# Extraordinary **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, disney-hulu\ **Created:** [March 6, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary/998539 "2024-03-06T13:54:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary/998539/1 "2024-03-06T13:54:08Z")
Anyone else know this one? Some number of years back and for unknown reasons, people started gaining one (and only one) superpower each after they turn 18. This became the new normal, and the occasional person who doesn’t get a power are pittied and even ostrich-sized. Season 1 came out last year, season 2 dropped today. I’ve watched the first new episode and I actually remember most of the earlier plot because it has been a mere 14 months between seasons. It is pretty hilarious. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YdtyxmTRABs/maxresdefault.jpg "Extraordinary | Official Trailer | Hulu") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdtyxmTRABs) > **[Extraordinary (TV series)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraordinary_(TV_series))** > > Extraordinary is a British superhero > comedy television series created by Emma Moran. It premiered on the Disney+ Star platform internationally, Star+ in Latin America and Hulu in the United States, on 25 January 2023. The series received generally positive reviews from critics. Extraordinary was renewed for a second season on 23 January 2023, ahead of the series premiere. Season 2 will be available to stream March 6, 2024 on Hulu in the US and Disney Plus in other markets. > Emma Moran developed ... ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary/998539/2 "2024-03-06T13:57:06Z")
I added this to my watchlist last night. Planning to start watching this week. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary/998539/3 "2024-03-06T15:55:31Z")
Oh, good! I watched the first season and thought it was charming. I’ll definitely watch season 2. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary/998539/4 "2024-03-06T16:07:58Z")
Never heard of it. But sounds interesting and I’ll probably tune in. Are the superpowers wacky or useful? Or sorta both, where it works and does something useful, but is accident-prone? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary/998539/5 "2024-03-06T16:31:30Z")
It is a mix. Some people can fly. Or have super strength. Or can turn invisible. Or anyone they are talking to has to tell the truth (as seen in the trailer). Others not so much. Like a censorship guy where anyone around them cursing gets bleeped. And a guy who knows how long it is going to be until a woman’s next period. Oh, and there’s one guy who can 3D print at will any object out of his butt as long as it is a size/shape to fit. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary/998539/6 "2024-03-06T17:59:19Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > ostrich-sized Best auto-incorrect I’ve seen all week. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary/998539/7 "2024-03-07T05:20:20Z")
I enjoyed the first season, so I’ll watch the second. I still can’t get over thinking the one guy who’s a cat looks like Daniel Radcliffe after a three-day bender, though. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary/998539/8 "2024-03-07T06:07:45Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Are the superpowers wacky or useful? Or sorta both, where it works and does something useful, but is accident-prone? Sounds a little like George R. R. Matrin’s _Wild Cards_? There 90% of people who get the virus die, most of the rest become Jokers (hideously deformed monsters), but a lucky few become Aces (where it works and does something useful), except some of those are deuces (it does something useless or wacky). ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary/998539/9 "2024-03-07T11:07:23Z")
I’m 3 episodes in and enjoying it so far. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extraordinary/998539/10 "2024-03-07T15:52:04Z")
Be aware that there are mid-credits scenes.