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- The CW
- Jan 23, 2023
- The CW
- Jan 23, 2023
Summary The British sitcom focuses on a Manchester, England family led by David Lewis (Simon Bird) that are part of the apocalyptic religious sect in this British sitcom. [Premiered originally in the Uk on Channel 4 on 23 Jan 2023 and in the US on The CW on 26 Oct 2023]
- The CW
- Jan 23, 2023
- The CW
- Jan 23, 2023
Everyone Else Burns
Season 1
Season Premiere: Jan 23, 2023
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Summary The British sitcom focuses on a Manchester, England family led by David Lewis (Simon Bird) that are part of the apocalyptic religious sect in this British sitcom. [Premiered originally in the Uk on Channel 4 on 23 Jan 2023 and in the US on The CW on 26 Oct 2023]
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
80
91% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
9% Mixed
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1 Review
0% Negative
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The jokes come thick and fast, and though Rachel may be having a pretty miserable time, the viewer won’t.
Easily the fall’s best original scripted series.
There is a certain sort of downbeat, naturalistic, kitchen-sink comedy that the British do well and whose tone no American equivalent has ever quite captured, or perhaps tried to. .... I will enjoy these six borrowed episodes to the utmost, and suggest that you do too.
Every line has a comic payoff and every character, from the leads down to the supporting players, is well-written.
David's unwitting hypocrisy and unshakeable selfishness (pushing a mother and her sick baby behind him in the Elders' advice queue) are the butt of the jokes; the extremity and perversion of Christianity by the Order is what they have in their sights. Beyond that, it's simply very, very funny, all the way.
While some aspects of Everyone Else Burns might get repetitive in a hurry, there is more than enough stories revolving around the Lewises trying to live in the world while prepping for Doomsday to make for a pretty funny show with well-rounded characters.
A few unresolved plot threads and a lack of comeuppance for deserving characters suggest that the writers are holding out for a second season, but it's hard not to wish for some resolution when such a thing is no guarantee. It makes for a sitcom that is enjoyable enough in the moment but all too easy to shrug off, which is not what you'd expect from a premise with potential to be so provocative.
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