《Malcolm in the Middle》重启剧集大多令人失望，但有一集值得单独看

CultureThe Malcolm in the Middle Reboot Is Mostly Bad, Except for This Unmissable EpisodeA tour de force Bryan Cranston performance elevates an otherwise redundant reunion.By Jack KingApril 10, 2026Bryan Cranston in Malcolm in the Middle.Disney+Save StorySave this storySave StorySave this storyThe following article contains minor spoilers for Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair.It's been a couple of decades, but I can't say I remember Malcolm in the Middle being this much of an unfunny bore. Which is strange, because the four-episode reboot now streaming on Hulu is reminiscent enough of the OG: one-time kid whiz Malcolm (Frankie Muniz), now a doting dad in his 30s, still endures a fractious relationship with his chaotic family. There are the fourth-wall-breaking narrative asides that serve as a window into our titular lead's neurotic self-torment. And yes, the four episodes largely sustain the original series' signature anarchism. But as with many of the questionable nostalgia-baiting reboots that have become a cornerstone of the streaming era, it's hard to shake the jarring dissonance between its dated sense of humor, resurrected from the early 2000s, and its simultaneous desire to modernize. Perhaps it's as simple as this: Malcolm in the Middle shouldn't be in 4K. It just looks and feels wrong.Not that it's all bad. There are funny enough moments, and even poignant callbacks for fans who still spin the classic episodes. But there are also misfired gags that just make you cringe down to your core. Take the rote, boomer-coded jokes—which seem odd for a show that was a millennial staple—about our crazy modern world, from the ubiquity of Zoom to “pronouns,” with the youngest kid, Kelly (Vaughan Murrae), having grown up as non-binary. (Though the show should be credited for its surprising sensitivity as to how it eventually handles their gender identity.) Maybe this is just appropriate for a reboot that revolves around the lead up to Hal (Bryan Cranston

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