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If you were brought up in a cult Christian religion then you'll have an "in" to what's going on. I don't think it's based on any one cult but is a very clever mix of several that I'm aware of and grew up in. E.g. The cult I was associated with did discourage going to college and encouraged full time door to door ministry.

This series though adds humour to the situation and although the elder arrangement appears made up. Heck it cuts close to home especially the controls exerted and gossiping by elders wives.

My wife and I crack up with the dating ritual and ducking down to avoid being seen unshaperoned. That is true to life LOL.

Exploring an extreme of cultist religion, Everyone Else Burns feels fresh and funny, and as the series progresses it really blossoms into some heartfelt developments.

Not entirely unpredictable, but paced well and the tension caused by the differing character traits within the family gives off some great (awful) chemistry. It is a little slow to begin with, but once each family member's wants and needs become apparent, its easy to become invested in the storyline.

To an extreme where every belief, action and scenario grows into something silly, the straight performances do provide the laughs, which eases through plot arcs which can be intentionally frustrating. It takes a little time to get into (which isn't ideal for a 6-episode series) but once it all clicks, Everyone Else Burns is truly enjoyable.

This spankingly new comedy from Dillon Mapletoft and Oliver Taylor (themselves quite new) is a functional little slice of familial and theological ribbing. It's not reinventing many comedy wheels and some of the side plots and characters are a little sketched-out, shallow or unfinished but there's some solid 'twists' (if you can call them that in a sitcom), quite a few surreal asides, and a genuinely effective character arc or two in here. The focus is mostly on the family so it doesn't feel too punch-downy on the little fish of the evangelical world, but it's lack of specificity makes it feel oddly toothless. I'd be interested to see what another series could add to it.

I couldn't stop watching. I really enjoyed this show. It doesn't paint the believers of this fictional faith as moronic/evil , instead it paints a realistic picture of how some faiths and preachers can harm the people they're trying to enlighten.

The show has a great heart and it made me cackle with laughter. The characters are very likable and well written. The cast gave a great performance , they all have such a great range.

A lot of the reviews are vocal people with religious backgrounds who may not like the challenging nature of the subject matter. I definitely would say it's worth giving a watch. Looking forward to season 2.

Good scripts and a fine premise. A parody of Jehovah's Witnesses and various hard line Christian sects. A talented cast that is let down by Simon Bird who is only capable of rehashing the same character seen in In-betweens. He's got no other range and it takes the whole story line into comedy cliché, where as all the other cast are quite rightly playing the characters much straighter and therefore stronger.

Shame. He was poorly cast. I may stick with it but it's borderline because he continually ruins the plots with his pantomime over acting. Hopefully future casting directors will take note and we won't see him for a while.

I liked it for what it was. It had comedy, drama and heart. But where exactly does it stand? Often times when shows are made making fun of certain things, it ends up something that promotes that very thing. This show tries to be neither really nor tries to be something that shows these things and lets the viewers take what they can. But in truth, it's just flipping sides from one scene to the other. Cults are to be mocked way more than this show does. It should be portrayed for all the danger it hides. This show doesn't lean into either and expects the viewer to understand both because they also want to say those are also people. There's some truth to it which is why I do consider this good and not bad but I really want more commitment from them to actually take a side or actually be objective about it instead of jumping around.

Being raised a Jehovah's Witness and leaving 2 years ago I found this sitcom hilarious and surprisingly accurate. The writers must of also been raised in the religion because there were so many small querks that you'd only know if you lived through it first hand. I'm not sure how well people from a different background will understand the niche jokes but I couldn't stop laughing. I thought they did a really good job of balancing the hilarious side of some of the rules and also the seriousness of it and how it affects people's family. I like how they changed just enough details so as not to get sued by them! I hope they return for series 2!!

Created by Dillon Mapletoft and Oliver Taylor for Channel 4 we have Everyone Else Burns, following the hyper-religious Lewis family, lead by David (Simon Bird) and his wife Fiona (Kate O'Flynn) as they raise their children into the sect and slowly begin questioning everything they understood about faith. The show generally follows the family and their on-goings as the parents question their marriage, their daughter begins dating outside of the chapter, and their son explores his inner desires. Its a fairly lighthearted comedy throughout, and Bird delivers his usual but well fitting performance. I quite enjoyed Morgana Robinson as the new neighbour, and Al Roberts appears as a parish elder, who I liked on Stath Lets Flats, so was fun to see him here. Some of the show is a bit silly at parts, and it tries to go a bit too far into some drama moments, but generally stays funny. I must say I was impressed with the directing, while nothing too bold, Jamie Jay Johnson gets the odd neat shot in there, and some of the lenses used gives an almost surreal dreamy sequence (almost petzval-like), which fit well with the religious seclusion the show was presenting. The general plots are a bit boring as we just watch the family go about their life, and unfortunately for me, Prime which I was watching this on is missing 2 episodes from the second (and latest) season, leaving things on an even bigger cliffhanger than expected, which I'll try not to knock the show itself for but makes things a bit difficult. Overall, if you like this style of british sitcom and are looking for some religious humour, sure would likely recommend.

This is an excellent sitcom. It is very layered, so takes a few episodes for things to settle in and become familiar and therefore comfortable to laugh at. It its both heart warming and laugh out loud funny. The acting is great, and the direction and setting is perfect. It is an excellent parody of organised religion,family life and modern Britain. But there is also a clear positive message and a feel good factor that makes it a great watch. Simon Bird plays his familiar uptight self, as a over pious dad.. But the rest of the cast play around this with real skill, making him seem even more uptight than in the inbetweeners. Really well done..

I was expecting a light-hearted funny comedy similar to other recent channel 4 offerings by young writers (like Big Boys), but felt very disappointed with Everyone Else Burns. It didn't feel fresh or new. The story was heavy-handed and predictable, with no interesting character development. Using evangelical Christianity as a vehicle to explore family dynamics felt convoluted and meandering. Some good performances from a few of the cast, in particular Morgana Robinson and Lolly Adefope. But overall, it just wasn't funny. I found the script unsubtle and the humour too obvious. I didn't laugh once.

I grew up in an evangelical christian cult-like religious organisation and much of this is so close to my experience it is uncanny. I appreciate that not many other people will have experienced this sort of thing but believe me it exists.

I am actually finding it surprisingly affirming and liberating to see the situations this family find themselves in and to finally be able to see a funny side to it.

I particularly like the characters who are David's wife (Fiona) and daughter (Rachel) - super acting from Kate O'Flynn and Amy James-Kelly.

Well done to everyone involved, I really hope there will be more seasons in the future.

It was quite clear it was the cult I grew up in in the first 5 seconds of the show, it was so unbelievably funny and accurate the person who wrote it must have grown up in the cult because there was so many tiny things you would only know if you was one, they even got characters down to a T - i could deffo relate also I liked the diversions for copywrite purposes lol it was refreshing to see this and it helps to laugh about this past traumatic life lol I hope they keep it rolling!

The problem is I'm not sure how funny it would be to people who never was in the cult, I don't think it's a relatable or understandable life to others, cult members would definitely not find it funny and most likely would avoid. However for us ex's it's fab gives you a chance to confirm yep you were living that life and thank god your not now- but your not alone so laugh instead of crying (as our ex members have really bad mental health after leaving the jehovahs witnessess or being disfellowshiped ) it shows you the humours side! And also it gives you a chance to show those around you a glimpse of what you had a live through.

The premise for this show is great and I was excited to watch it after seeing the trailer but unfortunately it's written by people who are not good writers and don't understand comedy.

The few jokes are laboured and copied from other sitcoms - none of them are very funny but you can tell the writers were high-fiving each other about them - unfunny as I guess the writers are.

I got to episode 5 of the series, but it was hard work, it felt like a chore watching it at times.

There are also plot holes and inconsistencies all over the place.

And to sum up, they had a fantastic idea, but were too safe and dull in the execution - and it's badly written by people who aren't funny.

I think a lot of people have been put off by the show because it takes a while to really find its feet and many are just judging it by the first two episodes. It does get a lot better as the series goes along. If I had turned it off after episode 1 I probably would have felt the same, but I kept going with it and I'm glad I did. I decided to do a bit of digging recently and found a lot of ex-Jehova's Witnesses saying how accurate the show is to JW life, which has made me even more invested in the series.

I'm really looking forward to series 2 and where the writers decide to take the characters.

When watching new US series, if its a slow burner sometimes it can take a few episode to "get it". If that happens with a UK series, with only 6 episodes, the series is almost finished by the time it clicks.

That is the case here. I forced myself to watch the first three episodes. Until mid ep 3 I didn't get it. Didn't like the characters and couldn't spot anything funny.

I think lots of the bad reviews have come from people watch ep 1, expecting something riotous like the Inbetweeners and switching off feeling disappointed.

Then it clicked. The characters started to gel and I started to understand the whole point of it. For me there are not that many laugh out loud moments, though there are some. Its packed full of interesting references and observations. I was hooked wondering where it would go.

For me, the ending was not satisfying and it did not go where I wanted it to. All the more reason to watch S2...

It's not funny. A bit creepy.like a disturbing drama. Simon bird ruins it. The rest are OK as actors. But Simon doesn't take it seriously .

Basically like I said its not comedy. I've only seen one episode.but usually the first draws you in.it didn't I have no desire to watch more .and religion doesn't really exist in uk anymore.id guess most people would have no idea what they are on about. I can't see it having a second series or even getting to the end of this one .it's worse than black adder 1st series. And religious people won't be insulted as apparently. They don't own television. Or ones that work.

Really enjoyed Everyone else burns, don't understand why it's getting so much hate in these reviews. Undoubtedly it was a bit of a slow burn, and took me some time to get into it but once it hits its stride it got really good.

Though the trailers, and the first episode make it seem like the series is all about David, as the show progresses Rachel and Fiona's storylines become more and more dominant, and in my opinion provide the beating heart of the show. Those are the characters I'm most interested in seeing develop even more in series 2, and whose storylines I'm most looking forward to.

Hope this is helpful to someone.

I had high hopes but as some have said it's all very safe & very unfunny. Only watched episode 1 & might give another a try simply to see if it gets better (it really couldn't get any worse). Never mind laughing it never even made me raise a smile which is highly unusual. Maybe some that have escaped similar strange religions might relate & therefore find it funny but otherwise you'd be struggling. Simon Birds bowl haircut kind of sums up its desperate attempt to be funny and it completely failing in that. I'd go as far to say it's embarrassingly cringeworthy. C4 leave religious comedy to Father Ted!

This show is great. There are so many good jokes and the characters are immensely likeable, even the stupid dad (by the end). The relationships within the family are fascinating, and the writers skilfully develop them in a story-of-the-week setting whilst also bringing them to a satisfying climax in the final episode, which also sets up some tensions to examine in, hopefully, the second series. I was not raised in an extremely religious household but the show didn't make me feel that this was a necessary pre-requisite to its enjoyment. The tone was warm and it did not simply lampoon extremely religious communities, easy as this would have been; there is a sophisticated and complex attitude to the Order of the Divine Rod, which is coercive but also gives many of its members meaning and purpose. Top work.

When I started watching this, I was hoping for a level of comedy similar to Friday Night Dinner. It isn't close. Simon Bird is questionably plausible as a father of a 16 year old daughter, hampered by his Will McKenzie character image no doubt. There are amusing occurrences throughout the series, some cynical, some briefly exploring what happens when moving away from the "cult" rules, but the overall tone is up and down, between comedy, and drama and the final episode for me was a bit dark and sinister to genuinely enjoy it. So what is it I've been watching for 6 episodes? A comedy about the absurdity of cults? A drama exploring the control and abuse that members are subjected to avoid being expelled from the order? Was it written from the perspective of somebody who left a cult once upon a time? It wasn't very entertaining and I don't expect it to receive any comedy awards, or a second series for that matter. I think the subject matter is too complex for the writers to make targeted jokes and so it's all a bit ambiguous. And genuinely, there were scenes in each episode that I just didn't enjoy because they felt clunky, and lacked the commitment to exploit the full absurdity of the characters beliefs, and I didn't understand the motivation behind making this series. I'll stick to father Ted and Derry Girls.

Took me a while to get into it but, once I got to about episode 3 it all started to gel together. I'll agree with some of the other reviews that in the first episode the characters feel a bit like caricatures, but after a while they start to develop into people you actually like and want to root for (well most of them).

The colourful array of background characters also help to push the story along in fun and interesting ways, my personal favourites being Joshua, an ex-order member who helps Rachel experience what life is like outside of the cult, and Elder Abijah, who attempts to 'get down' with non order members by drinking caffeinated coca cola.

The show starts as a parody of religious cult with over the top depiction of life within it and family dynamics. Jokes and situations about it abound and humour is based on clash of cultist mentality vs modern world. But then about half way through it flips and turns in a drama show depicting same issues in serious tone and rather than making fun of the life it becomes a serious criticism.

Either option would work on its own but mixing them simply creates "worst of both world" situation and it feels like writers wanted to draw in audience with humour and once hooked sprung drama on them. Too bad, really, show had potential.