SummaryWade (Walton Goggins), a widower with two daughters reluctantly begins dating and discovers he is very popular in this comedy from Bill Martin and Mike Schiff.
Created By:Grady Cooper, Bill Martin, Mike Schiff
The Unicorn
Season 1 Premiere:
Sep 26, 2019
Metascore
Generally Favorable
65
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Mixed or Average
5.4
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Oct 14, 2019
80
Whether Goggins is squirming at the frank sex talk during a widows' support group, haplessly parenting two adorable (and also struggling) daughters or merely trying to figure out signals on a date after being out of practice for so long, this unicorn is comedy magic. [14-27 Oct 2019, p.11]
Sep 26, 2019
80
Goggins is, as stated above, great as Wade; though a few early scenes don’t gel perfectly, he’s mostly very good in the pilot and note perfect after that. ... His daughters are equally well-cast, and while Goggins is the main attraction, the quartet of actors who play his hyper-involved friends are no less essential to the show’s success. ... For a story in which death is, frankly, an inescapable presence, “The Unicorn” is surprisingly light viewing.
User score
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38% Positive
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35% Mixed
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7 Ratings
Apr 8, 2020
10
We love this show and it has gotten better as the season progressed. I hope it stays.
Dec 20, 2019
5
I watched the first couple of episodes and dismissed the show. On a lark, I watched a couple of the more recent episodes, and I have to say that I watched a different show. I don't know what happened, but the show grew a soul. The interaction between the dad and his daughters is wonderful. The quirky absurdity of the awkward dates seems to be gone. I'm looking forward to what the future brings here. The Uniconrn is back on my DVR's ToDo list.
Sep 23, 2019
75
Considering he [Walton Goggins] has played some of the most offbeat characters on TV, this is a switch and, at times, a heartwarming journey.
Sep 26, 2019
70
“The Unicorn” is at times muted by its effort to underscore the warmth of its ambitions. There’s a kind of waiting-room airlessness to the production. ... It’s not fatal, in any case, and perhaps only something a person whose job it is to look too hard at television will notice. The cast all do lovely work.
Sep 26, 2019
60
I wish the things Wade was freaking out about were more interesting, but they fit into familiar CBS sitcom modes of male bafflement and we should probably all be relieved that Wade's friends are peers. ... Through three episodes, my appreciation for the cast remains intact. I'm still waiting on mirth. In three episodes, I had only one real laugh and it involved a phone dictation error, which is the lowest of low-hanging fruit.
Sep 29, 2019
30
What follows are some awkward dates in which Walton is very forthright and earnest. That's not the same thing as funny. Not at all the same thing, as you'll realize well before the first commercial wakes you up.
Mar 12, 2021
2
This is one of those shows where the kids act more like adults than the adults. Not funny or worth watching. The two main characters are in their late 30’s- early 40’s going on 15 with dating issues. Totally unrealistic. Supporting cast clueless, unfunny and overacting. Probably worst written comedy on TV.
Nov 24, 2019
1
The first show was tolerable and even had some laughs. It just went down from there. His 'friends' are way too nosy and came off as being in the show just to be politically correct. He was way too naive and 'saintly', yet deeply flawed. Waste of my time.
