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Critic Reviews
Apr 25, 2022RogerEbert.comApr 20, 2022
Season 1 Review:
The writing sometimes takes too long to truly get things going, weighed down by creating its episode-by-episode mysteries instead of fired up by them. But that’s where the collective charisma of its cast kicks in, as they are able to fill in a great deal of the show’s gaps. ... Faraday contains a great deal of mystery, and that includes his motivation of hope and discovery. The show, at least in is takeoff, has enough of both of those to make you want to see what happens next.
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IndieWireMar 13, 2022
Season 1 Review:
There’s enough meaningful drama so far to believe the show can sustain heavier moments, but there’s also a resistance to tackling issues head-on. Still, This “Man Who Fell To Earth” has already established it’s not telling the same old story. With a cast this strong, it’s worth seeing where this mission goes next.
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Apr 22, 2022
Season 1 Review:
In just four episodes sent to critics, The Man Who Fell to Earth is at least two or three somewhat different shows, and there’s a tonal whiplash that can be perplexing. But thus far a delightful performance from Chiwetel Ejiofor holds the series together in ways that remain entertaining and full of potential.
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Apr 22, 2022
Season 1 Review:
Kurtzman and Lumet’s “Man Who Fell to Earth” is at its most intriguing during such clashes of tone, or more simply, at its most bizarre. ... “The Man Who Fell to Earth” falls prey to one of current TV’s most tired clichés of opening in the future before flashing back to explain how it happened. In fact, knowing that Farraday convinces the world that he’s an otherworldly genius before we understand how deflates a good deal of the tension out of the show before it even starts.
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Apr 22, 2022
Season 1 Review:
While all of those issues [immigrant experience, the ever-present dangers of capitalism, and America’s failing healthcare system] are certainly worthy of exploration, the show’s distillation of its themes is neither subtle nor subversive. The writers seem to be aiming for something deeply affecting in an attempt to appeal to a wide audience, but they fail to recognize the key to the power of Tevis’s story: its peculiarity.
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