The Watcher (2022)

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 13, 2022
User Score
4.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 19
  3. Negative: 8 out of 19
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  1. MrGlum
    Oct 20, 2022
    7
    The show is quite good and wonderfully acted by the whole cast, but it goes on for two episodes too many just to end with a disappointing ending.
    Don't regret watching it despite the frustration though.
  2. RTM
    Oct 23, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The premise is good, interesting and compelling. The performances admirable. But by the 7th episode, i wanted it over and wanted to know the final outcome. The writing, twists and turns, and characters overall are lacking to the point of not caring anymore. How there is going to be another season and not finish in just one, makes me want to just look up the case and not see the actual series. Especially since in later episodes, we basically know who’s behind it anyway.… Expand
  3. j1train
    Nov 13, 2022
    3
    Gets worse and worse by the hour. The first couple episodes are somewhat creepy, but it becomes increasingly less interested in the those genre elements and more interested in dragging out its dull whodunit plot riddled with absurd red herrings. There are elements of camp at times earlier on, but that’s perhaps too generous.
  4. daniel_
    Oct 25, 2022
    0
    Don´t waste your time like I did. I always hoped it´s getting better but it became worse.
  5. BuckWild
    Jan 1, 2023
    1
    Just like every other show written or produced by Ryan Murphy, this show is a stupid, incomprehensible mess. Do yourself a favor and watch literally anything else than this retarded garbage.
  6. KJ_20
    Nov 12, 2022
    5
    The Watcher has its moments of suspense and fear. But overall, it does not create enough intrigue nor sense to construct a satisfying ending or storyline.
  7. EthanRucker
    Mar 25, 2023
    6
    The Watcher provides the viewer with a spine chilling story with great performances and thrilling sequences that makes you want to keep watching to find out the mystery in the end. Unfortunately, there's too many convenient coincidences and times when you're confused as to why the main characters aren't looking into a certain lead or not asking the obvious questions when they arise. If theThe Watcher provides the viewer with a spine chilling story with great performances and thrilling sequences that makes you want to keep watching to find out the mystery in the end. Unfortunately, there's too many convenient coincidences and times when you're confused as to why the main characters aren't looking into a certain lead or not asking the obvious questions when they arise. If the writers ironed out some of those rough spots in the story I believe this would have been one of my favorite mini series that would have been on the same level with Harlan Coben's mystery thrillers.… Expand
  8. pangipingu
    Oct 20, 2022
    4
    Once again, another promising Ryan Murphy project, falling into the same old trap of starting strong and ending in shreds. Frankly speaking, I think Murphy should seriously consider caring less about how charming a set looks and pay more attention to the storyline, assuring that it does make an iota of sense.

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#66 Most Discussed TV Season of 2022

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Metascore
54

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. Time
    Reviewed by: Judy Berman
    Oct 17, 2022
    70
    It’s the first really good drama series Murphy has made since leaving Fox for Netflix in 2018. And that’s thanks in large part to a serpentine plot that lays the groundwork for an exhilaratingly inconclusive finale.
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  2. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Kristen Lopez
    Oct 17, 2022
    42
    “The Watcher” may be Ryan Murphy’s best Netflix series, but the Murphy-isms wear thin.
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  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Angie Han
    Oct 14, 2022
    50
    If I rarely found myself intensely engaged, I never found myself bored, either.
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