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Hart of Dixie - Episode 3.18 - Back in the Saddle Again - Review

21 Apr 2014

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This episode was a huge improvement over, well, most of the season!  It's taken us a long time to get here, but some things are finally turning around, such as Zoe and Lemon getting more screentime together, Zoe starting to try and move on from Joel, and cracks showing in Wade and Vivian's relationship.  In other news, Lavon was jealous about AnnaBeth's new romance, while George pined for Lemon and Brick chased Magnolia all over the place.  Let's discuss!

Zoe got sick of the townsfolk needling her over her post-Joel grief, and after getting run over by a bicyclist (as a fellow klutz, I know how easy that is) who flirted with her, she decided to get back into the dating scene to prove that she could.  The episode title referred not only to Zoe's attempt to resume her love life, but also to Lemon's similar endeavour.  After declaring a "man cleanse," about two seconds later, Lemon ran into Peter, the hottie commitment phobe journalist she'd had a fling with on Halloween.  With Zoe ensnared in a beyond-awkward date with a bragging, air-headed dentist and Lemon caught between wanting to hook up with Peter but knowing he'd never settle down, they each needed some serious girl talk advice.  And AnnaBeth, because she knows what's up, was too busy making out with Davis to deal with all that pandemonium.  So she brilliantly urged Zoe and Lemon to turn to each other in their moment of need.
I've really missed the Zoe/Lemon frenemyship and feel it's one of several core components to Hart of Dixie that has been somewhat neglected in Season 3.  What a delight to see these two snipping at each other and then realizing how much they have in common, and also that they have worthwhile insights into one anothers' problems.  I also loved Zoe's ridiculous date, as well as both Lemon and Zoe's beyond-fabulous outfits (this was another episode where the fashions had a life of their own).  Peter is just so...Robert Buckley that I truly admire Lemon's strength of character in being able to turn him away to preserve her ongoing quest for true love rather than engaging in a casual hookup such as one sees on HBO (the way she explained that was too funny).

Seeing Zoe, AB, and Lemon unite as the girlfriend three musketeers of Bluebell at the end of the hour was sweet and fun, as well as hopefully an indication that they will continue to have adventures as a trio.
Speaking of AnnaBeth, I really felt for her annoyance as a drunken Lavon showed up at her door to complain about her new relationship with a Gainey.  I can sympathize with Lavon a little, mostly because I love him as a character, but otherwise...man, you had every chance in the world to lock that down.  And you didn't because you weren't sure it was meant to be.  So I agree with AB that after everything Lavon put her through, he has no right to express jealousy or try to thwart her trying to find love again.  AB was also so cuttingly, precisely wise and correct in telling Lavon, "there are no words."  A great scene.

George definitely still has feelings for Lemon, which is an interesting (?) and unexpected direction for the show to be taking him, as I really do not sense she still feels that way about him in return.  Again, I'm not sure where they are going with this, so I will take a wait-and-see stance.  I feel that George is one character who has been in plotline limbo for quite a while now, and could use some real momentum soon.

Wade finally started to wake up to the extremely obvious fact that Vivian is still in love with her ex-husband.  Viv and Charles are so meant for each other, it's hard to believe they ever broke up to begin with.  Hence, after dragging Wade through countless boring, inane Wilkes family gatherings (I'm so ready to stop attending those myself, as a viewer) and finally promising him a date night, Vivian was all too happy to interrupt said date and go traipsing off to her former husband and reunite her little family in a sense that's better for their son anyway.  When Wade saw that Charles was still around the morning after, albeit platonically, the truth was clear as day: he'd put all his energies into a relationship that was intrinsically doomed from the start.  On some level, has Wade always sensed this?  In any case, it will be intriguing to see what he does about it now.

Brick caught Magnolia throwing an apparently annual kegger at his house, tricking him into leaving her party zone open by sending him on a wild goose chase to a nonexistent party at Carter Covington's.  This was a fun little sidebar to the episode, as it's always cute to see these characters try to work out their issues.  Magnolia requested to be sent to a new boarding school rather than back to Grandma's...I guess she wouldn't ask to go back to school in Bluebell, since that would require her to be in more episodes, ha!

What did you think of this week's Hart of Dixie?  Share your thoughts in the comments!

About the Author - Virginia Mae Fontana
Virginia is happy to be reviewing The Vampire Diaries, Hart of Dixie, Nashville, Beauty and the Beast, Elementary, Witches of East End, Covert Affairs, and Continuum for Spoiler TV. She is a college English instructor and enjoys obsessing over films and pop music - in addition to tv shows, of course! You can find her blog, SugarRushed, at http://virginiamaeblog.blogspot.com/ and her Twitter handle is @SugarRushedBlog

11 comments:

  1. Thanks virginia! Loved this episode.Much better than a lot of the recent ones.

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  2. Virginia Fontana21 April 2014 at 16:37

    Thank you, and glad you enjoyed the episode. I'm happy they are back on a stronger note. :)

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  3. Nice review. The episode was okay. The best parts was the Zoe/Lemon stuff. The beginning of the end of Vivian/Wade and I love that they showed how Wade has changed regarding the cheating fiasco last year. And the fact that Zoe is selling her house and will be living close to Wade, so hopefully we will get some much need Zade scenes. And I loved the final scene with AB/Lemon/Zoe. Oh and ugh please no Lemon/George and I really don't want them to go back to AB/Lavon.

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  4. Virginia Fontana21 April 2014 at 17:01

    Thanks, and I agree with your views! Well said :)

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  5. Great review. The show is starting to move back in the right direction. More time needs to be spent on Zoe and Lemon, as they are just wonderful in scenes together.


    My two biggest complaints are about George and Wade. George, for the wonderful man that he is, has gotten stuck with awful love interests since the show's beginning. Either revisit the Zoe chapter (which was never fully closed) or give him someone new and exciting, someone the audience will love (unlike awful awful AWFUL Lindly).


    Wade's scenes with VIvian could not be more boring. I understand the writers wanted to have him in a grown up relationship, but lord, it's awful. Break those two up STAT!! Get him back with Zoe!


    Wade and George need more Wade and George time. I miss those two on screen together.

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  6. Virginia Fontana21 April 2014 at 19:16

    Thank you, and I agree with everything you said! So true :)

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  7. I enjoyed your review of this episode. Things are finally starting to move in Bluebell, and it's been a long time coming. I personally like George and Lemon rekindling their romance. They have both matured as characters and now seem to be perfect for each other.
    I am glad the Wade/Vivian experiment is almost over. It is obvious that she prefers the company of her husband and child, and that is as it should be. Wade and Zoe can now finally get back together.
    Lavon has really taken a slide from the confident, dignified man he was in Season 1. He is going to need some heavy duty counseling sessions from his friend, Zoe, to get him back on track.
    My hope for the rest of the season is that they double up on Zoe/Wade scenes to make up for all we missed through the first 18 episodes.

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  8. Virginia Fontana21 April 2014 at 22:32

    Exactly! We need some Zade action by the end of the season for sure. :)

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  9. Virginia Fontana21 April 2014 at 22:34

    Ah, that is my hope as well! Thank you for reading and sharing your views :)

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  10. PĂ©rola Cardozo Alves22 April 2014 at 01:18

    There is one thing I want to give the writers credits for, showing those women never changing for a man. Lemon isn't becoming an easy breeze because of Peter (even if he is a dream catch), Zoe not going to London with Joe, and staying where her heart is, and not going on the crazy train(wreck) of her date, Annabeth not giving up her idea that she wants to get married for Lavon, and not rushing things with her new boyfriend, like making it public before she was ready. I thing those pass an amazing message, to stay true to who you are even if it might feel hard to do it.

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  11. Virginia Fontana22 April 2014 at 17:08

    Awesome observations, and I entirely agree!

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