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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Really the worst storyline this season was Zava. Why was that even necessary??[/quote]

It made sense thematically, as the show spent quite bit of time looking at power imbalances in relationships this season— the Zava episodes were heavy on Nate/Rupert, Keeley/Jack, and Michelle’s choice to start dating her and Ted’s former marriage therapist. All relationships where one person has significantly more power and can be considered to be exploiting it. Zava’s presence on the team represented a different kind of power imbalances, where there is one superstar and a host of acolytes, and how that, too, is destabilizing.

But then Nate quits Rupert’s team, Keeley stands up to Jack pressuring her to apologize, and it appears Michelle may be beginning to sour on the therapist. And Zava leaves the team, plus Ted invents/discovers “Total Football,” a style of play that is anti-superstar and celebrates the equality and interconnectedness of the entire team, a truly Lassoan approach.

All of which I loved, but seemed to be kind of dropped as a theme in the last couple episodes, and certainly isn’t emphasized in the finale. I think that’s part of what gave this Season such a disjointed feel, the lack of thematic throughline. That’s why now you look back and think “why’d we spend so much time on Zava and Jack?” It made sense in context, but the show didn’t make sure those themes echoed consistently through the season so it fails to hold together.[/quote]

I thought the Zava storyline was really fun, and also did work for the plot/character development - but you're really right that this season did make a LOT of a couple of new characters who came in, ate up a lot of time, and then disappeared.[/quote]

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