S03:E07 Big Fish

[Lone Wolf]

Well,

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considering that only one main character was killed off

 

and all the corruption that was discovered in Fall Brook, the door was wide open to continue the series although I'm glad they didn't; I've despised quite a few shows in my time but I don't think it's ever been based on the fact that so many characters were just unlikable. Not that it was their fault; they were all either stereotypes (pretty much every one of the leads) or unremarkable space-fillers (the preggo girl who became the manager of the strip club, Jackie's Fish Police boss/sponsor and the other guy she worked with on the boat).

Had they done a 4th season, I could've seen Charmaine and Osito rising to power and taking Frankie's place as the antagonists, maybe with more Lady Castro a la Griselda Blanco.

I'd have also killed off Renee early on

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(maybe in a hit orchestrated by Frawley in retaliation for Frankie's death)

, introduced Ray's sister to move in to help him raise the kids, and had Ray slide deeper and deeper into debauchery with CI's/witnesses/co-workers while becoming a semi-functional alcoholic which results in his death, either by screwing up on the job or eating his gun.   

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I was looking forward to saying that Rachel was going to have a long naked wait in bed for Frankie to come back, but the writers spoiled that for me by showing her freaking out when she saw the news. 

That's all I've got. Hasta luego, Hightown...to paraphrase Dr. Peter Venkman, I've hate-watched worse shows, but not many. Thanks.