First Impressions: Brothers (Apple TV+)
Brothers is three different TV shows rolled into one: a solid buddy sitcom, a hilarious, bumbling adventure of self-discovery – and, unfortunately, a dreadful, navel-gazing vanity project for one of its leads.
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