The final season begins tonight, and this time the writers are reportedly going to take this show somewhat seriously and put effort into making it considerably less absurd than it was last year. Backlash can be a very persuasive thing, I guess. Depending on your perspective, this departure from last year's giant purple furry costumes, senior citizen-run parrot black markets and Chloe Sevigny running around in a biker bar hooker costume can either be a welcomed change or a deflating disappointment. Personally, I watch this show for the crazy (it kind of became my Nip/Tuck replacement last season), so I'm not thrilled about it. Hopefully they just can't help themselves and Nicki will end up with a hip hop recording contract or Barb will start Frankenstein-ing her Native American employees she likes to run over or something. Fingers crossed.