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The Detour is sharply written--Jones and Bee co-wrote the pilot--and uses flashbacks to help progress storylines. It’s dark at times, and, at other times completely and hilariously over the top.
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The Detour is ruthlessly adult stuff--surely too frank and out-there for some viewers--but it’s intrinsically honest, convulsively hilarious and oddly endearing.
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The fun and challenge of The Detour is how it seems to be going for comedy in every direction, from delicate character comedy to sight gags to gross-out humor to full-fledged farce.
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The Detour isn’t always in full command of its absurdities, but the killer lines keep coming.
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he Detour‘s welcomely serialized structure reveals a rhythmic predictability by episode 2, and not all of the lines land (particularly from the kids), but this is the kind of new-age, modern sitcom that feels fresh and exciting, even despite its obvious inspirations.
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Even with the occasional fits and starts, The Detour looks like one of those shows that’s worth going out of one’s way to find.
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In the episodes made available to the press, it often seems that the train is about to come off the track, thanks to one twist or bit of cleverness too many, but just as often, the series rights itself at the last moment. What seems to come out of left field often connects in an unexpected fashion.
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The writing and performances combine to make The Detour worth the trip.
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The Detour has already been renewed for a second season, so the show has time to develop into something more interestingly amusing.
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The Detour is pretty consistently funny but the humor tends to be filled with sexual innuendo that some viewers will find offensive. For others, it will be just fine.
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The Detour may try too hard in places--"Why are we in Penis-ylvania?" asks the son (Liam Carroll), who, like his mother (Zea) thought the family was flying, not driving, to their Florida vacation--but the wackiness is balanced by the genuine moments its characters share.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 39 out of 49
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Mixed: 2 out of 49
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Negative: 8 out of 49
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Jan 14, 2017
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Aug 6, 2016
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Jun 14, 2016