Banana

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Season 1
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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Critic Reviews

  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Jason Clark
    Apr 13, 2015
    83
    A shorter, slicker look at Manchester's LGBT youth [than Cucumber]. [17/24 Apr 2015, p.104]
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  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    Apr 13, 2015
    80
    These episodes of Banana are lovely self-standing short stories that build to revelatory moments, but then they also add scope and layers of depth to “Cucumber.”
  3. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Emily Nussbaum
    Jun 15, 2015
    70
    The stories feel like polished fables, not precisely realistic.
  5. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Apr 13, 2015
    70
    Banana is the more conventional of the two shows with its focus on young characters.... Of the two series, Banana is more fun but "Cucumber" offers higher stakes.
  6. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Apr 13, 2015
    70
    Not everything works, but enough does.
  7. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Keith Uhlich
    Apr 13, 2015
    60
    Davies is best at capturing the easy camaraderie that develops among friends and lovers.... He’s on less sure footing with some of the more drastic shifts in tone in each series.