Rutherford Falls

Peacock | Release Date: April 22, 2021

5.8	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Ratings

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xepav95557May 26, 2021

Rutherford Falls isn't just rough around the edges; it's jaggedly uneven right down to its core. There's plenty to love - Michael Greyeyes is simply undeniable; Jana Schmieding shows astounding chops for a first-timer. But tragically, it'sRutherford Falls isn't just rough around the edges; it's jaggedly uneven right down to its core. There's plenty to love - Michael Greyeyes is simply undeniable; Jana Schmieding shows astounding chops for a first-timer. But tragically, it's not their show. It's the Nathan Rutherford show, a colicky bigot who is kind when the plot demands it and is a colicky bigot when narratively convenient. Perhaps a better actor-comedian could have pulled the many, many disparate and incongruent elements of Nathan's personality together. Unfortunately, they got Ed Helms.… Expand

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greens294Apr 27, 2021

This is an excellent show. The first episode was ok, but it continued to pick up one after another, and by the end its as funny and lovable as anything Michael Schur has done

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kirkenderMay 5, 2021

It's fine. I get what it's doing and sometimes it works. Ed Helms isn't great. The rest of the cast is fantastic. Hopefully season 2 is better.

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TheDSanchezMay 24, 2021

Really painfully unfunny. The plot and characters seem so forced. I really wanted to like it but after forcing myself through about half of the 1st season I just couldn't keep forcing myself to watch more.

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pofolayMay 27, 2021

There's a lot to love in Rutherford Falls. There is some great acting, a few moments of decent writing, and there are important themes that come close to getting a moment in the sun. But overall, it's a character study of an unbelievablyThere's a lot to love in Rutherford Falls. There is some great acting, a few moments of decent writing, and there are important themes that come close to getting a moment in the sun. But overall, it's a character study of an unbelievably broadly-written and shallow character (Nathan Rutherford) as portrayed by one of today's least subtle and dramatically competent actors (Ed Helms). Everything else is, tragically, set dressing. Nathan's non-binary assistant is a person of color who exists solely to buoy and support Nathan, both on a moment-to-moment basis and in Nathan's character arc. Nathan, by the way, is the only person who gets a character arc. Other people get exactly what they want, but they don't really get character arcs. The first black, female mayor exists to antagonize Nathan when narratively convenient and then have sex with him when the character needs a pick-me-up and some minority affirmation. Honestly? Rutherford Falls is pretty damn insulting to its viewer's intelligence and does a downright shameful job of handling the serious issues it chooses to take on.… Expand

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