18 photos in gallerySoooooo, everyone in this episode acted kind of like an ass. With the exception of Lemon. How times have changed. This time last year, I never would have guessed that Lemon would emerge from an episode as the only character for whom I had any sympathy — or who didn’t squander the sympathy I did have. (Okay, I am still sympathetic to Lavon, but his relationship with AB has proven to me that apparently I have a limit on how much AB I find enjoyable.) This whole thing was just full of people wearing their Bad Idea Jeans.
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In which Brick’s Brain Fog is revealed and dealt with in like 22 minutes flat, after 3 episodes of dancing around it. This season had been going so well — until about three episodes ago, when the forward motion of the plot shuddered to a slow crawl. I feel like we were treading water for the last approximately 130 minutes, between Zoe and HNW breaking up, and the final scene of this particular episode. I often compare this show to Greek — both are charming, with a cast of thousands confirmed to a small and insular community prone to big events, with a love triangle, and a variety of meetings of well-dressed ladies. (Plus, Carter Covington works/ed on both). But Greek was great at pacing the romantic events with other plot developments that had equally (or almost equally) high stakes, even if they were ostensibly fluffy and HoD, as much as I love it — and I am THRILLED it was renewed, trust — sometimes falters when Zoe’s love life isn’t actively driving the plot. Let’s meander our way through this one.
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In which the show continues to drag out the question: Listen, Does Tim Matheson Have a Deadly Brain Fog Or What? If the CW doesn’t renew Hart of Dixie and the entire show ends on a cliffhanger in which Tim Matheson’s brain is on the verge of exploding, my rage will be powerful.
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Look what’s back! And it brought really cute pants.
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So, after a couple of bum weeks, I am glad to report that HoD pulled it together for the season finale — and I am relieved that the show got renewed, given that this season ended on a bit of an emotional cliffhanger in terms of the longterm WHO WILL ZOE CHOOSE???? question. That being said, I was relieved to see her pull a Kelly Taylor and at least temporarily choose herself. This show is very charming and funny, but it also treats Zoe being single as a freakish and terrible thing, when, really, girlfriend could benefit from not having a boyfriend for a while. You’re a doctor with a great wardrobe, dude! Go out and make some friends other than Lavon (who I love) and a fifteen year old girl. Zoe should have A LOT more going on than just dithering between dudes. Being single at a wedding isn’t the end of the world; being single, period, is not a death sentence. Cultivate other interests!
And that’s advice that, actually, I think the show itself could take to heart over the break. It is funny and charming and I wholeheartedly recommend and enjoy it, while also wishing it was as adept at non-romantical storylines as it is at the lovey-dovey stuff. Again, look to Greek. REGARDLESS: YAY for the show being renewed, YAY for Jaime King’s VAST AND MASSIVE improvement as an actress this season (and Lemon’s turnaround as a character), and a big and enthusiastic YAY for the return of Shirtless Wade.
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