I had heard of this show for quite a while yet never had the inclination to watch. But then, I had the opportunity to do so and basically binged all 3 seasons in a week. Once I was done I started to read the reviews and I must say I agree with many of them.

Obviously, this is a very well made show and season 1 is the best of course but season 2 also satisfied me with a neat and effective resolution. And then came 3 and as most will agree, this is 1 too many.

Not only was the premise of this show only based on one great idea which had ran its course but also, the tone and the characters changed drastically starting with season 3. The new story which is really a rehash of the previous one became too convoluted and felt like a reheated lasagna past its expiration date.

If they had started with a totally fresh story it might have worked but it felt too similar as if starting over with a slightly different approach could make things seem all new again.

I found season 3 to be quite painful to sit through because not only the delicious mystery present in 1 and 2 has vanished replaced by a sort of "dramedy" with the cast of characters seeming to struggle in their new quest to stay relevant.

If season 3 had been the first, it might not have suffered as much in comparison with the 2 great seasons that preceded it but coming after such amazing and groundbreaking work, 3 has an indisputable feeling of been there done that.

For this reason, even though I would rate season 1 a perfect 10 and season 2 a very strong 9, season 3 brings down my final rating to 6 stars. Still worth a watch but if you skip 3 altogether, you won't miss much of anything.