The long-running sitcom’s move from Fox to NBC happens extremely smoothly in this sixth season, with the long-established characters and dynamics arriving intact. If you didn’t know about the network shift you wouldn’t be able to tell based on what’s on screen – it’s one of the most remarkable things about the show’s success at existing on its own terms that no off-screen drama or personas have impacted the show’s extremely pleasant lightness, and the show has always managed to maintain its internal consistency (even when it shakes up its own formula, as it has a number of times over the course of its run). The ensemble cast is still as great as ever, with each having a number of stand-out lines, and it’s great to see increased screentime for hilarious duo Dirk Blocker and Joel McKinnon Miller as Scully and Hitchcock.
Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)
