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Eli Stone
Season Two
EMAILPRINTSERIES: ABC, Tuesday 10:00p (60 minutes)
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 9 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 6 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama
Created By:
Greg Berlanti
Marc Guggenheim
First Air Date: October 14, 2008
Summary
Starring Jonny Lee Miller, Victor Garber, Loretta Devine, Natasha Henstridge, and Matt Letscher
Eli's visions continue, as do musical guest appearances, this time from Seal and Katie Holmes.
Episode Guide & More Info: More about this show at TV.com
Also On The Web: Official Show Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
TV GuideMatt Roush
As leaps of faith go, yes. And faith--in visions both magical and musical--has everything to do with Eli Stone's divine appeal.
Read Full Review >Entertainment WeeklyTim Stack
In this warm, charming episode, the underappreciated legal show proves it's still fit to practice.
Read Full Review >Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
A quality series that's the TV equivalent of comfort food, the emergence of Eli Stone from the Hollywood firmament may qualify as a minor miracle among more cynical viewers.
Read Full Review >USA TodayRobert Bianco
For now, let's leave concerns for the future to Eli. In the present, things are looking good.
Read Full Review >Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Like most ABC shows, Eli Stone could stand to prune its cast and deepen its writing. But that's focusing on the glass half empty. So let's just be glad that this good-hearted show made it through the previous TV season and "Big Shots" didn't.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
Eli is hard not to like, whether or not you buy him as a prophet.
Read Full Review >NewsdayVerne Gay
Interesting detours, and a worthy show--but at times just a smidgen too self-righteous and melodramatic.
Read Full Review >Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall
A show with such a weird mix of tones and subject matters needs a strong cast to even have a hope of working, and for the most part, the ensemble remains sturdy.
Read Full Review >Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
The series as a whole has a much better sense of itself, and a more confident tone, since Eli, his colleagues, and the viewers all understand that the guy is in fact a visionary. The coyness of season one is gone. The show, cocreated by Greg Berlanti, nonetheless falls short of being destination television.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Chris C gave it a5:
Maybe I could enjoy this show if the dialogue weren't so hacky.
[Anonymous] gave it a10:
An actually feel-good show that isn't terribly trite and cheesy. This show manages just to make me smile and still want to watch, and that's something special in our tv landscape. It just makes you feel good.
