Dougal is a priceless character whose wide-eyed oblivion and theories surrounding Darth Vader and "The Phantom of the Opera" leave Ted teeth-grinding and appalled.
Series 3 is completely ludicrous. It's absolute dynamite with it, of course, and it often hangs a lampshade on its own success and warped internal logic to hysterical effect.
The show maintains a wistful sweetness that keeps its surrealistic gags from becoming too much, while the weird jokes keep that sweetness from becoming too cloying.
