House of Lies: Season 3, Episode 12 “Joshua” (B)
So this is how this whole arc ends, without even a sign of Dre and no guest appearances from the likes of Monica or Sarah either. Instead, things begin too tranquilly with Marty and Jeannie waking up blissfully and planning to go out together on a real date as the beginning of a real relationship. Unfortunately, that dream was short-lived thanks to Jeannie’s overenthusiasm which prompted her contact to raid the Kaan and Associates offices looking for the cooked books. They didn’t locate those, but they did find documentation of Marty and Jeannie’s planned long con involving the food chains, which didn’t lead to all that much since they started officially working together almost right away anyway. I found Samantha’s proud public announcement of the successful exoneration of Jeannie unbelievable and highly unprofessional, though I suppose it did make Marty’s arrest all the more dramatic. There really isn’t anything more wounding to Marty and to his ego than to have to dissociate himself completely from the company that he created. Taking some time off for personal time with Roscoe and his dancing skills was a nice thing for him, however, and his journey to the desert also seemed therapeutic. Who knows what comes next, but hopefully it will be a much more stable and coherent arc in season four. The food wars and the mogul partnership didn’t lead anywhere interesting, and instead all we got was Marty and Jeannie finally getting together right before something irreversible happened that forever separated them. I’m more optimistic about the possibilities for next season.
Season grade: B-
Season MVP: Don Cheadle as Marty
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