- Network: Apple TV
- Series Premiere Date: Jun 4, 2025
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Wilson’s particular talent is ensuring that the performance never tips over into a flakiness that can read as vacant. All of that technique is poured into Pryce Cahill with wildly enjoyable results.
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Stick is as funny as it is wholesome, and as wholesome as it is endearing. This silly golf comedy is winner in every sense and a show you might just restart the moment the final credits roll.
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Stick is not a “set-up, joke, set-up, joke” gag-fest; its gentle situational humour will leave you with a smile on your face rather than rolling in the aisles.
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Like Ted Lasso, this is a story that is unafraid to take its flawed characters on an emotionally charged comedic flight over fairway and rough, through the woods and into bunkers, before leaving them all a putt at happiness. If you’re looking for a new comedy, it’s worth a shot.
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Stick's shortcomings don't stop it from being an enjoyable show, but they are frustrating wrinkles that can hopefully be ironed out in the second half of the season, or perhaps even in a second. As it stands, I am still prepared to bet that this is the best golf comedy you'll see this summer.
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If you're looking for groundbreaking high art, you won't find it at a golf comedy. If you're after a little bit of solace, a tiny measure of happiness and feel-good uplift when we could all use it, "Stick" has the goods.
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Stick is a very good series. But its faults, however minor, might be enough to discourage viewers from sticking with it, especially in this competitive streaming landscape.
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A game changer it isn’t, but Stick still comes out a few strokes ahead of par.
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“Stick” shares some foundational plot and character DNA with Apple TV+ standouts “Ted Lasso” and “Shrinking.” But while it doesn’t match the depth of writing or the emotional resonance of those series, it’s a solid and satisfying effort with the potential for a multi-season run.
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“Stick” is a little too wary of poking at its own emotional underbelly, and the home stretch of the 10-episode season veers into overt golf boosterism at the expense of the primary plot. Wilson’s charisma nonetheless forms a solid enough foundation to make the enterprise worthwhile.
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Nothing Stick is doing on that front is reinventing the wheel. But why would it? As it stands, this might already be the most pleasant trip you’ll take all summer.
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While many of the more predictable twists and inevitable road bumps merit an eye roll or two—Santi has daddy and trust issues that erupt at the most inconvenient times—there’s no way you won’t root for this ad hoc family.
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Stick may not be the next Ted Lasso that Apple TV+ wants it to be, but its charming cast and strong emotional core make it a satisfying watch overall.
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Fortunately, Wilson remains as watchable as anyone of a similar pedigree, from McConaughey to Harrelson, and it’s thanks to this that a show supported by a foundation of all that came before becomes a genuinely easy watch.
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It’s a sentimental, easygoing comedy.