Better Things

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Season 5
  • Network: FX
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 8, 2016
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 16
  3. Negative: 5 out of 16
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  1. globalnomad
    May 4, 2022
    6
    Things went awry in the very first moments with a truly awful, corny, annoying background song and went downhill from there. If we could just have Pamela Adlon with better and more interesting characters around her, life at Sam's place would be worthy of more praise. For one thing, the aging grandma seems a carbon copy of the one in an episode of "Roar" with Nicole Kidman as the daughter.Things went awry in the very first moments with a truly awful, corny, annoying background song and went downhill from there. If we could just have Pamela Adlon with better and more interesting characters around her, life at Sam's place would be worthy of more praise. For one thing, the aging grandma seems a carbon copy of the one in an episode of "Roar" with Nicole Kidman as the daughter. In fact, I had just watched it, and then the first episode of Better Things with the same grandma with aging issues, and it was jarring. Is this granny everywhere? And a raspberry for her super-duper brilliant kids, especially the girl with glasses who's supposed to be so precocious it's just so precious, but when the power goes out she goes "MOM! mom! mom! mom! mom! mom! mom! mom! mom! mom! and on and on until you want to reach in your 4K, 3d-like screen and strangle that horrid creature. Otherwise, the show is too frenetic. Give Pamela some time to breathe already, and time for us to enjoy her more.… Expand
  2. viachicago22
    May 29, 2022
    9
    A not quite perfect sendoff to one of TV’s absolute gems but pretty darn close. Hilarious, moving, wise, I am grateful I got to see these amazing women grow and change. I’ll always hold a special place for this series.
  3. eram310
    Mar 4, 2022
    7
    I enjoyed the first seasons more than the later ones. It was more like Louis CK at first. Still a good show, great sound track choosing. Not as funny as it used to be. More drama comedy.
  4. Professional1
    May 31, 2022
    10
    Better Things is one of the best shows FX has ever aired. No, it's probably not for everyone. Rather quirky humor. Great writing, wonderful acting, fun guest stars, terrific directing. I love it. My only complaint: it lasted only five seasons.

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#8 Best TV Season of 2022

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Metascore
93

Universal acclaim - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Michael Hogan
    Jul 18, 2022
    80
    Her authorial voice has grown stronger. Better Things, always distinctive, has become even more its own beast. It’s not for everyone but when you fall for Better Things, you fall hard. Give it a go before it bows out forever.
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  2. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Rachel Aroesti
    Jul 18, 2022
    100
    It's a creatively confident style of storytelling, this hectic flickering between characters and conversations and settings, and one that turns the knotty, nuanced emotional palette of the show into gripping entertainment.
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  3. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Jen Chaney
    Mar 1, 2022
    100
    The final gift this treasure of a series offers to us is a sequence that makes us feel like we’ve been part of Sam’s family the whole time.
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