Finding Carter

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Season #: 2, 1
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7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 43 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 43
  3. Negative: 6 out of 43
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  1. aslanmane
    Jul 11, 2014
    0
    I don't see the point of this show. It does not have redeeming qualities; it does not have a unique hook (who is gossip girl, who is A); it does not have an endearing lead; it does not have logic. Television apparently does not have enough shows about young white privileged females trying to get away with bad behavior.

    Why didn't the police detain her for tresspassing? Why wouldn't the    I don't see the point of this show. It does not have redeeming qualities; it does not have a unique hook (who is gossip girl, who is A); it does not have an endearing lead; it does not have logic. Television apparently does not have enough shows about young white privileged females trying to get away with bad behavior.

    Why didn't the police detain her for tresspassing? Why wouldn't the police arrest the drug-addled kids for their "prank?" Why are the kids around her ok with the crazy woman who abducted her? Would a normal teeenager who just recently found out she was kidnapped as a child keep shrugging it off every time sensible people tell her about her biological mother's good qualities? That dad turned into a caricature really quickly on the end of the second episode, what is this Revenge?    … Expand
  2. BW022
    Sep 17, 2014
    0
    The show has a great premise, but completely ignores it for plotlines which make your average soap opera look reasonable.

    Instead of focusing on what it would actually be like to find out your were kidnapped... we episode after episode of outlandish plot twists -- her mom is having an affair, her dad is lying about writing a book, she immediately have a new school and partying friends,    The show has a great premise, but completely ignores it for plotlines which make your average soap opera look reasonable.

    Instead of focusing on what it would actually be like to find out your were kidnapped... we episode after episode of outlandish plot twists -- her mom is having an affair, her dad is lying about writing a book, she immediately have a new school and partying friends, she ODs, her mom (using her police position) forces her ex-boyfriend to stay at the house, her sister falls for her ex-boyfriend, she makes contact with her kidnapper mom in the most outlandish way, she dates an ex-con, she runs away with him, he shoots her ex-boyfriend, etc. Then there is this goofy plot running where it is obvious her kidnapper mom had some type of relationship with the family, yet no one is saying -- even the kidnapper mom won't just explain it to her daughter after multiple meetings.

    By the forth episode... it was clear that there is no logic to any of the characters. I couldn't care less about any of them because I couldn't believe any of this. Instead of a solid drama based on an interesting premise... we get a bunch of random, negative, events which make you wonder why someone hasn't called Children's Services or moved in with their grand parents in an attempt to have a sane life for a week -- and not have to watch your family train wreaking and then continuing the next week as if nothing happened.    … Expand
  3. Kairiste
    Jul 23, 2014
    3
    I found the subject interesting, however, I found a lot of things unrealistic. I get that Carter is attached to her kidnapper-mom and not quite feeling the warm fuzzies with her biological mom, but a lot of stuff was over the top, and there were ZERO consequences for ANYTHING.

    These "kids" are left to their own devices and take drugs/drink a LOT as though ALL kids do it with the same    I found the subject interesting, however, I found a lot of things unrealistic. I get that Carter is attached to her kidnapper-mom and not quite feeling the warm fuzzies with her biological mom, but a lot of stuff was over the top, and there were ZERO consequences for ANYTHING.

    These "kids" are left to their own devices and take drugs/drink a LOT as though ALL kids do it with the same frequency. I'm not so out of touch to think that kids don't do that, but it seems fairly obvious that the "good" sister was an anomaly and ended up drinking under pressure to measure up to her new sister. THAT was realistic, but where the hell are all the parents? And there are no consequences - parties don't get busted by the cops, overdoses are glossed over (what, are they so common that it's just no big deal?). And the scene in the food court of the mall was just cruel, and the police did NOTHING, despite having every reason to haul those people in for impeding an investigation.

    About the only thing I really liked about the show was that it's clear that no one is perfect. Everyone has flaws. I just find the glorification of drug and alcohol use and complete lack of consequences of things really disturbing and sad.    … Expand

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71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Philadelphia Daily News
    Reviewed by: Ellen Gray
    Jul 8, 2014
    70
    The pilot's intriguing and the twentysomething Prescott's a believable enough TV teen (and a twin in real life). It's too soon to say if Finding Carter is the show girls raised on "Gilmore" have been waiting for, but it represents an encouraging departure for the "Teen Mom" network.
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  2. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Jul 8, 2014
    70
    The Finding Carter pilot proves there’s plenty of material to work with for a soapy drama.
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  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Wiegand
    Jul 8, 2014
    75
    Finding Carter stands out by avoiding the obvious.... The cast is uniformly good and the younger actors are notably credible as real teenagers--a rarity in many TV shows. Prescott is terrific.
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