User blog comment:Corbierr/The Biggest Issue With Season 3/@comment-4741712-20141230053233

I agree with so much of this!! The only thing I partially disagree with is the "two halves" one. While I agree that they seemed like two different seasons in terms of storyline (It had the pace of a double feature than a single storyline), I think it was warranted enough to have it all take place in one season. Granted, I would have rather seen it split up at the halfway point, with a sort of few weeks of a break between the ceremony and RFS waking up evil.

The only reason I think they didn't do this was because of the network change (from Nickelodeon to TeenNick). My guess is there would be a two week break between Episodes 19 and 20, and then have episodes 37-40 shown as the actual Finale episode on the Friday following the Thursday's 35-36. Granted, when it didn't fare as well on Nickelodeon, and they decided to move it to TeenNick, any similar plans were scrapped, with the 2 week hiatus being abandoned on account of the 2 weeks it wasn't on Nick during the network change.

However, if you want to look at how much the potential was wasted, you don't have to look that far; just look at the first episode. What made me upset was that the tear of gold that was in the cliffhanger of Season 2's finale was NEVER explored this season. However, one idea I had just now after reading this I think would have been cool to see and was partly inspired by a friend from way back when it first aired on TV.

This friend (falsely) predicted early on that the tear of gold was needed for the ceremony to reawaken RFS. This could have opened a whole new door to make Victor not as OOC as he was in the beginning. Perhaps he was the one to discover it was needed for the ceremony, and this could have brought about an internal debate. On the one hand, he now has an ingredient for the elixir and would be one step closer to the recipe for the elixir and extending his life. On the other, his true prize, immortality, may not be realized without the help of Robert. He ultimately decides that if he will have any hope for immortality, it would be from Robert's help. He decides to go forward with the ceremony at the last minute, unaware of what he was truly awakening with his personal sacrifice. This would have made the capture of Victor's soul and him becoming a sinner a bit more sympathetic then what we got in cannon.

But like I said, I agree with you on so many levels on this post. I am honestly at a lost for words for how much you nailed it!! However, I will also say that I actually enjoyed Season 3 and still have a bit of a soft spot for it, granted the effort that was done to make the season possible given the departure of Nathalia and how they decided to up the ambition this season. While I do like nitpicking at the problems, I can't help but enjoy the season for what it's worth!