DVD Review: Moone Boy Season 3 (Lights, Camera, Action!)

Moone Boy Season 3 (UK Rating: 12)

Martin's obliviousness to the world around him is only further egged on and encouraged by Murphy. Rawle does a very good job at being mischievous, scheming, and surprised when his plans don't always work out as intended.

What is always a pleasure is the structure of show; it's very traditional in many senses. It follows a fairly typical sitcom routine with a narration harking back to the likes of The Wonder Years or, more recently, The Goldbergs, but the idea of having the imaginary friend provide the narration retrospectively works really well.

Moone Boy has been incredibly charming throughout its initial two seasons, and the charm does not ease up. Season three sees Murphy attempt to make friends with some of the other imaginary friends in the town and even spends an entire episode away from Martin as the youngster ends up in Dublin and leaves his made up pal behind. During this time, Sean Caution Murphy tries to attach himself as the imaginary friend to Martin's sisters.

Moone Boy continues to be sweet and has a real feel-good vibe to it, which makes spending any time in this world a real pleasure and a joy.

8/10

Great - Silver Award

Moone Boy Season 3 is a lovely end to a whimsical and fantastical series. O'Dowd has worked on some big projects lately, with The IT Crowd and an appearance in the Marvel universe, but he clearly took a lot of time and care with Moone Boy to create something personal and artistically meaningful. Well worth a watch, and fans of comedy should start from the beginning to watch the show in full.