In CBS's new midseason comedy Angel From Hell, debuting Thursday, Jane Lynch (Glee, Party Down) plays an offbeat, constantly tipsy guardian angel whose self-proclaimed mission is to watch over Allison (Psych's Maggie Lawson), a straight-laced, uptight doctor stuck in a dead-end relationship with an unemployed schlub (The Office's David Denman). Not surprisingly, Lynch steals the show for the first half-hour, but the rest is sinfully boring.
For one, the writing is astoundingly average for a show with a supernatural twist. Initially, the pilot toys with the idea of Lynch's character being a diligent stalker, as opposed to the divine being she claims to be. In that way, it's kind of Wilfred-esque, leaving the viewer to decide what's real and what isn't. Unfortunately, that notion is quickly dropped, and the show goes full-on paranormal by episode's end.
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For one, the writing is astoundingly average for a show with a supernatural twist. Initially, the pilot toys with the idea of Lynch's character being a diligent stalker, as opposed to the divine being she claims to be. In that way, it's kind of Wilfred-esque, leaving the viewer to decide what's real and what isn't. Unfortunately, that notion is quickly dropped, and the show goes full-on paranormal by episode's end.
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