New Series With The Flash Continues To Dominate as No. 2 on Streaming

• Stuart Fails to Save the Universe features a multiverse disaster caused by a device built by Sheldon and Leonard, sending characters on a wild race across alternate realities.
• The show, currently ranked No. 2 on HBO Max, recently had a superhero-themed episode with The Flash making an appearance as the unlikely savior.
• Despite mixed audience reactions, the series has been renewed for a second season, praised for its unusual sci-fi comedy and genre mash-up.

A multiverse mess, familiar faces and a superhero detour have kept HBO Max’s latest comedy on everyone’s streaming list. The Big Bang Theory spin-off, Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, recently brought in The Flash for one of its strangest episodes yet, and fans can’t be more impressed.

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe continues to be no. 2 on HBO Max

FlixPatrol‘s latest chart places Stuart Fails to Save the Universe at No. 2 among HBO Max’s top 10 TV shows in the United States. The ranking put it ahead of several well-known titles like A Killer Story, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Real Time with Bill Maher, and Halloween Baking Championship.

In the show, Stuart Bloom finds out the hard way that messing with a device built by Sheldon and Leonard is a bad idea. Played by Kevin Sussman, the comic book store owner accidentally kicks off a multiverse disaster, sending him, Denise, Bert Kibbler and Barry Kripke into a wild race across alternate realities.

Lauren Lapkus, Brian Posehn and John Ross Bowie play the trio, respectively. The first season runs for 10 episodes, following the group as they scramble to undo the damage before the multiverse goes completely off the rails.

The multiverse madness takes a superhero turn in Episode 9, when Stuart and the gang wind up trapped inside the comic book universe. Their unlikely savior is The Flash, with Andy Ridings stepping in as Jay Garrick. Eric Allan Kramer also joins the fun as Mr. Freeze. Interestingly, the plan was to bring in Green Lantern first, but HBO passed on a Lanterns crossover and choose to go with the Flash instead.

Audience reaction has been solid, though not universally glowing. IMDb currently lists the series at 7.1/10 from thousands of ratings, while Rotten Tomatoes gives Season 1 a 77% Tomatometer score and an 80% Popcornmeter score. Fans have praised its unusual sci-fi comedy, returning characters and genre mash-up, while others have criticized its humor. HBO Max has already renewed the series for Season 2.