Blogger Connor F42 wrote: “He sounds weird. But really, show looks the exact same. Might as well show the original.” Alicia Lutes, a journalist at bustle.com, said: “Who the heck is this new American iteration and what have you done with our sultry Shakespearean-trained Scotsman? The accent sounds curious at best. What is that — Kansas? Kentucky? Broadcast journalism school? Whatever it is, it does not sound like someone from northern California, where the series is set.”