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Critic Reviews
Jun 10, 2021
Season 2 Review:
Each of the actors in Betty plays a character loosely based on themselves, but that doesn’t take away from the nuance and sensitivity they bring to their performances. ... But what remains most extraordinary about Betty is the way it places the viewer so viscerally in New York.
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May 1, 2020
Season 1 Review:
It’s a show about being young. It feels innocent, which is not to say naive. And it is appropriately, almost casually exhilarating. ... The strength of “Betty” is not in its plotted moments but its more existential ones, evocative of an age when small things can seem terribly important and big things too far off to think about, when time is boundless and space a place to be skated.
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RogerEbert.comApr 30, 2020
Apr 27, 2020
Season 1 Review:
Director Crystal Moselle and writer Lesley Arfin get to not only explore their lives in more detail, but indulge in more visual and narrative grace notes that make falling into the Bettys’ world that much easier and more immersive. ... Every actor is the kind of good that’s harder to absorb at first; they’re so immediately comfortable in their roles and rhythms that the show often feels more like a documentary than a scripted show. But it is, and an especially well-plotted one given that it only has six episodes to give everyone a decently satisfying arc.
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Jun 3, 2021
Season 2 Review:
Even when filmmaker and series creator Crystal Moselle ups the ante on the drama in season two, it remains understated. Betty manages to deliver the same slice-of-life charm of season one, even while set against the sobering reality of a global pandemic and the feverish June protests.
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May 1, 2020
Season 1 Review:
Betty gives you the privilege on skating a mile in these womens’ shoes and letting you into their experience, the good and the bad and the sexist and the unfair and the ugly of it all. It’s ambling, whateversville pacing and structure isn’t for everyone, but everyone’s still invited to join in.
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Apr 29, 2020
Season 1 Review:
Betty, beautifully and unselfconsciously queer, resides somewhere on the hazy spectrum between matriarchy and endless summer. ... Some viewers may complain Betty goes nowhere, or moves too muddily. I found its languor soothing, an emancipating celebration of femme self-acceptance.
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The Daily BeastApr 29, 2020
Season 1 Review:
Betty succeeds by expressing the unregulated joy of skateboarding—especially its grounding in the streets and outside of societal prescriptions of success and respectability. In fact, it’s a relief to watch a show about young women that does not demand their superiority or achievement in any conventional sense, but instead shows what might happen if you leave them be.
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Jun 24, 2020
Season 1 Review:
The improvised scenes are where the show crackles with energy, even if old farts like us can’t understand 100% of the skaters’ lingo. ... Also, the energy among the five stars is palpable, given the history that they’ve had in the past few years. When the group splits up, things get more stilted.
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IndieWireOct 23, 2020
Season 1 Review:
The elevated aesthetics of skate vids permeate “Betty,” elevated by the saturated hues of a sweaty New York summer and technicolor scenester fashion. The perfectly curated music choices add to overall alluring vibe of the show. It’s unfortunate that “Betty” is mostly style over substance, especially when the style is this valid.
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