Medium – Season 3
Reviewer: Tim Isaac
Issue 106 August 2008
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The dead just won’t shut up!
The Lowdown: Psychic Alison Dubois investigates yet more cases where she is contacted by dead people and must help the police discover what happened to them and who the killer is. This becomes even tougher at the start of the season, when an old flame turns up on her doorstep, unaware that he’s kicked the bucket.
Review: When Medium first started, it almost seemed as if the show’s writers were trying to create the most annoying couple on television. With Patricia Arquette (as in-denial psychic Allison Dubois) coming across as a whining drip and her husband ridiculously needy and clingy. They were meant to be a woman struggling to accept her psychic gift after years of trying to ignore it and a husband adjusting to his wife’s new and unusual life, while being slightly scared of it, but they didn’t come across that way. Thankfully the producers seemed to realise the main characters needed a good slap and through Season 2 the show went from strength to strength, with the characters becoming more likeable and the stories cleverer. It’s a hot streak that continues through Season 3.
There are plenty more supernatural troubles for Allison to deal with, from a serial killer possessing people so he can murder more people, to a three-part season finale, which co-stars Neve Campbell as a possible murder victim who isn’t what she appears to be. To keep up the Scream connection, Patricia’s brother David Arquette directs one of the episodes, and there’s a featurette about his input to the show on the discs as well. That’s just one part of a fairly decent feature package, which ensures Medium – Season 3 is well worth a purchase. Just don’t bother with Season 1, because it’s rubbish.
FILM: 7
EXTRAS: 6
DVD Info:
Certificate: 12
Starring: Patricia Arquette, Miguel Sandoval, Jake Weber
Directed By: Various, 2006-2007
Distributor: Paramount
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0
Visuals: 16:9 Anamorphic Widescreen
Running Time: 930 mins
Price: £39.99
Special Features:
Scene Selection
‘Directing With David Arquette’ Featurette
‘Acting Is My Racquet’ Featurette
‘The Story Of Medium – Season 3’ Featurette
‘Drawing Of Dreams’ Featurette
‘The Making Of Medium – Season 3’ Featurette
Deleted Scenes
Gag Reel
