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Honest and genuinely affecting, Special lives up to its name with a funny -- if a bit too concise -- first season brightened by Ryan O'Connell's infectious charms. Read critic reviews
Special (2019)
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Watch Special: Season 1 with a subscription on Netflix.
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Episodes
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1. Chapter One: Cerebral LOLzy
Air date: Apr 12, 2019
In the wake of being hit by a car, Ryan begins a coveted internship and finds an opportunity to redefine himself based on his recent run-in.
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2. Chapter Two: The Deep End
Air date: Apr 12, 2019
Kim encourages a daunted Ryan to be more comfortable with his body at Olivia's pool party, where they both make some surprising new friends.
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3. Chapter Three: Free Scones
Air date: Apr 12, 2019
Karen reluctantly agrees to help Ryan find an apartment while Kim eagerly volunteers to help him check another big milestone off his list.
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4. Chapter Four: Housechilling Party
Air date: Apr 12, 2019
Ryan's underwhelming attempt at a housewarming party leads to a bonding session with Kim; Karen's nest doesn't stay empty for long.
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5. Chapter Five: Vagina Momologues
Air date: Apr 12, 2019
Karen's shopping trip is cut short as she tends to pressing matters for her mother and Ryan, fueling frustrations with her role as dual-caregiver.
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6. Chapter Six: Straight Potential
Air date: Apr 12, 2019
While Ryan attends a dudes' poker night, Karen lets loose with Phil at home, basking in her affection for him -- and for grilled cheese.
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7. Chapter Seven: Blind Deaf Date
Air date: Apr 12, 2019
An unconventional blind date leads Ryan to examine his own biases and insecurities; friction develops in Karen and Phil's burgeoning romance.
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8. Chapter Eight: Gay Gardens
Air date: Apr 12, 2019
Conflicted by how he's being defined, Ryan decides to come clean at work and with his friends, but focusing on himself leaves Karen feeling left out.
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Critic Reviews for Special: Season 1
Audience Reviews for Special: Season 1
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Since it is based in real life human experiences, found it difficult to deal with almost all the characters' flaws -- that's where another of Jim Parsons' productions drew me in: it excels in the absurdness of the human condition.
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Brilliant, hilarious and poignant! Disability representation done right.
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Seasons 1-2. Interesting and entertaining. I'd recommend it. Season 1 has 8 15-minute episodes. Season 2 has 8 30-minute episodes. So a relative quick watch. I'd watch another season if/when it becomes available.
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I love this show so much, definitely one of my top 5 favorite TV shows I've ever watched. The writing is outstanding; so well written, hilarious, and the deeper moments are beautiful. Ryan O'Connell gives a phenomenally charismatic, funny, and beautifully authentic performance and Jessica Hecht, Punam Patel, and Marla Mindelle gave superb performances. The chemistry between Ryan and Punam is hilarious and the chemistry between Ryan and Jessica is so beautifully believable and authentic especially in the season finale their performances were perfection. The first season of Special is an A+ to me; I love seeing more authentic representation of people with a disability and people who are gay being represented by someone who is disabled and who is gay.
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Genuine!! 🏳️🌈 This short TV show follows Ryan O'Connell who also stars in this semi-autobiographical series based on his own memoir "I'm Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves". He plays Ryan, a gay man with mild cerebral palsy who decides to do away with his identity as an accident victim in hopes of finally going after the life that he wants. Short but compelling!
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The show appears to be twisted: The main character seems really selfish, self-absorbed. Responds to everything with a condescending "okay...?". What do guys like about his personality? I don't really get it, could not watch the whole thing.
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Super good: the same genre as Master of None, Ramy, Feel Good, etc.
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Funny af watched it in a day!
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Parsons was the reason to terminate the best series ever made Big Bang theory for spending his time in tv series like this? What a pity.
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This series demonstrates that anyone can be an awful person. 20-something pain in the ass more worried about image than how he treats people. The millennial me-first mentality. Not funny, uncomfortable to watch, poorly presented, awkward, and goes nowhere.
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