Netflix ‘Back to 15’ Season 3 Review - Ciao Time Travel

The ending of the third season of Back to 15 ties up all the loose ends, but the disappointment comes in waves. The season started with Anita stuck back in time. Why that happened is discussed in further episodes and we see Anita team up with Joel to end this for once and all. In the second season, she decided to delete her account on Photoblog yet somehow she's back to square one. This points in the direction that someone else is messing with her timelines and Joel will probably die in the future. This information is revealed in the first episode itself.

These clues set the tone for the show to be a mystery thriller as somehow it seemed probable that a crime would be involved. I got my hopes pretty high and as episodes went by, my expectations got shattered. What was wrong with the writers? First, we got two seasons of the show in which Anita is juggling between her 15 and 30-year-old self and now they've come up with another season in which she's 18. There are many scenes of her going back and forth and trying to correct the error. The confusion about choosing between Joel and Fabricio also ends this season. Right from the beginning of the third installment, I was eager to know about the choice she'll make. Make no mistake as the decision isn't quick and she's seen romancing both.

The concept didn't change much and when the crazy ideas of a new twist were instilled in the minds of the audience, the decision to carry on with the show appeared just. In the final two episodes, you can't decide whether to thank the writers that it's finally over or be happy for the characters. The second last episode is titled Error 404 and it was this episode where the show was over for me. The constant loop shown tests the patience of the audience as well as Anita's.

I liked the characters of the show from the beginning, be it Camila’s strong-headedness or the other members of this gang fighting for others. Camila has been a character that will be hard to forget. The show builds a strong friendship and if you look closer then they're always there to look after each other. Whenever there's a problem, all of them are together to fight it. Anita's friends played an important role in her final decision. A small spoiler here that is worth mentioning is how content Anita was when she decided to stop time travel. Even though we got to know in the second season that this would happen, a small glitch and an enemy disguised as a friend took her time to implement it. It was the final moments of the last episode that made watching the entire season partially worth the time it took. In all, it's an average watch and one shouldn't hope for greater things. It does deliver some good messages like how one should accept the present and live in it.

Final Score – [6.5/10]
Reviewed by - Riya Singh
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