Critic Reviews
- Critic score
- Publication
- By date
-
Like a super-sized Columbo case, the culprits have already been identified, and they’re shockingly, hilariously tracking bloody footprints across New York City. They, and Search Party, seem like they’re in over their heads at the start, but it only gets better the deeper they go.
-
The internalized guilt of all four leads proves fascinating (and damn funny) to behold as it bursts out in various ways, for various reasons. ... This search is quite a pleasure.
-
Search Party certainly hasn't lost its sense of humor, which underscores the callousness and posturing many of the characters demonstrate. ... [Showrunners] Bliss and Rogers have an equal adeptness for genre and composition.
-
It continues to hum along wonderfully as an existentialist noir on the millennial tip. Or call it a character study in the form of a comedic thriller that’s geared to provoke anxious giggles.
-
There’s something casual in the way it is both riveting and fun.
-
The second season felt like a continuation of what worked for me in the first, with perfectly played awful people continuing to be unaware of their awfulness and generating wry amusement while doing awful things.
-
The writers of Search Party know what they’re doing. That’s not to say that season two is as exciting and satisfying as season one; I don’t think it is. But then, I may only be saying that because season two is a strong variation on something I’ve seen done before, in both TV and cinema.
-
It feels like Search Party has genre-skipped, from a comedy with thriller elements to a full-blown thriller. In so doing, it’s reaching into a more familiar toolkit.
-
Search Party remains a weird gem for TBS, one that manages to be exceedingly clever and emotionally authentic all at once, with a tense story that begs to be binged. The problem is that in the aftermath of Dory’s search for meaning and Keith’s tragic end, it’s all gotten a little too real.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
-
Positive: 21 out of 33
-
Mixed: 5 out of 33
-
Negative: 7 out of 33
-
Nov 21, 2017
-
Dec 20, 2017
-
Dec 2, 2017