Counterpart

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Season 2
  • Network: Starz
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 10, 2017
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 26
  3. Negative: 3 out of 26
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  1. shoulderoforion
    Dec 17, 2018
    8
    Though not as surprising as it was in it's first season, COUNTERPART still holds sway, and bests most tv being produced today. Great actors, great acting, great sets, great cinematography, cool scifi. I hope this series keeps getting renewed because I'll keep watching it.
  2. tjriz91
    Feb 23, 2019
    6
    While it was still worth watching, I was thoroughly disappointed with the way the second season of this show panned out. The first season introduced a fictional world that was full of intrigue and felt entirely original. I was excited to continue watching the events unfold in Season 2. Over the course of Season 2, that intrigue I found so captivating continued to fizzle out more and more.While it was still worth watching, I was thoroughly disappointed with the way the second season of this show panned out. The first season introduced a fictional world that was full of intrigue and felt entirely original. I was excited to continue watching the events unfold in Season 2. Over the course of Season 2, that intrigue I found so captivating continued to fizzle out more and more. Instead of being excitingly original, Counterpart's plot unfortunately continued to become increasingly bland. It's a shame, because the universe of Counterpart was very interesting from the beginning, and a lot could have been done with it. They should have focused more on the philosophical sci-fi components of the show, and less on boring love relationships and stereotypical television terrorist plots.… Expand
  3. Estroboy
    Jan 20, 2019
    9
    Counterpart is getting better and better.
    Profound analysis of the human identity , this serie is well acted, well directed and most important thing, well written.
    Top!
  4. AWESOM-0
    Jan 1, 2020
    10
    I tell my friends all the time that even though this show was canceled before they finished it, it is still a must watch. Please, please bring back counterpart. Deadwood (top 10 for me) got a movie, much later but still. The Expanse (top 3 for me) got saved, now we just need this one to come back.
  5. geewah
    Jan 25, 2021
    8
    A fine second season that delves deeper into the origin story of the two worlds.
    As compelling as ever.

Awards & Rankings

51
#51 Best TV Season of 2018
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#98 Most Shared TV Season of 2018

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Dec 12, 2018
    80
    Beyond its artfully chilly atmosphere and its surprisingly plausible and suspenseful narrative, the main attraction in Season 2 remains J.K. Simmons’s crafty, quiet portrayal of the two spies named Howard Silk.
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  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Tim Surette
    Dec 10, 2018
    90
    Counterpart has grown beyond its premise and is still one of the best shows on television, even if we don't get the Howards in the same room together.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    Dec 7, 2018
    60
    Every now and then, Simmons will be back onscreen working opposite Williams or, as a new friend our Howard makes in his travels, James Cromwell, and Counterpart will spark back to life again. But far too often, it feels like a star vehicle determined to prove it’s anything but--and squandering its most valuable resource as a result.
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