Love, Victor – Season 3 Review

This season finds Victor going on a journey of self-discovery – not only deciding who he wants to be with, but more broadly, who he wants to be. With their post-high-school plans looming, Victor and his friends are faced with a new set of problems that they must work through to make the best choices for their futures.

Even though it initially premiered two years ago, Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger‘s Love, Victor is a show that I still think about to this day. When the first season was about to premiere, I have to admit that I was definitely quite nervous because I was hoping it wasn’t going to follow the film it was based on – Love, Simon – beat for beat. Thankfully, it did not and managed to become a show of its own, which was especially noticeable in the second season, which is absolutely phenomenal by the way.

The way that the second season ended was genuinely exhilarating – Victor is forced to choose between his long-time boyfriend Benji, or take a chance on a new man he meets and falls head over heels for, named Rahim. We watch as a confused Victor ponders the two men over before eventually walking up to somebody’s house, and rings the doorbell, trying to tell this person his feelings for them. The person behind the door is…

It cuts to black, leaving us all to wonder who Victor chooses. Well, for those who were wondering who it is Victor decides to confess his feelings for, episode one of season three, titled “It’s You,” gives you the answer almost immediately. It’s an insanely satisfying answer and resolution for the end of season two, but sadly, it’s one of the only truly great moments that season three of Love, Victor has to offer.

When season two ended, I was completely and totally ready for a third season to tie up all the loose ends. But when I was watching season three, I realized that, actually, when you really think about it, there weren’t very many loose ends at all that was left over in season two. There were only two major plotlines that hadn’t been solved, which is one of the reasons why Love, Victor season three is so boring.

Once these two loose ends are solved, the season struggles desperately to come up with intriguing material to present its fans. The show still has its sense of heart, humor, and emotions, but it’s definitely the textbook example of a show that went on longer than it needed to. There’s nothing about Love, Victor season three that’s bad, it’s just that it’s a wholly unnecessary season that feels so tacked on and unfocused to the point where it’s hard to recognize it anymore.

The performances here are, once again, excellent. Michael Cimino delivers yet another captivating and heartwarming performance as the titular Victor, who has some seriously hard things to go through this time around, as does Benji, who is still dealing with some personal demons. Lake Meriwether is left to explore her feelings for a girl she may or may not like, while Felix has to do his best to show his love to a conflicted Isabel.

There are some truly terrific elements on display in Love, Victor season three, but there are also some dreadfully boring elements that are simply not ones that we can all ignore. Love, Victor season three won’t leave longtime fans angry, but it will certainly leave them feeling totally confused as to why this season even exists in the first place.