Rutherford Falls: Season 1

"It’s a promising new addition to the “Schurverse” while being comforting and distinctive on its own."

"Rutherford Falls... has a good deal more to prove of itself, but it does have compelling leads and the promise of a strong premise..."

"Rutherford Falls feels like it's still figuring itself out in these early episodes."

"Wobbly but promising."

"(Rutherford Falls) bears evidence of some significant growing pains, combining ambitious, intriguing ideas and slow, overly delicate storytelling."

"There are many appealing elements in play, notably a breakout comic performance by Jana Schmieding, but little clear sense of what the larger theme is going to be."

"By not turning people into talking points, Ornelas, Schur and Helms leave their characters free to become who they are in complicated ways, rather than what they are in obvious ones..."

"While the gags need to start coming thicker and faster, there are certainly chuckles to be had."

"By playing both sides of a very hot topic, Rutherford Falls fails to hum, roar or even sputter to any satisfying degree."

"In the first four episodes... the show bobs and weaves between wacky shenanigans and grounded sincerity, never quite finding a way to settle on a happy medium..."