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Treme, Ep. 4.02, “This City” bogged down by odd character beats

Treme is a bit of an odd one this week, with “This City” delivering affecting, heart-breaking news to several of its characters while simultaneously featuring quite a bit of what a non-fan might call filler. That’s a bit too hard of a knock for this reviewer, so let’s just call the episode problematically-paced. We open with Albert, who finds out his cancer is back after he’s been in remission for all of one episode. It’s a strange narrative choice. Why the quick turnaround? In “Tipitina”, the fantastic season three finale, he’s sick and starting chemo. In last week’s season four premiere, he’s in remission, and this week, he’s not only relapsed, he’s decided against continuing his treatment. The constraints of only having five episodes for the final season are clearly showing here and one can’t help wondering why the writers chose to pick up where they did with Albert. It’s a bit frustrating- Treme has always been a show to take its time and savor the details of the small moments that lead to the big ones rather than skipping ahead to the dramatic payoffs.

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Treme, Ep. 4.01, “Yes We Can Can” a comforting, entertaining final premiere

Treme returns this week in glorious fashion, kicking of its final mini-season with “Yes We Can Can”. With more shows being produced with each passing year and a current frustrating sameness to much of this fall’s programming, it’s wonderful to get to spend even a few more weeks in this unique world. From the characters to the music to the cinematography, this is a show that feels like no other and just hearing the theme song makes any fan of the show feel instantly at ease, welcomed back to the colorful, inspiring, and occasionally harsh world of Treme.

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Treme, Ep. 3.07, “Promised Land”: Mardis Gras is back and better than ever

Treme, Season 3, Episode 7: “Promised Land” Written by David Simon, Chris Rose & Micah Kibodeaux Directed by Tim Robbins Airs Sundays at 10pm (ET) on HBO This week, on Treme: Chief Lambreaux takes his walk, Antoine’s band jams with the Marines, and Sofia misses her dad Treme always knocks it out of the park …

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Treme, Ep. 3.06, “Careless Love”: Fats Domino. ‘Nuff said.

Treme, Season 3, Episode 6: “Careless Love” Written by George Pelecanos (Story) and Chris Offutt (Story, Teleplay) Directed by Anthony Hemingway Airs Sundays at 10pm (ET) on HBO This week, on Treme: Sonny screws up, Antoine fights the system, and Big Chief holds off on chemo The common complaint with Treme is that, with so …

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Treme, Ep. 3.04, “The Greatest Love”: Chief Lambreaux lives up to the hype

Treme, Season 3, Episode 4: “The Greatest Love” Written by David Simon (Story), Mari Kornhauser and Chris Yakaitis (Teleplay) Directed by Ernest Dickerson Airs Sundays at 10pm (ET) on HBO This week, on Treme: LP feels the heat, romance is in the air (or it isn’t), and LaDonna’s is the place to be on Sundays …

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Treme, Ep. 3.03, “Me Donkey Want Water”: Season arcs, themes click into place

Treme, Season 3, Episode 3: “Me Donkey Want Water” Written by George Pelecanos Directed by Adam Davidson Airs Sundays at 10pm (ET) on HBO This week, on Treme: Janette and Annie get deals, Big Chief Lambreaux gets a diagnosis, and Toni gets serious In Treme terms, “Me Donkey Want Water” features an explosion of action. …

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