For its Season 3 premiere, The Great North (GreatNorthFOX) continues to be a great comfort. Read jackdprobst's review:
) met on a movie quote message board and quickly fell in love over their passion for film. Honeybee moves from Fresno to Lone Moose for love, as the pair trade movie references and puns on the regular. They’re a couple of adorable movie nerds, excited by even the most mundane films, which makes the pair all the more charming.
Ham Tobin is a bit aloof but a sweetheart all the way. Ham is openly gay, and his family accepts him with open hearts, so much so that they often must remind him of the multiple times he’s come out to them and that they embraced it on every single occasion. The lone Tobin sister, Judy, voiced by Jenny Slate, , is Ham’s “Alaskan Twin,” meaning they aren’t biological twins but were born exactly 9 months apart.
Over the course of the first two seasons, we see the Tobin family getting into plenty of adventures, more often than not rooted in their being overly cautious of the feelings of the other family members. Mindfulness has always been key to the show, and the Season 3 premiere is no different.
The couple soon finds out that Crocodile Rob’s is actually friggin’ awesome, which leads to several musical numbers featuring flying kangaroos and dancing fried appetizers throughout the episode. When the other Tobin siblings join in on the down under fun, they realize that the shame that often followed their mom isn’t theirs to carry around, and they could enjoy themselves even if they are still concerned about hurting Beef’s feelings.
Jack Probst is a writer and record collector from St. Louis. He appreciates the works of James Murphy, Wes Anderson, and Super Mario. Send any and all complaints to