Girls5eva

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Season 1
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 23
  3. Negative: 7 out of 23

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  1. Aulty
    May 8, 2021
    10
    Hilarious. The story is a bit slow in places, but the quick paced dialogs that go from 90s puns to current day popculture quibs in the blink of an eye easily make up for that. The 4 leads are very well cast and play off each other well, each putting their stamp on their very different characters.
  2. j1train
    May 10, 2021
    8
    Before misogynists tank the score, let me just say that this is the balm of goofy joy we need. Renee Elise Goldsberry is the clear breakout star and Paula Pell is a riot. The shades of 30 Rock and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt are welcome, even if it's not as effective as either of those shows.
  3. greens294
    May 14, 2021
    10
    Such a great show. Really clever and incredibly quick writing. The pilot alone has as many jokes as some sitcoms have in half a season. The cast simply couldn't be better either. Highly highly recommended.
  4. xepav95557
    May 26, 2021
    0
    Girls5Eva feels as though Tina Fey banished every level-headed person in her employ and, in their place, hired your regressive, unfunny uncle. The brand of humor here seems to be "Stereotypes are funny," and exactly nothing else.
  5. doxap33269
    May 12, 2021
    0
    Woefully outdated politics and aggressively unfunny scripting aren't even the biggest problems facing Girls5Eva. There is simply never, ever a convincing or compelling character moment on screen. Tina Fey's signature style presently consists of rapid-fire pop culture references and pretty much nothing else. There's nothing wrong with this, but Tina Fey's writing has a tendency to wade intoWoefully outdated politics and aggressively unfunny scripting aren't even the biggest problems facing Girls5Eva. There is simply never, ever a convincing or compelling character moment on screen. Tina Fey's signature style presently consists of rapid-fire pop culture references and pretty much nothing else. There's nothing wrong with this, but Tina Fey's writing has a tendency to wade into political and social issues with no thought or intentionality beyond a centrist shrug. Like all of her works, Girls5Eva takes an everything-including-the-kitchen-sink approach to comedy, and the results are not so much mixed as uniformly bad.… Expand
  6. hadear
    May 20, 2021
    10
    Extremely funny characters, great music, amazing comedy timing, tons of representation. The references to the 90s are spot on as well. Sara Bareilles is a brilliant musician and although her character isn't meant to be the funniest, she keeps up with Paula Pell and Busy Philipps pretty well, once again proving she deserved all her 3 Emmy and 7 Grammy nominations. And unlike what theExtremely funny characters, great music, amazing comedy timing, tons of representation. The references to the 90s are spot on as well. Sara Bareilles is a brilliant musician and although her character isn't meant to be the funniest, she keeps up with Paula Pell and Busy Philipps pretty well, once again proving she deserved all her 3 Emmy and 7 Grammy nominations. And unlike what the misogynists say, Tina Fey did not write for this show, she was the producer, so just wake up. Life is political, this is 2021, do not expect a show to be dumb just because the entire main cast is female. Girls5eva is hilarious, goofy and clever.… Expand
  7. L_P
    Jun 30, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This series has been brought at a time where feel good is all we need right now.Now I'll be starting my campaign for Renee Elise Goldsbury's Emmy nomination… Expand
  8. jaywhitaker1987
    Dec 22, 2021
    1
    Girls5Eva seems to hate its own characters, which makes it hard for the audience to enjoy them. But really, the problem is the jokes. Girls5Eva is at moments wordy without being clever and broad without being fun. The direction seems to be for the cast to go way over-the-top to sell the lifeless script, which doesn't work. The result is a show that is neither funny nor thoughtful. It feelsGirls5Eva seems to hate its own characters, which makes it hard for the audience to enjoy them. But really, the problem is the jokes. Girls5Eva is at moments wordy without being clever and broad without being fun. The direction seems to be for the cast to go way over-the-top to sell the lifeless script, which doesn't work. The result is a show that is neither funny nor thoughtful. It feels like a one-off gag in a very early episode of 30 Rock that some very foolish executive demanded be stretched over an interminable length.… Expand

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Lucy Mangan
    Dec 21, 2021
    80
    The eight-episode season is full of beautifully honed jokes, absurdities, acute commentary (as well as some more similar to the decidedly unacute, defensive moments about “woke” criticism and contemporary issues the previous Fey/Carlock collaborations contained), sight gags and song and dance numbers. ... It is, as I say, a joy.
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  2. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Doreen St. Félix
    Jun 7, 2021
    80
    “Girls5eva” is spawned from the Fey model: accessibly absurdist, riddled with clever zingers, thick with critique. The cast makes this a fun binge.
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  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
    May 19, 2021
    75
    Bareillis, who worked on the scores for the musicals “Waitress” and “SpongeBob SquarePants,” contributes some songs, too, and amid a lot of clever, outsized exaggeration, her easygoing presence grounds this promising series nicely.
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