Why Everyone Hates Maddie So Much in Sweet Magnolias Season 3?

In the three years since its premiere, Netflix's Sweet Magnolias has surprisingly become one of the most popular melodramas in the streaming giant's catalog, all thanks to the compelling atmosphere of the show, which follows the lives of three longtime friends as they juggle their friendship with family and business matters.

And while the show's first two seasons were highly regarded by both fans and critics, the recently released third season has left some people wondering if the writers are on the right track.

The biggest problem viewers have with the new season is Maddie. Don't get us wrong — JoAnna Garcia Swisher's performance is still as great as ever, but her character's narrative arc began to falter a bit, forcing many fans to start hating Maddie after the latest episode.

However, that doesn't mean that Maddie did anything terrible this season, as fans disliked a striking change in her personality, not in her actions per se. People describe the Season 3 version of Maddie as simply boring and too self-centered, arguing that her failure to solve her children's problems makes her seem far too one-dimensional.

However, some viewers disagree with this, arguing that both Dana and Helen caused so much drama this season that Maddie's somewhat bland storyline simply cannot be viewed as the worst part of the current installment.

The character has managed to fix a lot of the problems she struggled with over the last two seasons. She has finally started to expand her friendships and care more about the people around her. That's why Maddie being a bit too focused on herself at times can be excused, the fans claim.

Moreover, some people are sure that it was this season's bad writing that hurt Maddie, not her character's development. Fans have been complaining about a severe drop in the quality of writing since the third season premiered on July 20.

'Maddie is one of the sweetest and wasn't trying to cause problems, but was genuinely concerned for her friends. It really comes down to the bad writing this season and them trying to create tension where there would have been none,' one fan said, and many others tend to agree with the comment.

Source: Reddit.