One Day at a Time proves to be Netflix's most important show in Season 3

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The third season of the Netflix comedy "elevates the show to legendary status," says Brett White. He adds: "The show is a Trojan Horse designed to sneak in serious topics, positive progressive ideals, radical empathy, and unconditional love into households across this America. It gets you with the comforting setup, a three-camera style and the cozy sound of an audience laughing at punchlines. The performances initially feel broad, the stock sitcom characters we’ve seen on everything from Family Matters and Growing Pains to Full House and, well the original One Day at a Time: a saucy grandma, a no-nonsense mom, a nerdy daughter, and a sneaky son, topped off with a clingy next door neighbor. Watching your first few episodes of One Day at a Time is effortless, soothing, familiar. And then it gets to you, right in the heart."

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• Season 3 is the kind of season that only a show this good can pull off
• Season 3 sticks with what the series has done before, for good and occasionally for ill
• One Day at a Time bucks modern convention by crafting standalone stories that are as rewarding and enjoyable as season-long arcs
• In Season 3, One Day at a Time's sitcommy-ness also shows a bit more obviously than it did in the first two
• Season 3 proves that One Day at a Time has the potential to go for years