Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
Bravo | Release Date: December 2, 2014
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
8
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Chicago Sun-TimesLori RacklDec 1, 2014
Season 1 Review: Bravo’s first original non-reality TV series is a sometimes hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking story about an L.A.-based self-help author. Read full review
91
The A.V. ClubLaToya FergusonDec 2, 2014
Season 1 Review: It’s sad, it’s funny, and it’s surprising. Read full review
91
Uncle BarkyEd BarkDec 1, 2014
Season 1 Review: Edelstein’s pitch-perfect performance elevates Girlfriends’ Guide to one of the best new series of the season. Read full review
80
The WrapDiane GordonDec 2, 2015
Season 2 Review: Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce is worth watching this season because Marti Noxon and company are moving beyond Abby’s first taste of sexual freedom and addressing more of the harsh realities divorce entails. The guest casting alone makes the show watchable and Lisa Edelstein’s Abby continues to be an engaging, appealing catalyst for the show’s stories. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamaraDec 2, 2014
Season 1 Review: This one is smartly acted, crisply written and willing to address all manner of issues--marriage, betrayal, family economics, friendship, even the pitfalls of public domesticity--in gratifyingly complex ways. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanDec 1, 2014
Season 1 Review: You want to watch more episodes of this series not just because it’s funny, but because it understands that the emotionally complex elements of loving someone, marrying them and having kids with them are probably the reasons marriage tears two people apart over time. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalDorothy RabinowitzDec 1, 2014
Season 1 Review: It is, along with the raunch, the flinty outlook, the “War of the Roses” echoes, and the fun, also about the pull of marriage. Thanks to the aforementioned fine performances, it’s a guide that entices. Read full review
80
VarietyBrian LowryDec 1, 2014
Season 1 Review: Girlfriends’ Guide is for the most part a pleasure, and unlike a lot of the network’s series, there’s nothing guilty about that. Read full review
75
Newark Star-LedgerVicki HymanDec 2, 2014
Season 1 Review: What makes a marriage work, and what sacrifices are worth its maintenance and upkeep, are plumbed here with surprising dexterity. Read full review
75
St. Louis Post-DispatchGail PenningtonDec 2, 2014
Season 1 Review: Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce is a smart, solid examination of just how messy relationships are and how hard it is to make them work. Read full review
75
Boston HeraldAmy AmatangeloDec 1, 2014
Season 1 Review: The series is fun and frothy but also often poignant. Read full review
70
SlateWilla PaskinDec 2, 2014
Season 1 Review: Girlfriends’ Guide, loosely based on the series of books by Vicki Iovine, is, like most of Bravo’s shows, extremely entertaining, the TV equivalent of a great beach read. Read full review
70
The New York TimesAlessandra StanleyDec 1, 2014
Season 1 Review: It could easily be terrible, but the first two episodes are surprisingly entertaining, and one reason is that the show stars Lisa Edelstein and Janeane Garofalo. Read full review
70
TimeJames PoniewozikDec 1, 2014
Season 1 Review: Edelstein’s sympathetic performance grounds a show that often otherwise plays like young-adult fiction for actual adults. For every raw, bitter moment, there are many Hollywood caricatures and swank party scenes to make the cocktail go down easier. Read full review
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