Yeah, that was the idea. They set things up so that if Netflix renews it the show could continue but if not, we aren't left with an unresolved cliffhanger.
Overall I enjoyed the third season. It continued to delve into the extensive moral gray areas of the Traveler program, and the fact that even this superintelligent AI, The Director, is winging it, the entire undertaking being as much art as science. With the survival or extinction of humanity on the line this may be what has to be done - but they don't offer any easy resolutions for the ethical dilemmas, which is something I've always liked about this show.
One thing that bugged me was the lack of explanation about what sort of bargain the authorities struck to allow the Travelers to continue operating. Normally no government types (and especially intelligence types) like rogue operations running with impunity in their jurisdiction. You'd expect - even if they believed the dire warnings about the future and accepted the Travelers as "good guys" - that they'd insist on assigning a liaison to each team or they'd shut them down, that sort of thing. Someone with tactical training from this century that would be joining the team. That could've made for an interesting dynamic. Yet the one agent that seemed to be keeping an eye on MacLaren's group was often totally out of the loop or told only what they wanted her to know.
Jeff left there behind the wall to be found with no one else around was indeed fishy. And once they started talking about 001 having a new host you realized what must have happened to him during that eight hours. The suspense was waiting for him to make his move, wondering what it would be.
For the most part they do a really good job of getting back to things and not forgetting about minor details that were allowed to drop. They reinforce the theme that every little change matters. Like that kid they rescued back in season 1. I'm hoping we DO see a season 4. I'd like to see where they take it.
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