Episode 3 of American Classic begins with John and Kristen arguing over Richard’s desire to move back and work on the theatre. Kristen is concerned because Richard has a tendency to enact some crazy antics that will likely bankrupt the town.
At the theatre, John speaks to Richard, who’s in the process of planning to spend $20,000 for new seats. However, Richard is convinced it’ll work despite the expenses, given he’s getting the whole family involved in the production. That goes for their father and Miranda too.
At the office, Kristen is in hot water with Connor given she’s struggling to make her payments on time. He agrees to give her a payment holiday, in exchange for allowing them to come over for dinner so Nadia can pick Richard’s brain. She’s a big fan of course, and we know Richard likes nothing better than to talk about himself.
Richard has no clue about budgeting or the town’s financial issues, and things take a turn for the worst when Kristen learns he’s planning to spend 250k a week on this production. Even worse, he’s already bought the seats as well.
When Richard struggles to call in any favours from those back in New York, he starts to lose faith in the project. John decides to bring him to the theatre that night, where Miranda is performing. It then turns into John and Richard singing together, which rekindles the former’s faith in the whole project.
Together, they head to the bank and try to get a loan. Richard performs a bit, getting a standing ovation for his efforts, before the teller admits that Kristen remortgaged a few years ago so there’s nothing they can do.
This bank isn’t involved anymore and the only person who does know is Kristen. Things are awkward that night as John and Kristen dance around the remortgage issue, while Nadia asks pointed questions to John about his career.
Things turn sour though when Connor brings up how he wants to transform their community into a tourist casino town. And he’s the one who has the mortgage too.
The Episode Review
American Classic returns this week with another pretty mediocre slice of dramedy, with the episode revealing a couple of big plot points while leaning into the absurdity of its premise.
We now have the entire town, plus the bank and its employees, absolutely captivated by the theatre and the only person who isn’t interested is Connor, who’s being billed as this season’s antagonist. Go figure!
The trouble is, none of the characters are strong enough or likable enough to carry this one. Instead, what we get is a very average and forgettable drama that’s unlikely to resonate – especially given its releasing one episode a week, which only compounds its pacing issues.
Maybe that will change going forward but right now, American Classic is nowhere near being classed as an American classic.
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