I was expecting a sequel to his E! Series. Happy, joy joy, powerful readings. That is not what this series is about. Tyler Henry grew up, came out of the closet and still is trying to connect the afterlife with the living people.
Is it scripted? Maybe. Is the info that Tyler delivers vague and random? Maybe. But are the believers feeling more comfort after a reading from Tyler? 100%. I don't feel like Tyler abuses his (non)existent powers. It's not like he's charging insane amounts for a reading. Nothing like that. He is probably the most polite person on earth and shows very much empathy to his clients.
I was surprised that this new series took a darker turn than the E! Series. For the fist time we get to see what's behind the ear-to-ear smile that Tyler always delivers. There is the backstory of the grandmother who was a murderer and a child kidnapper. In true Netflix style, that story is laid out piece by piece up until the final episode.
So what is a bit wrong with the readings that Tyler is doing in the show? First of all, it is regular people, not celebrities. Some are related to celebrities, but that's it. So any info that Tyler shares is non validated by the viewers. Only the person in front of Tyler can confirm or deny. I truly believe that the readings were genuine and sincere. But... and here comes the big but... the producers of the show made so many editing mistakes. You can clearly see that they cut out phrases and words and stitched them together, to give it a better impact or feel. And they failed. In each episode you can see several shots of Tyler scribbling and the same paper gets more or less scribbled on shown. That is manipulation. And this also what happens with Tyler's words. In one shot he sweats, or holds something in his hands, in another shot his hands are totally somewhere else. All cuts made by the producers to try to amp up the speed of the readings or slow down. Like the face shots where Tyler says nothing and only looks or listens to the other person. For me, that was a big mistake in the series and actually frustrated a lot.
Nevertheless, I do believe that Tyler is capable of something. You can see the exhausting in his eyes of always being overwhelmed with all the worlds sorrows. Going through so much heartache and often violent deaths, that does something to a person. I am very concerned about his health. Not only physically but also mentally.
