Hart of Dixie, Episode 22: "On the Road Again
If you asked me to describe the show Hart Of Dixie in one word, I would say fun. I know that is very generic, but really the show just exudes this exuberance and lightheartedness. It is a show that you don't have to think too much about and it just brings a smile to your face. It is not for the cynical, jaded television viewer. If you are living for Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead this may not be the show for you. I'm not saying that you can't like all three of these shows, because I do, but they are so tonally different.
The second season finale of Hart of Dixie illustrates this. Zoe wakes up in bed to find Wade laying next to her. She remembers that they fell back into bed together the previous night. Zoe prays that it's a dream to no avail. She decides to spend the summer in New York to get her head straight and to get away from the two men in her life, Wade and George. Lemon and Wade go on a journey to try to convince the band Gloriana to play at the Rammer Jammer. Brick keeps up his engagement with Shelby. George is unable to deal with his strange relationship with Zoe, so he decides to go on tour with Wades nutty ex, Lily Anne. Lavon continues his inane feud with the mayor of Filmore after he kidnaps Bluebell's resident crock mascot, Burt Reynolds. In the end, Zoe ended up in NYC and she came face to face with Brick's nephew, Jonah, much to the surprise of no one.
This season of Hart of Dixie can be split into two parts. The first half of the season chronicled Zoe's relationship with Wade evolve from a friends with benefits situation to a full blown couple. Once, Wade cheated on Zoe and the relationship dissolved, the season sort of lost its way. The season finale sort of showed all the ways that the back half or the season failed to live up to the expectations set by the first half.
The episode seemed to go nowhere. Normally, in a season finale, there is a sense of urgency or a feeling that maybe we are going to witness a "game changer." There was nothing like that in this episode. It was just kind of a "meh" episode. It didn't make you excited for next season, there were no "WTF" moments, it was all just sort of beige.
That's not to say that the whole episode was terrible. There was some nice moments with Wade. Wilson Bethel is highly underrated and is definitely one of the show's secret weapons. The scenes with Wade and Lemon where Wade finally realizes he loves Zoe and their scene together were wonderful and proof that the show can balance it's goofy and sentimental sides.
Final verdict: An uneven, sort of boring episode, caps off a lackluster second half of the season. The episode wasn't enough to make me drop the show altogether, but I'm hoping the writers get it together during the hiatus and HoD is back to making quality eps when it begins it's third season in the fall.
The second season finale of Hart of Dixie illustrates this. Zoe wakes up in bed to find Wade laying next to her. She remembers that they fell back into bed together the previous night. Zoe prays that it's a dream to no avail. She decides to spend the summer in New York to get her head straight and to get away from the two men in her life, Wade and George. Lemon and Wade go on a journey to try to convince the band Gloriana to play at the Rammer Jammer. Brick keeps up his engagement with Shelby. George is unable to deal with his strange relationship with Zoe, so he decides to go on tour with Wades nutty ex, Lily Anne. Lavon continues his inane feud with the mayor of Filmore after he kidnaps Bluebell's resident crock mascot, Burt Reynolds. In the end, Zoe ended up in NYC and she came face to face with Brick's nephew, Jonah, much to the surprise of no one.
This season of Hart of Dixie can be split into two parts. The first half of the season chronicled Zoe's relationship with Wade evolve from a friends with benefits situation to a full blown couple. Once, Wade cheated on Zoe and the relationship dissolved, the season sort of lost its way. The season finale sort of showed all the ways that the back half or the season failed to live up to the expectations set by the first half.
The episode seemed to go nowhere. Normally, in a season finale, there is a sense of urgency or a feeling that maybe we are going to witness a "game changer." There was nothing like that in this episode. It was just kind of a "meh" episode. It didn't make you excited for next season, there were no "WTF" moments, it was all just sort of beige.
That's not to say that the whole episode was terrible. There was some nice moments with Wade. Wilson Bethel is highly underrated and is definitely one of the show's secret weapons. The scenes with Wade and Lemon where Wade finally realizes he loves Zoe and their scene together were wonderful and proof that the show can balance it's goofy and sentimental sides.
Final verdict: An uneven, sort of boring episode, caps off a lackluster second half of the season. The episode wasn't enough to make me drop the show altogether, but I'm hoping the writers get it together during the hiatus and HoD is back to making quality eps when it begins it's third season in the fall.
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