Jackie Howard and Cole Walter Kiss in Season 3 as George Walter Recovers From 1 Stroke
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Updated · Decider · Aug 7
Jackie Howard and Cole Walter Kiss in Season 3 as George Walter Recovers From 1 Stroke
3 articles · Updated · Decider · Aug 7
Summary
Season 3 ends its long-running triangle with Jackie finally choosing Cole, culminating in a kiss at the Silver Falls spot where he first took her.
George Walter’s stroke drives the season’s early turmoil, leaving him paralyzed on one side and forcing Katherine to hold together a household of 7 children plus Jackie.
Alex, still in love with Jackie, throws himself into rodeo after telling Cole he will not stay with someone who wants someone else, helping clear the way for the brothers’ uneasy peace.
Other storylines branch out from the family crisis: Cole gets a hot-rod job from a noted drag racer, Will advances the ranch resort project, and several siblings’ romances deepen.
The review calls the show still worth streaming, though it argues settling Jackie with Cole may cool the drama that had powered the series.
As Jackie abandons her perfectionist routines, is her emotionally charged relationship with Cole actually a toxic distraction from her Ivy League dreams?
With a shocking car crash and a stolen kiss, how does the explosive Season 3 finale set up a devastating fourth season?