Easy

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 22, 2016
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 51 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 51
  3. Negative: 14 out of 51

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  1. aperlow06
    Sep 28, 2016
    8
    I feel like this shoe is misunderstood and I created an account just to express how much I loved what Swanberg tried to do here. If you haven't seen his films, they are very similar to the style he uses here and I think the formatted presented with this show is the optimal way for him to express it. The acting is solid, the writing is subtle and complex. There is a lot going on under theI feel like this shoe is misunderstood and I created an account just to express how much I loved what Swanberg tried to do here. If you haven't seen his films, they are very similar to the style he uses here and I think the formatted presented with this show is the optimal way for him to express it. The acting is solid, the writing is subtle and complex. There is a lot going on under the current of what is shown on screen… Expand
  2. DrBlahBlah
    Jul 18, 2017
    10
    A show that feels real, as opposed to the stand-up fakery of similar shows like Master of None. Contemporary, challenging, intimate, and uncomfortable in the best way possible, Easy is a show to cherish.
  3. visual_poetry
    Dec 13, 2017
    9
    Easy is a trying to tap into something that is rarely done in television; utilizing the anthology format to emulate real life. The show features 30 minute vignettes of an extremely diverse cast of characters living in Chicago.

    While many stories covering extremely specific aspects of romantic/sexual relationships, it's focus is really any and all relationships. Parents/kids.    Easy is a trying to tap into something that is rarely done in television; utilizing the anthology format to emulate real life. The show features 30 minute vignettes of an extremely diverse cast of characters living in Chicago.

    While many stories covering extremely specific aspects of romantic/sexual relationships, it's focus is really any and all relationships. Parents/kids. Neighbor/neighbor. Brother/Brother.

    The subjects and themes which are explored are as varied as the characters, so it's difficult to get behind any one thing. But with certain characters being given multiple episodes and with many other characters popping up in each others stories in subtle, natural manners, I'm excited to see all these things grow and the show run for another 10 or 20 seasons.

    Yes, there many be some characters/situations you don't agree with, as with an anthology, you don't need to be exposed to them for long and there'll be another character/topic that will resonant with you.

    My major gripe is with the marketing focusing on sex, when that's not quite the focus of the show (maybe only being a factor in half of the episodes?) and that it is only given 8 episodes a season.

    The show is weaving such a rich tapestry of a city and it's inhabitants, represented in such a raw, honest way and it is a shame that is isn't given most time to do so per year. Something special is present in the show, it hasn't blossomed yet, but by the end of the second season you can really see the bud forming.    … Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#77 Best TV Season of 2016

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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Caroline Framke
    Sep 26, 2016
    50
    It throws a wide array of actors, including Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Aya Cash, Marc Maron, Elizabeth Reaser, Orlando Bloom, and Raúl Castillo, into varying scenarios about love, sex, marriage, and everything in between, and the results are, predictably, mixed. In the end, though, the series indulges way more mundane ramblings than anything particularly interesting.
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  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Sonia Saraiya
    Sep 23, 2016
    60
    And yet one wishes that Swanberg had tried a bit harder to get out of his intimate, meandering comfort zone. It would be interesting to see what Swanberg would produce if he gave himself a more difficult challenge.
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  3. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    Sep 22, 2016
    80
    There are moments in each episode when a disarming sincerity shines through, and you realize that you’re seeing that rarity of rarities: television characters who are having substantive, free-ranging conversations about something other than their own needs, and finding themselves getting closer to something like mutual understanding. This is hard to do without coming off as pompous or Polyannaish, but Easy makes it look easy.
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