Second Chance
FOX | Release Date: January 13, 2016
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
10
Negative:
6
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37
USA TodayRobert BiancoJan 12, 2016
Season 1 Review: There may be interesting stories to be told about the nature of the soul and our resistance to change, but they're buried under the weight of the premise and the efforts to paper over multiple plot holes. Read full review
33
TVLineMichael SlezakApr 6, 2016
Season 1 Review: The end result feels like a hideous pastiche of focus-group testing, procedural clichés and CliffsNotes literary references that got pulled out of the incubator about two seasons too early. Read full review
30
The WrapMark PeikertJan 13, 2016
Season 1 Review: Other than presenting Kazinsky with the late holiday gift of a starring role, there’s not much else to Second Chance. The twins feel as if they’ve been grafted onto the plot from another series, while DeKay’s sole note for much of the first few episodes is pissed off. Other shows have tackled estranged fathers and sons better. Read full review
30
VarietyMaureen RyanJan 11, 2016
Season 1 Review: The right kind of fascinating character and performance could have made the premise work, but neither are in evidence. Read full review
20
We Got This CoveredIsaac Feldberg Jan 14, 2016
Season 1 Review: What sinks Second Chance is its consummate laziness, from the regressive characterization of its non-cis/white/male characters to its reliance on the most threadbare tropes of the buddy cop genre. Read full review
10
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoJan 11, 2016
Season 1 Review: Second Chance is so self-serious at times that it verges on parody, especially in every overwritten scene with the twins. The writing is atrocious, the production values are subpar, and there’s not a single good performance. Read full review
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