- Network: AMC
- Series Premiere Date: Jun 4, 2018
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Dietland’s biggest problem isn’t its tonal shifts; it’s the show’s structure, which is surprisingly haphazard for a drama so thematically complicated.
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It's unclear from the uneven chapters of Dietland how the wary and lonely Plum, whose misadventures in weight loss and unhappy body image take surreal fantasy tangents, will fare when her path directly crosses that of the sinister sisterhood. What's immediately obvious is that Dietland isn't likely to play it safe--or nice. [28 May - 10 Jun 2018, p.17]
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Nash is a great find, but Plum’s unrelenting self-loathing, communicated through too many voice-overs and the occasional meltdown (which, yes, the show reminds us with zero subtlety, is the result of years of mass media brainwashing and brutal cultural expectations) makes spending time with her such a downer.
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If this were just a revenge thriller, or just a beauty-standards takedown, it might find its groove--but as is, Dietland is just too bloated to add to your DVR plate.
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Dietland’s scattershot approach to plotting and its desire to be a quirky, dark comedy rather than lean in to its more sincere moments (and the treasure that it have in Nash) leave it as a missed opportunity.
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The laughs in AMC's Dietland are about as frequent as vestal virgins napping on Harvey Weinstein's casting couch.
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For every moment that strikes just close enough to reality to make a pointed mark, there are about five more that feel far more scattered to the winds. Dietland wants to be a satire and a drama and all that lies between depending on its mood, and that determination to be everything often has it feeling more like nothing.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 33
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Mixed: 8 out of 33
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Negative: 14 out of 33
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Jul 26, 2018