Atypical Season 4

Atypical hits its fourth and final season!

Atypical may look and feel like the regular out-of-the-can US sitcom, following along as a family young family finds its way, but in reality, it is anything but the usual. The fact that Atypical has run for four seasons on the popular streaming Netflix is testimony to the strength and depth of the show.

From the first season to the last, Atypical has gained a new level of depth, warmth, and emotional maturity. Atypical tells the story of Sam Gardner (Keir Gilchrist), a teenage boy with autism who begins to explore what it might mean to be independent of his family, while his family is all dealing with their own issues as well as trying to understand the world from Sam’s perspective.

The show itself manages to do a lot of things all at once and do them well. Usually, when a show tries to tackle too much, it only ends up doing a lot of things poorly, but Atypical is bucking that trend.

Throughout the four seasons of Atypical, there have been coming out stories, breakups, affairs, and a large amount of drama. Now, Sam has moved out of his family home and in with his best friend, Zahid. Zahid, a stoner whose casual approach to life directly conflicts with most of Sam’s more rigid routines, is sure to test Sam.

In one scene, Zahid, who often forgets his bills and also likes to shop in bulk, is sitting on top of a giant throne made from rolls of toilet paper. At one stage during the recent pandemic, this throne of toilet paper would have caused a lot more drama.

As the season progresses, you start to get the feeling that Atypical has said everything that it originally set out to say. So, if you haven’t seen it yet, then check it out. It’s well worth a look.