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Positive:
11
Mixed:
10
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews
ColliderFeb 23, 2023
Season 1 Review:
I was blown away by just how bizarre it all was (in a good way, of course). ... It's that never-ending sense of enigma that makes The Consultant such a thoroughly enjoyable watch. You'll spend days trying to puzzle out the ending, piece together Regus' master plan (if he even has one), or even just trying to make up your mind about whether he's a villain or a hero.
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The Mercury NewsFeb 23, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Knockout. ... A shocking opening sequence establishes an unsettling tone that grabs you from the start, pushing you to gobble up future episodes as if they were leftover salt-and-vinegar potato chips. Christoph Waltz is the show’s ace up its sleeve. He gives his all to create one of the most distinctive villains to grace any series.
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The Daily BeastFeb 23, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Even if Waltz’s protagonist is ultimately an easy riddle to decipher, and his tale isn’t as expansive as it could be, The Consultant paints a cynical portrait of 21st-century business as a ruthless arena in which the means always justify the ends. ... Yet in Basgallop and Waltz’s assured hands, it’s nonetheless delivered with a humorous amount of bite.
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Feb 23, 2023
Mar 6, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Although it seeks to be contemporary in its examination of workplace culture, The Consultant occasionally gets bogged down by incoherence. Heavy-handed symbolism and dramatic distractions muddy the waters on more than one occasion, marring an otherwise intelligent show.
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Feb 23, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Deeply weird. ... It’s always refreshing to see timely social commentary delivered without a lecture, and the show’s portrait of irrational obedience to authority lands perfectly. But creator Tony Basgallop identifies thematically rich tensions between creativity and commerce, quality and efficiency, kindness and success—all relevant to the contemporary white-collar workplace—without really exploring them.
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Feb 23, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Its theme, the workplace’s encroachment onto all aspects of one’s personal life, seems as resonant at this moment as ever before. The manner it’s explored is fanciful and at times frankly silly, but it’s just enough to serve as intellectual ballast on a show that’s otherwise (mainly) pleasantly goofy.
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