Season 3 picks up with the Gecko brothers, now acting as guardians for the seven remaining culebra lords. Cotrona and Zane Holt) parting ways, while Kate (Madison Davenport, having a ton of fun this season) was murdered and possessed by the blood in the mysterious blood well. The writers know what kind of show this is, and they roll with it.Īs you may recall, the second season ended with Santaánico (Eiza González) and the Gecko brothers (D.J. The writing is still a little shaky (examples being an outdated reference to Britney Spears and some other forced pop culture references), but overall the show has embraced its campy tone without going overboard into parody. From a scorpion man to camouflage motorcycle warriors, there is a wide variety of baddies for our characters to face, each with a unique gimmick that prevents the routine from getting stale. That role is reserved for Kate (more on that in a bit). From Dusk Till Dawn manages to merge both formats to much success.Įach of the four episodes provided for review contained a different Xibalban monster as the antagonist, though not the main antagonist. Those shows used the format in their early seasons but outgrew it and moved on to more layered season-long arcs. It’s a format reminiscent of the early seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charmed, and even Smallville. The third season takes a different narrative approach than the previous two, offering up a monster-of-the-week format that works better than it should. This brings us to Season Three, which may be the best season of From Dusk Till Dawn yet.

Season Two improved on the first, as it was able to fully break away from the film’s narrative, but it wasn’t without its flaws. While it started to get interesting in the latter half of the season when it started deviating from the film’s plot, it wasn’t enough to merit a recommendation. Constrained to the plot of the first movie, viewers were forced to sit through a 10-hour adaptation of a 108-minute movie.

From Dusk Till Dawn had a rough start during its first season.

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