Sweet Magnolias Season 3 Brought the Worst New Character No One Asked For
Why was Kathy even a part of Sweet Magnolias in the first place?
Sweet Magnolias Season 3 has turned out to be a huge disappointment for many loyal viewers. Despite its addictive sticky sweetness, the drama series failed to deliver compelling storylines and character development. On top of that, it introduced an antagonist who proved to be as bleak as the entire third season.
When Kathy Boseman (Wynn Everett) first appeared in the Season 2 finale as a mysterious woman with a grudge against the Magnolias, the stakes were high. Fans were on the edge of their seats in anticipation of what drama the new villain might bring to Serenity and the cozy lives of its residents.
Season 3, however, was not going to live up to the promises of its predecessor. Wynn Everett's character turned out to be a Serenity local, Dana Sue's sister-in-law, who harbored hard feelings against Sullivan's owner and her own brother Ronnie for taking the restaurant from her.
But since the show didn't go into detail about what exactly happened between the three relatives, fans didn't have a chance to understand the beef better. If anything, it was just disappointing to see an adult holding an unexplainable childhood resentment against Maddie and Helen just for being Dana Sue's friends.
As a new character, Kathy offered a perfect opportunity for the show to delve into the past, present Sweet Magnolias and other locals in a new light, and possibly even uncover some dark secrets and motivations that could drive the plot forward.
But instead, Kathy had very little to do with the protagonists throughout the season and seemed to exist only as an arc crutch for Bill and Erik, who the writers clearly didn't know what to do with.
Erik became irrelevant after Helen chose Ryan, and the whole 'I'll steal you for my restaurant' storyline helped him get through the season. And Bill... well, we still don't know why the writers decided to get him involved with Kathy, given how little she had to do with Maddie.
As if that wasn't enough to ruin the character, Kathy's exit was a terrible way to end any arc. She decided to leave town after a conversation with Bill and mend her relationship with her brother and Dana Sue by showing up at their vow renewal with a gift.
All in all, with the character barely explored in Season 3, Kathy remained an irredeemable, two-dimensional antagonist who added nothing to Sweet Magnolias, just wasting its limited screen time and annoying viewers.