The Sudbury Blueberry Bulldogs were back on my screen way sooner than I was expecting! I don’t know if that means will get the recently confirmed fifth season of Shorsey sooner, too, but right now I’ve got nothing to complain about.
Speaking of the Sudbury Blueberry Bulldogs, the boys who are still in town for the summer have decided to not stop celebrating their big win from the end of last season. It’s summertime in “Sud-Vegas” so that means there are plenty of places to party. Heck, even non-party places to party. I loved the montages of the most random places for the boys to be pumping that trophy and sloshing around some Puppers. The water tower was my personal favorite, but watching them trot across a bridge from a distance was a close second.
Also hilarious this season was all of the cutaways to the boys tubing. It’s hilarious because they are all unmoving and stone faced while doing it. I expect nothing less from the Letterkenny universe, but it’s still a hoot to see. Tubing does get the boys into a bit of trouble, but I won’t spoil the fun. In an effort to get the partying to stop, Nat asks what it will take and they declare it’s an invite to Weird Sudbury. I won’t ruin that for you either. Just know that somewhat unsurprisingly, Michaels is not invited. Poor guy.
Though the Bulldogs are getting plenty of tail this season, and Shorsey himself likes to run his mouth, his main objective is landing journalist, Laura, this summer. She’s been a flirt in Shorsey’s life since the beginning, but I respect how normal she is and how she grounds Shorsey into being an almost decent version of himself. If anything, his persistence in trying to win her over practices another form of discipline. Especially now that he won’t be playing for the Bulldogs in the upcoming season.
That’s the biggest plotline of the season. What will Shorsey do now that he can’t play hockey? All sorts of people tell him all season long to “go where you’re needed” or to “put your love somewhere,” but he’s incredibly resistant to the idea of coaching. He just doesn’t think he could stand the sight of a game and not being able to go out there and do anything about it himself. But with a failed media gig, a mentorship program, and some encouraging words from Nat, he finally finds his way. His conversation with Nat is maybe one of the most touching scenes I’ve watched in the Letterkenny universe.
Fans of both Letterkenny and Shorsey won’t be low on quips this season, or just passive aggressive banter, so all the more reason to tune in!