The third season of Carmen Sandiego has the title character (voiced by Jane the Virgin's Gina Rodriguez) continuing her fight against the criminal organization VILE and unlocking her past. The cartoon remains entertaining.
Unfortunately, this season is only five episodes long. (Probably continuing Netflix's occasional habit of splitting a full animated season into two parts.) It lacks the build to the big finale that the last two seasons had, but the individual episodes are all still fun adventures.
After his being mostly absent from last season, Inspector Devineaux (Rafael Petardi) returns. I was worried we were going to get more of his constantly misinterpreting Carmen's actions and taking too much time being with his obsession with her. But the show goes in a refreshingly new direction with him.
The writers have really settled in with writing the various members of VILE's faculty. They get more casual and a little silly but in a fun way, and they work so well with each other.
The animation remains distinctive with its stylish, painterly-type style. The finale has a fairly impressive fight scene at the end.
Though not as substantive as it should have been, Carmen Sandiego is still a good time for your kids and recommend.
