Season one kinda sucked. I don't know why I kept watching it, and frankly, when I did, I usually binge-watched it when Hulu told me my episodes were about to expire. It was about a whiny, neurotic girl thrown from the city into a more rural town than I'm from. (And considering that at least 60% of my High School were farming kids, that says a lot).
Then, character development happened. Yes, Dr. Hart is still neurotic, but it is more frequently played straight, laughed at, referenced, and thoroughly better handled than it was in the first season. Lemon grows from a spoiled bitch into spoiled sweet. Dr. Brieland gives up his vendetta against Dr. Hart, which greatly helped the show improve.
So now, it focuses a lot on relationships, and Dr. Hart not knowing what she wants in life. While yes, this is definitely a 'girl show' it's a fun girl show. The tangled relationships all feel real, and so do the characters.
I am concerned that, with Lemon and Wade owning the Rammer Jammer together, that the show might go downhill again, focusing mostly on their squabbles, but it's an example of the show growing, taking a risk, and I can't argue with that.
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