In 'Sanditon' Season 3's Third Episode, Georgiana Gets Her Day In Court

Since the second and third seasons of Sanditon were filmed back to back, one has to assume that the folks in charge of the series knew quite early on that Season 3 would be the show's final outing. Even though there had to be ample time to plan its arcs, the season has struggled with pacing issues throughout its early episodes. But where the premiere spent most of its time on table-setting with little forward narrative momentum, Season 3's third installment rockets through what feels like a half dozen plots all at once, making it hard to judge if they are given the depth they deserve.

Sanditon's final season is just six episodes long and has a lot of ground to cover. And yet, it introduced multiple new characters and decided that several supporting roles deserved a more significant presence in these final installments.* While this season (heck, this specific episode) is still trying to do entirely too much, it's hard not to enjoy the breakneck speed with which these many stories unfold here.

*(This is an opinion it is perfectly fine to have, but certainly not one I share. Think about what a final season where the screentime that's being spent on Lady Susan, Lady Denham's new boyfriend, the vicar's sister, Dr. Fuchs, or the entirety of the Montrose clan was instead given to Charlotte, Georgiana, and Augusta. Just saying!)