ADVANCE REVIEW: Dickinson’s Final Season is Filled with Hope & a Perfect Ending to the Series
After three seasons, Dickinson is coming to an end and what a third and final season it is for fans. The final season picks up with the Civil War in full swing and our favorite characters facing their own inner and outer turmoil. After losing out on fame in Season 2, Emily (Hailee Steinfeld) has decided to turn her writing to a different purpose. She has turned her writing to helping her family and reinstating a little hope into their lives. However, this is easier said than done because a poem can only solve so much. As the final season progresses, fans get to watch as Emily, Sue (Ella Hunt), Austin (Adrian Blake Enscoe), and the rest of our favorite characters come into their own and finally figure out their place in the World.
Steinfeld, once again, shines as the iconic poet. Steinfeld brings a sense of calm, and a sense of fun to this character that could of easily been lost in translation. Hunt continues to be great alongside Steinfeld as her secret love/sister-in-law, Sue. Their chemistry is as off the charts this Season as it has been for the past two.
Amanda Warren’s Betty and Chinaza Uche’s Henry are given storylines this season that find them outside the Dickinson home and facing some interesting situations. This Season finally gives these characters the storylines they deserve and fans will be very happy with how things end for them. Anna Baryshnikov’s Lavinia remains the comic relief this season. Baryshnikov brings a lighter feeling to the screen in every scene she is in. Lastly, Enscoe’s Austin has, in my opinion, the biggest storyline of the season and he knocks it out of the park. His character has the most intense journey this season and he tackles it like a pro.
Showrunner, Alena Smith went all out this season including characters, and music, that fans have been waiting to see/hear since Season 1. The music really amplifies each scene it is featured in while the new characters only help propel Emily’s story instead of distract from it. The episodes has a nice, even flow to them. At no point do the episodes feel like filler episodes. Each episode does well telling the story and keeping fans engaged from start to finish. This final season is a season about finding one’s self and fans will be thoroughly satisfied with how all our characters’ journeys end when all is said and done.