Not a very vibrant season, I guess I would say, in that months later now, there are few episodes that stand out well or that left a deep impression. I'd even forgotten that the three franchises had collaborated to do a cross-over trilogy, and I didn't think I'd forget an undertaking of that scale :lol:.
Worst ep? By miles, fathoms, leagues, was Vacation Getaway. What. A freakin. Waste.
Wasted a multi-ep build up, which in itself was rather unsatisfactory. Disappointing usage of Edward Furlong and Shane Casey. Seemed a missed opportunity to give Danny something more substantial to do. Whittled away half the ep's airtime in establishing what everybody already knew, and packed those finite precious minutes with what felt thin & extraneous fluffy flashy filler and slo-mo sequences to boot. Felt an unsatisfactory conclusion to the plot pivots that set up Casey's return. Wondered why they'd bothered. Felt an unsatisfactory end of a season when I wanted the finale to really stretch. I rarely begrudge the time I've chosen to spend watching a show, but in this instance I felt ripped off.
I know DLL were there to set the stakes, but they were so oversaturated. The case, the mandated forensic whodunnit, felt an irrelevant part of the hour. The whole pretense felt thin. A hunt & a chase and a cheap motive. Filled to brimming with death-defying illogic & bouncy villains :lol:.
Maya put it very well. It did prompt an incredibly visceral response :lol:. I was often bored or frustrated by NY this year, but this one. Ripped off. I want my hour back. I mostly just want better from a show I like. They give. I'm demanding. I want more. I want better. I want higher standards. :brickwall:. Just. A waste.
Honorable mentions of irritation to whole eps like Epilogue, Blacklist, Second Chances, and there were issues I had within parts of many others, but I think there were possibly also redeeming elements within the same that keep me listing extensively here. :lol:.