Alright I have been a big fan of Staged since it first came out, but I was really late to finding out about the third season. I might have written about it before, but to sum up I thought that the first season was great, the premise for the second was fine but poorly executed. And I thought the third season was amazing!
The season opens with the boys getting back together to do a radio play, very similar to the first season. But then at the end of the second episode Michael storms off and episodes three to five are actually documentary footage of them working on the season, trying to pull it together with everyone leaving. A lot of it is about how to do new things while still staying true to the original idea/concept of the show. And it culminates in a live show where they improvise "A Christmas Carol." And very sweetly, they decide to end the show.
This was so fun, the season gives plenty of time to Michael and David while still letting their wives (particularly Georgia) and other minor characters shine. It hits a really good balance where the banter is funny and the other characters actually play a role in the plot. It also doesn't rely on Michael and David fighting the way season two did, instead has them trying to work together to pull off one last season.
It's so good, highly recommend the whole show, but particularly this season. It's short, only 6 episodes, but they're all excellently crafted.
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