After a short break, we get the opportunity to review the final three episodes of Hurt Season 3. Read on to hear about the further stories of Stone, his family, and friends.
As stated in our review of episodes 1-4, Season 3 of Hurt plays out a little different than was shown previously, with each episode actually having a theme. We’ve already had slasher, Mockumentary, and A Christmas Carol, so it was intriguing to think about what direction the last three episodes would take.
The fifth episode, entitled “The Loneliest Boy in the World”, the episode plays out like a fairy tale, think The Princess Bride, and starts with Stone speaking to a therapist. We are then introduced to a Bard named Elmer who lives with Stone, and Griff who is portraying a jester. They have all been introduced to a wedding and need to take a plus one, but Stone doesn’t actually have anyone to take, now that Finn has left town. With the help of Elmer and Griff, Stone submits himself to a dating app, and looks for closure with Finn.
The last two episodes of Season 3 are split into 2 parts. “Let’s Be Something New, Pt 1” has Stone wake up after a house part with old friends from middle school, but he has no recollection of having been to the party, nor seeing these old friends in years. It’s incredibly funny that these group of men who love getting wasted also think that doing a jigsaw together is the height of being party animals, while eating potato chips out of paper bowls. These old friends state that Stone has a shot with a girl, but when Stone explains that he is gay, they don’t believe him, leaving our protagonist confused as to what the hell is going on.
The last episode of the season sees Stone visited by his future self. Future Stone warns present Stone not to change anything otherwise it can vastly create a different Stone and a different world that he inhabits, including one timeline where Stone is a vegan (apparently one of the worst things you could be according to present Stone). After a visit to the woods, Stone finds himself kidnapped by Timothy, wrapped in cables to hold him in place. Timothy asks Stone to go and finish what he was meant to do, and that is commit suicide, but then we cut to the woods again, and Stone finds himself talking to another version of himself from the future.
As usual with Hurt, the last three episodes of Season 3 are enjoyable. We have come to know these characters well and it’s interesting to see what direction each character takes. We also found the different theming of each episode in season three to be intriguing and a great addition, let’s hope this continues into the season four. There are still issues with sound and visuals, with little lighting design throughout, and the levels and quality of audio changing all the time, as seen in episode 6 and 7 in the diner, it becomes difficult to hear what is being said, with a warped sound in the background. The music played at the end of episode 7 is also a little to loud, overpowering the dialogue.
That being said though, Hurt is a testament to hard work and creativity. It is obvious that there isn’t much of a budget (or if any at all) but Craig Selbrede and his team have constantly pushed through to make something that people can watch, and something that they can be proud of. For that they deserve our applause.
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