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Positive:
15
Mixed:
3
Negative:
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Critic Reviews
Jan 22, 2021
Jan 27, 2021
Season 1 Review:
Given the twists and turns, there's always the risk that Resident Alien could begin to exhaust its premise; still, if the writers can sustain the creative orbit established by its opening batch of episodes, it looks like the kind of series that could extend its stay indefinitely.
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Jan 26, 2021
Season 1 Review:
Among all the secret weapons inhabiting “Resident Alien” the principal one is Mr. Tudyk. ... “Resident Alien” isn’t always laugh-out-loud funny—there’s a murder case at the center of it, after all—but it’s got a good sense of how much nonsense people will listen to before they start blaming the person they’re talking to. And how much nonsense they’re willing to serve up.
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Screen RantAug 29, 2025
TV Guide MagazineJan 28, 2021
Season 1 Review:
Resident Alien is a fun blend of sci-fi intrigue and knockabout humor. [1 - 14 Feb 2021, p.7]
Jan 28, 2021
Season 1 Review:
When "Resident Alien" resists the urge to meander and sits with Harry's various epiphanies about the human need to belong and yearning to forge bonds with others, it glimmers with the potential to be a show that's as heartfelt and contemplative as it is dark and funny. These strengths become lost in its initial journey, but with Tudyk serving as its beacon that may not matter.
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RogerEbert.comJan 25, 2021
IndieWireJan 27, 2021
Season 1 Review:
Much like the dilemma faced by its main character, this is a spry half-hour comedy trapped inside the body of an hourlong series too expansive too early for its own good. Still, despite the elements that sometimes drag it down, Tudyk and those most locked into the energies of the show’s funnier side are enough to keep you curious about where Harry ends up.
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Jan 25, 2021The TelegraphJan 28, 2021
Season 1 Review:
It’s the sort of show where offbeat things happen: when the town’s doctor is murdered, the mayor instantly appoints Harry as his replacement despite not knowing a thing about him, and Harry carries on the charade despite knowing nothing about medicine. And if it had stuck to that, it would be a winner. But at times it shifted uneasily into more downbeat territory. ... The show needs to give us less of that and instead mine the comic potential, because the set-up here is appealing.
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Jan 26, 2021
Season 1 Review:
The TV incarnation of Resident Alien struggles to find a consistent tone, layers in more artificial storytelling obstacles than the premise requires and only occasionally figures out how to use its appealing cast. ... After seven episodes I'd grown tired of wading through the half-dozen plotlines I didn't care about for the one or two that I did.
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