Despite its failure to pack a punch, the HBO hit’s third season opener, “Same Spirits, New Forms,” lays a promising foundation for the dramedy to come.

"My personal feeling is we're animals and this season in particular is about people trying to reach their spiritual dimension at this animalistic base," creator Mike White says in

Welcome to this season's mystery: another dead body, another wacko rich family, and more contrasting lifestyles of the haves and have nots. Oh, and monkeys