Atypical

Atypical is a coming-of-age television series created by Robia Rashid for Netflix. It focuses on the life of 18-year-old Sam Gardner (Keir Gilchrist), who is on the autism spectrum. The first season was released on August 11, 2017, consisting of eight episodes. The ten-episode second season was released on September 7, 2018. In October 2018, the series was renewed for a third season of ten episodes. The final season was released on July 9, 2021.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) It has a very accurate representation of autistic people. In fact, Sam, the main character of the show, is very likable.
 * 2) While the show itself focuses on other people, it, at least, does give Sam at least some spotlight.
 * 3) The soundtrack is pretty well-made, even by drama-comedy standards.
 * 4) Very dramatic moments such as Elsa cheating on her husband or Sam having a breakdown due to his crush (who is a counselor) rejecting him.
 * 5) Decent acting.
 * 6) Season 2 has more actors and writers with autism, which is very interesting.
 * 7) The Season 2 finale had Paige defending Sam due to someone signing something mean on his yearbook.
 * 8) Zahid is a hilarious comic relief, although he can be xenophobic at times.
 * 9) The series finale was an awesome way to end the show.
 * 10) "TWAT!"

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Season 1 lacked autistic actors and writers, and it also focused more on romance.
 * 2) Some unlikable characters:
 * 3) While Casey is admittingly a reasonable and likable person, she is somewhat ableist towards Sam at times.
 * 4) Doug was flanderized in Season 4 from a reasonable and kind person to a homophobic and selfish asshole.
 * 5) While Zahid is a funny comic relief, he is xenophobic as he hates Australians for no reason.
 * 6) Elsa is overprotective of Sam and has done many cruel things in addition. However, she (mainly) redeemed in Season 4.

Overall
On Rotten Tomatoes, Atypical received a critic score of 87% and an audience score of 91% overall. On Metacritic, it received a metascore of 66 out of 100 and a user score of 8.1/10 overall. On IDMb, it received an overall rating of 8.3/10.

Season 1
On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season received a critic score of 74% and an audience score of 95%. The site's consensus states "Great performances and a likable, realistic family dealing with autism lift Atypical above its alarming tonal shifts and predictability. On Metacritic, it received a metascore of 66 out of 100.

Season 2
On Rotten Tomatoes, the second season received a critic score of 88% and an audience score of 96%.

Season 3
On Rotten Tomatoes, the third season received a critic store of 100% and an audience score of 92%.

Season 4
On Rotten Tomatoes, the fourth season received an audience score of 80%.