Dirty John

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Season 2
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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Critic Reviews

  1. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Candice Frederick
    May 18, 2020
    60
    Peet's career-best performance is perfectly paired with Slater's appropriately stoic and conniving portrayal, effortlessly delivering a grade-A depiction of gaslighting, sometimes to the beat of a fun Neil Diamond song.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Jun 2, 2020
    50
    If there's any real reason to recommend Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story, it's to appreciate the sheer range and volume of characterizations Peet gets to offer. ... I'm not sure how many viewers, especially viewers with no memories of the original case, are likely to be as tolerant in the search for meaning as I was.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Daniel D'Addario
    Jun 1, 2020
    40
    Peet gives her all to a role that doesn’t respond in kind. The problem, here, may be that the Betty Broderick story — previously brought to TV in “A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story,” which got Meredith Baxter an Emmy nomination in 1992 — is both outsized and small.

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#76 Best TV Season of 2020
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#76 Most Shared TV Season of 2020

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Kuggz
    Jun 20, 2020
    7
    The acting holds up just enough to show the 80’s and 90’s upper middle class marriage dynamic in which the men tossed the women aside for newThe acting holds up just enough to show the 80’s and 90’s upper middle class marriage dynamic in which the men tossed the women aside for new younger versions when they finally “made it”. The casting has some questions including young and mature Betty not matching up and the acting being very soap opera-yyy. Overall though a decent second season of Dirty John worth a glance.… Full Review »
  2. dean09199
    Aug 24, 2020
    6
    It's not bad. I liked this season, but it wasn't as interesting as the first one. I wasn't hooked on it like on the first season. It's moreIt's not bad. I liked this season, but it wasn't as interesting as the first one. I wasn't hooked on it like on the first season. It's more about husband and wife marriage/divorce, trial process and etc.. A bit boring and slow comparing to first season, but all in all, not bad. I think 6/10 is an appropriate evaluation for it.… Full Review »
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