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Sneaky Pete season 3 on amazon

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Since I posted mini-reviews of past seasons, I will just keep it going, although few others seem to be watching this.

Season 3 showed up recently. The set-up for season 1 was Marius, a con man released from jail, who pretended to be another convict, Pete, in order to hide out with Pete's family at their farm. Endless complications ensued, as Pete's family had their own set of crooked dealings. Season 1 had a very satisfying story arc. Season 2 rebooted with a new set of problems focused on Pete's family and their secrets.

Now I'm halfway into season 3. Marius is facing a new set of challenges, Pete's cousin Julia now knows he is not really Pete, but they are forced to work together on another big con, which is necessary to finance an even bigger con. Meanwhile, various subplots are simmering among Pete's family, as various infidelities in the past have proven to have large consequences. I am, as usual, much enjoying the con game duplicity, while some of the family stuff seems to be veering a bit into soap opera. Nevertheless, it is highly bingeable and I look forward to seeing it all play out.

Of note, one of the minor characters is played by the late great Ricky Jay, and it saddens me a bit, as I doubt I will see him in anything else after this.

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Thanks for the recommedation ... - reelsmith. 05:52:19 05/22/19 (0)
I am half through season 3.

Great show.

I don't binge watch ...no more than three episodes a night. But, this one has me looking forward to TV time.

Best series I've watched since Shameless.

Dean.

reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
Binge watched Season 3, still holds up as an excellent series, IMO. - Audiophilander 11:53:42 05/14/19 (0)
The follow-up to Season 2 is stronger, closer to Season 1 in respect to strong story building and motivations, with excellent character development with Giovani Ribisi's definitive confidence man character in top form. The only notable difference is that there seems to be a bit less acted-on graphic violence than I recall from last season, which is fine because this story requires more threatened violence.

In this series, where there are minor inconsistencies, it's due to unresolved plot points that are hinted at, but never fully fleshed out. For instance (this isn't a spoiler since it doesn't serve to advance the plot in any way), Pete/Marius's suspicious parole officer places more demands for his parolee to prove employment at their next scheduled meeting, then we never see them meet again nor anything being done to fix this perceived problem. So, this is basically just a distraction. Given the unraveling family dynamic crucial to the central plot, this wasted scene seems like a road bump with little or no purpose.

This side track was pretty much the exception. Most other aspects of the plot and character development are well constructed plot points important to the story arc; story padding being kept to a minimum. In short, I think the 3rd season of Sneaky Pete is worth the time. The series has a fair number of surprises that rely on logical behavior more than coincidence, great characters and good pacing. Recommended! Four cat-paws.

Cheers,
AuPh

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