That Rutherford Falls turns the tables on years of one-dimensional Native representation by having all the producers played by a single white guy, Jon Barinholtz, makes for a clever bit of payback.
(“This is the place where Adam Beach dies in the first ten minutes of every movie,” Regan grumbles as they walk through the backlot.) That the producers ultimately just want the pair to rubber-stamp their offensive ideas comes as little surprise. One of this season’s sharpest installments sends Terry and Reagan to serve as cultural consultants on a Yellowstone-esque hit called Adirondack, to the former’s excitement and the latter’s skepticism.
And the show hasn’t lost its knack for balancing big-hearted comedy with incisive cultural commentary. Horn and especially Goldtooth fit so seamlessly into the cast it seems they’ve always been there - which helps make up for what Rutherford Falls loses of the quirky small-town vibe of the previous season, what with characters like Deirdre, Reagan’s radio producer ex Josh (Dustin Milligan) and Nathan’s brother Duz (Benjamin Koldyke) getting reduced or less prominent roles.Īs ever, Rutherford Falls‘ humor runs more wry than gut-busting, this time with even less emotionally explosive drama to tip it off course. His ideas attract the ire of local business owners like Feather Day ( Letterkenny‘s Kaniehtiio Horn), who’s none too thrilled about being forced to rename her boutique fitness studio “Ye Olde Sweat” in keeping with his new mandates. Meanwhile, Terry’s central concern is steering Rutherford Falls through his ambitious plans to revamp the town center as a Colonial Williamsburg-style tourist destination. As played by Dallas Goldtooth ( Reservation Dogs), Nelson strikes the exact right balance between dorky and dreamy to make him an ideal match for Reagan, though it takes her some time to realize it truly, shoutout to showrunner Sierra Teller Ornelas and her team for understanding that all it takes to turn a seemingly humorless pedant into a viable love interest is to have him roll up his sleeves while announcing he used to be a carpenter. Meanwhile, it pushes him further than ever from the true heart of the series, which still lies with the concerns, both petty and profound, of the town’s Minishonka community.įor Reagan, the focus is on expanding her cultural center and applying for a land assignment, both with help from a new curator. Wilson), looks generic in comparison to arcs unfolding around him, as if it could have been dropped in from any other Mike Schur show about likable nerds. His main arc, which involves a rekindling of his relationship with former mayor Deirdre (Dana L. The new and improved Nathan makes for a far more likable character than the clueless, self-absorbed son of privilege we met last year.īut having allowed the character to evolve, Rutherford Falls seems at a loss with what to do with him anymore.
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He spends much of its eight half-hour episodes taking a backseat to Terry in his campaign to get 18-year-old Bobbie (Jesse Leigh) elected mayor, or lending a sympathetic ear to Reagan (Jana Schmieding) about complications in her personal and professional life. So it’s a surprise and something of a relief that for the rest of the season, Nathan actually does make good on his epiphany.
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