The Detour

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Season 2
  • Network: TBS
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 11, 2016
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
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Critic Reviews

  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Chancellor Agard
    Feb 21, 2017
    83
    Remains as charming as ever. [24 Feb/3 Mar 2017, p.90]
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  2. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Caroline Framke
    Feb 22, 2017
    80
    [The] dissonance between classic family hijinks and twisted debauchery is exactly what makes The Detour such a fantastic ride.
  3. We Got This Covered
    Reviewed by: Mitchel Broussard
    Feb 16, 2017
    70
    It might not feel all that fresh anymore, but in Jones and Bee’s hands The Detour is still miles ahead of most other half-hour comedies on TV.
  5. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Neil Genzlinger
    Feb 15, 2017
    70
    The Detour is the kind of show that is best consumed in extended viewing. Individually, its episodes can seem slapdash and gratuitously crass. But there’s a theme beneath the ribaldry, one that may leave you pondering just how much you really know about that person sitting or sleeping next to you.

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User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. metabad
    Apr 29, 2017
    7
    Still funny, but not as good and over the top as the first season.
    I had the feeling the writers were running out of ideas.
    However, finding    Still funny, but not as good and over the top as the first season.
    I had the feeling the writers were running out of ideas.
    However, finding out who those interrogators work for, was hilarious.
    Laura Benanti was funny as the chief interrogator.

    So, maybe not as good as the first season, still one of the best comedies on tv.    … Full Review »
  2. kiank
    Jan 25, 2018
    7
    Definitely not as good as the first season, and it continues to be a decent comedy. I just felt like the humor was much more forced withDefinitely not as good as the first season, and it continues to be a decent comedy. I just felt like the humor was much more forced with season than the last, not that the last was perfect. I will still continue to watch the new season though.… Full Review »
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