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# Misfits (2009): what the critics said

Critics' score 76 from 7 reviews: 5 positive, 2 mixed, 0 negative.

Most critics like Misfits, and the praise gathers around the writing. The reviews describe the script as sharp, self-aware and funny, dark and chilling where it needs to be, and confident enough to make a preposterous premise (a group of young social outcasts gain superpowers after a storm) feel plausible on a small budget. The young ensemble draws steady approval, with more than one critic noting that the characters have few redeeming features and are engaging anyway.

The reservations belong to the later years. The Times finds the second series opener leaning on a standard science-fiction plot, and The Independent thinks series two slightly misses the oddball charm of the first. Digital Spy judges the series four premiere over-clever in its flashbacks, though promising in its new characters. The AV Club, reviewing a premiere without Nathan, calls the plotting serviceable rather than special. The spread is narrow: no critic dislikes it, and the doubts are about sustaining the early energy through cast changes.

## The Telegraph — Gerard O'Donovan

Fi1m's normalised score 90/100 (inferred from the text). 13 November 2009. 

The critic is impressed by the new E4 series, praising its cracking script and engaging young cast of social outcasts who gain superpowers after a storm. It stands out for its humour, self-confidence and brio despite a low-budget premise.

[Read the review](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/6555277/Misfits-E4-review.html)

## The Guardian

Fi1m's normalised score 85/100 (inferred from the text). 13 November 2009. 

The critic finds Misfits silly but brilliant, sharp, funny, dark and chilling in places. The writing and performances make the preposterous premise believable despite the characters' lack of redeeming features.

[Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2009/nov/13/misfits-review-asbo-superheroes)

## The AV Club — Rowan Kaiser

Rating B+. 20 December 2011. 

The review finds that Misfits can survive without Nathan, with the new character Rudy providing a solid but not spectacular focus for the season premiere. The episode's plot is described as serviceable amid the show's ongoing chaotic energy.

[Read the review](https://www.avclub.com/misfits-series-three-episode-one-vegas-baby-1798170979)

## The Independent

Fi1m's normalised score 70/100 (inferred from the text). 31 December 2010. 

The DVD review of series two notes that the characters' bleakly comic approach to ordinary problems remains the show's strength amid surreal plots. It finds the series compelling and innovative though it slightly misses the predecessor's oddball allure.

[Read the review](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/dvd-misfits-series-two-18-2172381.html)

## The Times — Andrew Billen

Fi1m's normalised score 60/100 (inferred from the text). 12 November 2010. 

The reviewer finds the second series debut dominated by a standard sci-fi plot but notes the show's hormonal energy, visual appeal and the vulnerable pubescent characters beneath the superpowers.

[Read the review](https://www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-radio/article/last-nights-tv-misfits-9fsnlhhnrvb)

## Den of Geek — Madeleine York

Fi1m's normalised score 80/100 (inferred from the text). 13 November 2009. 

The critic calls the opening episode a compelling and thoroughly enjoyable start to the series, praising its witty, self-aware script and confident ensemble performances that deliver hilarious, good old-fashioned entertainment.

[Read the review](https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/misfits-episode-1-review/)

## Digital Spy — Morgan Jeffery

Fi1m's normalised score 60/100 (inferred from the text). 29 October 2012. 

The series four premiere stumbles slightly with overly clever flashbacks and an unreliable narrator but introduces promising new elements and characters like the sinister probation worker Greg. Overall it restores some faith while acknowledging the challenges of reinvention after cast changes.

[Read the review](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/cult/a434033/misfits-review-is-the-series-four-premiere-a-hit-or-a-miss/)

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