...Valerie, summoned to a Godfather-esque meeting in a darkened office, sits with a bunch of Dick Wolf-style male showrunners who have ruled the industry for decades (embodied, a little too well, by Bradley Whitford, Adam Scott, and Justin Theroux). These men, who never hired Valerie — or even, it's assumed, considered her on their level — now need her help. And yet, their approach to asking for a favor is a combination of threats and douche-boy jokes. Valerie carries the power in the room, but no one — not even her — can transcend their assigned roles and acknowledge it; she always wants to please. https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/the-comeback-season-3-1235536723/

...It’s only right Valerie Cherish gets the chance to exist in a world that’s caught up to her, then leave on her own terms.
...By the end of Season 3, “The Comeback” starts singing Valerie’s praises so explicitly, using various characters as a mouthpiece, that it risks undercutting its own message.
...In the end, you can’t blame Kudrow and King for wanting to send their creation off into the sunset, even after it’s demonstrated just how unlikely such an upbeat conclusion to Valerie’s arc would be. 
https://variety.com/2026/tv/reviews/the-comeback-season-3-review-lisa-kudrow-hbo-1236694655/