For most of the season of Southbridge I was going to judge it two stars, because the story is just so unclear and the character motivations blurred that it's a frustrating listen. There is mystery and purposeful vagueness for the sake of story pushing, but then there's poor writing. I simply couldn't ground myself in this story world or relate to the characters whatsoever. Then in the final few episodes, almost out of the blue, the big twist arrives and belatedly adds some much needed context. But by then it's too late to rescue the show. I found myself awarding that extra star because it's a good idea and I was imagining much better execution, though I was left frustrated by this jumbled mess of a tale.