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Critic Reviews
TV Guide MagazineSep 22, 2023
Season 1 Review:
A charismatic star (Law & Order veteran Jesse L. Martin) and an intriguing premise. The puzzles are also unusually perplexing. .... And yet Martin never sheds his cool-cat persona. [25 Sep - 15 Oct 2023, p.14]
Season 1 Review:
It’s possible the show will have surer footing in the weeks to come, but as of now, The Irrational commits the cardinal sin of any expertise-driven procedural—the audience feels a step or two ahead of the writing. We can see the moves it’s trying to make a mile off.
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Season 1 Review:
The show’s vibe is easy and familiar, and in its own way comforting — in the three episodes sent to critics, justice comes as reliably as the turning of the hour. Yet despite a likable lead turn by Martin, it’s difficult not to notice how un-special this story of a supposedly special detective feels.
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Season 1 Review:
The Irrational is a pretty average network procedural. The NBC series, which premieres September 25, has all the necessary elements of a cop show, even if it’s not a traditional crime drama like one of the network’s biggest hits, Law & Order: SVU. It still sticks to a well-established genre formula, though.
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Season 1 Review:
The first three episodes divulge just enough information to keep the viewer guessing and keep audiences interested in Alec's arc, and Martin is doing good enough work to lend the storyline some real emotion. Sadly, this is the only real redeeming quality of an otherwise lackluster, familiar procedural from NBC.
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