Love Victor Season Three Early Review

For our review of the last season of Love Victor, click here.

And with that Love Victor has come to an end. The decision to end the series after only three seasons was a baffling one to say the least and after having watched it, it is even more baffling. That being said, that decision kind of makes sense if only to allow its stars to move on to greater things. Regarding this third and final season, that abruptness could be felt throughout as it rushes to the finish line in less episodes than the first two seasons. Meanwhile, trying to tie up so many storylines within such a short period of time results in a mess that doesn’t quite do any of the characters justice which is even more disappointing being the final season. Despite this, the season had its moments as the sum of its parts were greater than their whole. Though the series’ charm is still very there, it gets diluted because there is so much going on here this time around. So much so that it may lead some viewers to question who the series is really about.

Last season ended with a cliffhanger that saw Victor presumably running to either Benji or Rahim’s house following the events of Mia’s dad’s wedding. As far as this review is concerned, you will have to wait to see who he chose. The other characters, on the other hand, are just trying to move on as their time in high school is coming to an end. This for the most part made for romantic subplots that only added to the mess. These relationships saw their fair share of adversity over the course of the season in the midst of characters coming to terms with their futures, be it Mia and Andrew, Lake and Lucy, or Felix and Pilar, with others also having some past history to deal with. Each of those pairings saw the season go in plenty of directions. In the end, decisions needed to be made with Victor’s being the most important, if only to get rid of the cloud of awkwardness that loomed over him and his circle of friends. Meanwhile, finally comfortable with himself after coming out, Victor looked to assume more of a mentor role for the next Creekwood student looking for help with coming out. Making some headway, it was not easy as little did he know, not everybody was like him.

The Salazar family also saw its fair share of drama as Armando and Isabel’s marriage issues remained coming into the season while the family itself continues coming to terms with Victor coming out to them at the beginning of last season. In terms of progress, Armando was strong coming out of the gate but Isabel still had some work to do. In spite of some mistakes along the way, she clearly loved her son. Isabel just had to learn to understand this relatively new side of Victor. With Pilar branching out into a romantic relationship with Felix, Armando and Isabel’s time was understandably split. Their eldest children were growing up as Pilar was becoming a woman and was no longer daddy’s little girl and they had to come to terms with that. Beyond the mostly relationship drama, Felix’s subplot was the most interesting outside of Victor’s, balancing his relationship with Pilar and continuing to monitor his recovering mother Dawn (Betsy Brandt) on top of everything else. Anthony Turpel was sensational as Felix.

Even though it didn’t appear that way at times, Love Victor was Victor’s story. He needed to figure out what he wanted out of his life and his future. He imagined it to be with Benji but with Rahim in the mix, things were not so simple for all three of them. Coming out as gay still relatively recently, he arguably was ill-prepared to handle the love triangle he essentially found himself in. Navigating that went far beyond his choice at the beginning of the season, resulting in some tough times over his personal journey of self-discovery. He made some mistakes along the way, however, it was those mistakes that allowed him to learn and figure out what was truly important which may or may not have been right in front of him. Benji and Rahim embarked on similar journeys to figure themselves out. One of Victor’s other goals was to establish a legacy and become a Simon to someone else who may be where he was. While this was an interesting subplot, it seemed like an afterthought or something just added after the fact.

In regards to the performances, Cimino still brings it as Victor, once again putting his boatloads of charm and charisma to use to at least carry the season through its many rough spots. Victor was unfortunately not as much of a focal point as he should have been but he was still compelling to watch. Another bright spot of the series has been the chemistry of its great cast and fortunately, that has not changed this time around, generating some fun moments. The group of friends were ultimately better together than apart as the material that drove them apart was so dull which was a shame. Meanwhile, Martinez and Ortiz as Armando and Isabel brought to life some strong arcs thanks to their strong performances.

At the end of the day, season 3 of Love Victor sees the series end with a whimper as the writers and showrunners look to just rid themselves of it rather than give it the care it and its fans deserve. Though it had its moments, it could have been so much better.

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Keith Noakes

The EIC of the coincidentally-named keithlovesmovies.com. A Canadian who prefers to get out of the cold and into the warmth of a movie theatre.