Final Act: Villain's Luxury Redemption
It’s unfair to compare the second and third seasons with the first, because that debut arrived at the height of a global pandemic: it was an unprecedented hit fueled by the moment’s intensity and by the weight of its dilemmas and constructions. This time, though, the ending felt more like a settlement than a climax: the game wrapped up, the villain experienced a kind of light crisis of conscience, and in the final episode he offered a few token gestures of redemption. I’m still processing that conclusion — Cate Blanchett’s random appearance, for instance, came off less as an organic narrative choice and more as a luxury cameo meant to polish the finale. Overall, it didn’t derail the show, but it didn’t thrill either. It was just… fine.
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