I agree, it was a let down for me too. I expected the plot to stay tight but it seemed to just rehash a lot of the same dialogue and themes. How many times are the writers gonna pass that baby around and every caretaker gets killed? How many times is that P.I. dude going to show up at their back door while they're eating dinner? How many times does Navarro attempt his menacing stare while he demands "today" "do it" "now", and Marty predictably answering "just need more time" "more time"?
The cartel bosses are extremely forgetful, flat characters. One dimensional really hits the nail on the head.Their casting and acting was underwhelming. I was actually hoping the reason they introduced Javi was because they realized they screwed up with navarro so bad and they were gonna give us an actually intimidating actor. Del was the only one who seemed remotely intimidating and he was killed off almost immediately.
It all just felt sloppy. Like Darlene's death, she is brash and kills with impunity causing her to invite the mob and cartels wrath upon her but doesnt take the slightest precaution having any security and Javi just walks right in to do what he wants. Too dumb, I dont buy it.
It doesnt show how Ruth manages to talk those buyers in to give her the drugs after that mixup. We just have to assume that she was able to slick-talk her way out of there with the goodies after they start to slap her around. Oh and as another poster put it: Frank Jr and his "heart of gold" he suddenly has with him and Ruth sharing little moments together!? He viciously beats her in the previous season and now they want to portray him as a loveable goof who comes to her rescue and stops himself from avenging his father for. Gag.
The whole FBI stuff is boring too. The acting is dry and forgettable by that whole bunch.
Too bad because I loved the previous seasons but in my mind it peaked during season one and slowly peetered out by season 3.
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