3 to 4 reviews of life itself.

The results of seasons prior all add up into something spectacular. Please folks. It’s not hyperbole. Review had some of the funniest callbacks in all of television. What you think is a one-off gag could come back an episode (or a season) later. It’s a show you really need to watch from the beginning, like Walter White’s Scarface transformation, to witness Forrest’s own destruction.

Although I didn’t know it at the time, Review’s series finale is particularly fitting for Forrest. I won’t spoil it here, but know it’s totally in tone with the show’s sense of dark comedy. It all comes to a head.

If you’ve never seen Review, now’s the perfect time to jump in. I mean it’s already cancelled, just do it already. Each episode is so fast and addictive, you won’t be able to stop at just one.

Verdict: Consistently gold as ever. The is a fitting send-off for the series.

 

Where to watch: US: Comedy Central