Buddy
A magical, singing orange unicorn holds his cast hostage in a surreal TV-show dimension, as he becomes more and more demented.
very high confidence
What people are saying
Updated nightlyBuddy is mostly a hit because it commits to the bit: Keegan-Michael Key's singing orange unicorn traps Cristin Milioti's Grace and the rest of the cast in a warped TV-show dimension, then slowly loses his mind. The talk is mostly about how funny and weird it is, with the visuals and originality landing hard enough to make the premise feel fresh. The story is not the main reason to watch, and some found the pacing drag, but it still plays better as a strange fever dream than a flat joke. Key's Buddy gets the most support, while Cristin Milioti's Grace and Patton Oswalt's Strappy split opinion, and Delaney Quinn's Freddy doesn't land as cleanly.
Hype vs reality
Before release, then after.
From 219 pre-release reactions, locked on Aug 27, 2026. The audience score is built only from reactions since.
Sentiment split
Every qualifying reaction, weighted.
- Positive57%
- Mixed17%
- Negative26%
By aspect
What people scored, piece by piece.
How opinion moved
The Real Score, night by night.
Buzz
567 reactions over two weeks, counted by the day they were posted.
Where the signal came from
Volume and platform mix only.
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Names and topics that came up
Mentions across all reactions, with the share that were positive. Anything mentioned fewer than twice never shapes the review.
The cast
Mentions and share positive
