The resulting choices lead to plenty of what-ifs down the line that become intriguing, if familiar, foundational questions for the audience, but what Season 3 explores most of all is regret. Alicia wants a baby, but Denise prefers to wait until things settle down with her career. But me and Dev had a good heart-to-heart, though.”Īs Alicia fears at the time, one embittered romance spreads like a contagion, and the happy homeowners soon have their own issues to deal with. (To preserve any spoilers considering how we last left Dev, said girlfriend will remain unnamed.) Despite good food and supportive friends, old arguments surface, tension mounts, and the evening is later summed by Denise in a kind of expositional stupor: “It’s crazy ’cause the night started out so great, then it got a little weird, then it got super awkward, then it was just sad. Trouble arrives with Dev, as Ansari’s former lead stops by with his girlfriend for an in-house double date. “Master of None” offers an engaging and honest look at its central couple, but their story’s emotional bedrock proves too familiar to justify the season’s narrowed approach. But in Season 3, fewer subjects result in fewer revelations. The haute visual aesthetic and casual, sporadically amusing conversations remain, though both have also progressed along with the show’s core artistic ambition - to gain insight into romantic relationships through patient observance, empathetic character-building, and modern attitudes toward coupling up. Now, Dev only pops in for a few short visits, and Ansari is behind the camera on every episode, directing solo and co-writing with Waithe. After all, when Aziz Ansari’s Emmy-winning Netflix series last aired, Ansari was still front and center as Dev, the curious actor, foodie, and romantic.
Fans will remember Denise from previous seasons, but a lot has changed since she last visited, and the same can be said for “Master of None.”Īnyone who missed out on the marketing campaign may be taken aback by the shift in focus. Subtitled “Moments in Love,” the truncated, five-episode Season 3 tells the story of Denise ( Lena Waithe) and Alicia (Naomi Ackie) as their relationship progresses from domestic bliss to personal challenges and beyond. Season 3 does shift its story while introducing a new central character, but unlike previous entries, it doesn’t move on. One episode may split its focus among an array of New Yorkers whose only bond was going to the same movie, and the next will dial in on a character trying to come out to her family over the course of several Thanksgiving dinners. “ Master of None” is known for deftly hopping between narratives.
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