The third—and last—season of the Apple TV+ dark comedy is the show’s best, strongest indictment of 1980s fitness culture. It will be missed.
When we last left Sheila Rubin—the sharp-witted but self-loathing San Diego housewife-turned-fitness guru at the center of Apple TV+’s
) simply serves to move her story forward, when he once piloted the entire show. Tertiary characters that were too prevalent in the past two seasons—like the handsome Mormon land developer John Breem —have also taken a backseat for the most part. But what’s most noticeable is the absence of the undying critical voice in Sheila’s head.
has always explored how humans are capable of pushing themselves further by finding fault in our own actions, and the depths of despair to which those thoughts can lead us. Sheila struggles to balance the steps of her recovery with the temptation of relapse, and watching her legitimately weigh the benefits of self-hatred—as if there are any at all—is a harsh and all too relatable sight.
That can largely be credited to Byrne, who is three for three on marvelous performances here. Once again, Byrne accomplishes a difficult balancing act with seemingly effortless ease. Her Sheila must be all of the things a woman in 1983 was expected to be—maternal, but self-sufficient; driven, but not successful at the expense of men in her field—all while battling visceral mental compulsions.
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