Catastrophe

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Season 2
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
87

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
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Critic Reviews

  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hank Stuever
    Apr 8, 2016
    100
    Catastrophe is here and gone in six episodes, but it leaves you spent, satisfied and pleasantly skeeved out, the way the best modern comedy shows do.
  2. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Apr 8, 2016
    100
    Catastrophe is a comedy, first and foremost, but it masterfully proves that you don't have to sacrifice depth for laughs.
  3. Yahoo TV
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Apr 7, 2016
    100
    To write out episode-themes like this makes Catastrophe sound potentially dreary about marriage equality and parental strain. Trust me, it’s the exact opposite: so exhilarating, so gaspingly funny, you’ll burn through the episodes as fast as you can.
  5. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Apr 7, 2016
    100
    Your leader in the clubhouse for comedies in 2016 is Catastrophe on Amazon. ... There is much to love here. There is arguably more to love than last season, which seems almost inconceivable.
  6. Variety
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    Apr 7, 2016
    100
    The second season of Catastrophe has only one major flaw: It’s too short. ... The easy rapport between the two leads is, if anything, even more smooth and enjoyable this year, and their frisky dialogue, always full of delightful left turns and segues, manages to incorporate anger, frustration and affection in equal quantities.
  7. Hitfix
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    Apr 7, 2016
    91
    Again and again, the show toggles between shock humor and sentiment like the two are the most natural fit in the world. Tonally, the show's a miracle, on top of just being balls-out funny.
  8. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: David Sims
    Apr 8, 2016
    90
    Catastrophe offers much to laugh at; it is perhaps one of the most cleverly and subtly written sitcoms currently on offer.
  9. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    Apr 8, 2016
    80
    That’s [fleshing out the supporting players and introduce new wrinkles into the main relationship] more or less what Catastrophe does this time out, with varying degrees of success, but always with enough wit and energy that you’ll want to keep watching even if what’s onscreen is not as blazingly fresh as what you saw last time.
  10. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    Apr 8, 2016
    80
    A thoroughly enjoyable comedy that brings vigor and charm to a familiar TV trope.
  11. Slate
    Reviewed by: June Thomas
    Apr 8, 2016
    80
    It is glorious, and hilarious to watch.
  12. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: James Poniewozik
    Apr 6, 2016
    80
    Catastrophe has the raw honesty of a mom on her second martini at a play date. It’s also--time-strapped parents take note--a refreshingly brisk six episodes. Even at that, some subplots feel extraneous, and like the first season, the second ends on a dissonant cliffhanger.
  13. Time
    Reviewed by: Daniel D'Addario
    Apr 1, 2016
    80
    Their coupling is toxically but entertainingly fueled by this sense that every story the couple can tell must be a melodrama.
  14. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Mar 31, 2016
    80
    Whenever they lash out in exhaustion and frustration, which is often the moment invariably leads to shocked laughter, a humor laced with desperation and need. Somehow, they're still into each other, and the only true calamity of Catastrophe is its brevity. [4-17 Apr 2016, p.21]
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  15. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Apr 8, 2016
    70
    It was often laugh-out-loud funny as Ms. Horgan’s quips found equal footing with Mr. Delaney’s quick-witted retorts. Season two continues in the same tone but somewhat less successfully now that the pair are enmeshed in domestic woes.

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#12 Best TV Season of 2016

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 69 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 56 out of 69
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 69
  3. Negative: 6 out of 69
  1. EludiumQ36
    Sep 12, 2017
    4
    Contrary to the others posting here, I didn't like the second season so much, probably because it went all "young family" on us - with theContrary to the others posting here, I didn't like the second season so much, probably because it went all "young family" on us - with the first kid being born and grown during the off-season, so it opens up with the second kid being born. At this point it competes for humorous situations with "Odd Mom Out" and the latter wins hands down. Sharon, already not at all attractive, becomes even **** neurotic and that just doesn't work for me. Let's see what season 3 brings...… Full Review »
  2. c-chops
    Apr 10, 2016
    10
    As near to perfect a modern sitcom as you could possibly hope for: rude, touching, real. Can't fault it, other than it made us binge on it andAs near to perfect a modern sitcom as you could possibly hope for: rude, touching, real. Can't fault it, other than it made us binge on it and then it was all gone.… Full Review »
  3. Trsims87
    Apr 8, 2016
    10
    Best comedy to come out of the UK in some time.. Rob and Sharon have hilarious interactions throughout and it never stops providing hilariousBest comedy to come out of the UK in some time.. Rob and Sharon have hilarious interactions throughout and it never stops providing hilarious moments. Just a shame it's only 6 episodes long! Bring on season 3!… Full Review »
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