It is excellent. ... It’s got what you might call “The X-Files” energy—and that’s no small thing. ... “EVIL,” is a finely constructed, thoughtful, potentially addictive procedural about a hot priest-to-be, a gifted psychologist, and a dishwater-fixing hacker who team up to fight demonic Alexas and prove or disprove miracles, and you should watch it. Just trust me on this one.

While the supernatural can take this in directions you probably don’t want to go, the researchers (played by Mike Colter, Katja Herbers and Aasif Mandvi) do get moments of clarity. The show’s best bet is Michael Emerson as a pot stirrer who uses technology to cause problems.

What sounds painfully familiar -- in a "A priest and a psychologist walk into a police station" sort of way -- proves unexpectedly compelling.

Though Evil manages some truly unnerving moments, particularly the scenes with the lascivious demon, it's more about ideas than the pea-soup-vomiting stuff audiences usually expect from stories about demons and exorcism. In post-Kardashian America, it may be too late to convince viewers that evil is more than a matter of table manners.

"Evil is the best new broadcast show of the season by a considerable margin, and it will be very fun to watch it settle into itself and play with its form and tone even more, the way The Good Wife did. Hopefully it's not too weird for primetime."

This is my way of saying that Evil is decent and, by whatever measuring stick I'm using on this fall's broadcast premieres, probably better than decent. It's a show with some tonal ambition, blending scares and laughs and occasional philosophical and spiritual investigation.

By going with a trio rather than a duo, and making both Kristen and Ben doubters, the Kings try to sidestep the binary believer vs. skeptic set-up that was so familiar from X-Files and its many imitators. But this approach can feel muddled, with stories generating problems for both skeptics to solve via their respective specialties, while there’s not a lot of tension between them and David. ... But it’s when Evil lives up to its name that it’s most interesting.

I like the show but in episode 2 at the end you got the guy doing drugs that just turn me off I will not be watching show anymore don't know why you're always there bringing drugs into the show

It comes across as a poor man's X-Files with a religous slant. While there are some interesting ideoa floated in this series, it does on the whole seem aa a mash-up of various excorcism/occult movies.

The first episode was a jumbled up collection of various similar satanic film and tv dialogue and plot points. A few things that the lead character did made no sense and the usual lack of communication between she and the other characters to create mystery was a bit maddening. Annoying that even in the first ep they started with the sexual tension between she and her priest boss. Could have at least waited half a season. The vibe is much like the one in The Inbetween show from last yr with about the same acting prowess. Worth watching for awhile if you like demonic stuff i guess. We'll see how it goes.

I fear the hidden premise of this show is to discredit the church and traditional religious beliefs. Interesting premise on the surface, but deeply flawed execution because of the hidden bias against religious people. Gave up on this one. While the main actress was decent, the show suffers from poor writing and overall plot issues. Just wasn’t worth my time anymore.

Again lured by "professional" critics and the average score to take a peek. However it is the first user review who has it right, even though his score of 6 is far too generous. This show is just a mash up of the Exorcist, X Files and Supernatural (I almost just puked in my mouth). Just a run-of-the-mill algorithm/marketing driven network show. Competent technique(photography, cinematography) at the service of utterly unimaginative storyline.