Warning: Major spoilers for season 4 of Shoresy ahead
While the hockey-focused spinoff ofLetterkenny,Shoresy, has been stylistically different in several key ways,season 4 ofShoresybrought it closer to Jared Keeso’s original comedy than ever before. After appearing as a faceless teammate and tormenter of Letterkenny’s hockey players Reilly and Jonesy, Shoresy’s life after Letterkenny became the basis for the acclaimed spinoff, particularly as he attempts to hold on to hockey long after most of his contemporaries have given it up. Although there has been some cross-over in characters, the two shows have remained largely independent of one another.
Letterkennyran for 12 seasonsbefore Keeso shifted his attention to Shoresy, and while there were some common plots in each season, the show largely focused on small-scale problems within the independent groups of citizens, like the Skids, the Hicks, and the Hockey Players.Shoresy, on the other hand, has had far more structure in its first few seasons. That changed in the show’s fourth season, which saw several different subplots anddifferent members ofShoresy’s casttake the spotlight at different times.
Shoresy Season 4 Soundtrack Guide: Every Song & When They Play
Season 4 of Shoresy continued the show’s tradition of accentuating its hilarious yet heartwarming narrative with perfect, usually upbeat dance songs.
Shoresy Season 4 Having Less Of An Overarching Narrative Makes It More Similar To Letterkenny
Each of the first three seasons ofShoresyhad a hockey-centric narrative directly related to the Bulldogs. In season 1, it was Shoresy working to keep Nat from folding the team, while in season 2 it was about the Bulldogs staying undefeated and turning the arena into the place to be on a Sudbury Saturday night.Season 3 had perhaps the most cohesive narrative yet, as it was all about the injured Bulldogs battling their way through the national tournament, culminating with their come-from-behind victory in the championship and Shoresy’s retirement.
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With the Bulldogs in the offseason for all of season 4, that consistent major plot didn’t really exist. There were of course coherent subplots all the way through, like Shoresy trying to finally close Laura Mohr, the Bulldogs mentoring the Lakers players, and Dolo, Hitch, and Goody’s pursuit of an invitation to Weird Sudbury as an exclamation point to their romantic escapades, to put it politely. While some of the plots worked towards Shoresy deciding to coach the Bulldogs, there wasn’t one major story dominating the season, making it much more likeLetterkennythan previous seasons.
Shoresy Season 5’s Setup Hints It’ll Return To Having An Overarching Narrative
A New Hockey Season Should Mean A Return To Normal
Given how season 4 ended, it seems as though the more scattershot plot structure will be a one-time thing, acting as a sort of transition between Part 1 of Shoresy and Part 2. Now that Shoresy is set to coach the Bulldogs, it stands to reason that the show will return to its hockey focus. There will no doubt be a learning period for Shoresy as he assumes a new role within the team, and the fresh season of hockey will no doubt yield some conflict.
No matter what direction the show moves, it seems likely thatShoresywill return to its more structured format for season 5.
It’s possible that the major story is how Shoresy and Sanguinet handle co-coaching the Bulldogs and the friction born from their conflicting coaching styles. While Sanguinet is a more traditional coach and leader, Shoresy’s rude, rough, abrasive style of play will certainly translate to coaching, whichcould put him at odds with Sanguinet. The new season will also likely explore Shoresy’s relationship with the players, particularly Dolo, Hitch, and Goody, now that he is meant to be an authority figure as opposed to their friend and leader on the ice. No matter what direction the show moves, it seems likely thatShoresywill return to its more structured format for season 5.
