Good Girls Revolt

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Season 1
Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22
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Critic Reviews

  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Oct 28, 2016
    60
    Unless Good Girls Revolt can make the stories it tells more interesting and better paced, it'll just be a pretty good show in a world that's churning out great shows--breaking-news alert--at an awe-inspiring clip.
  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    Oct 27, 2016
    60
    Despite the ambitious effort to show these women as individuals, to explore the ways the men hold them back and the ways they hold themselves back, the show feels generic.
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Tina Jordan
    Oct 17, 2016
    58
    Its narrative lurches forward so sluggishly that some episodes feel endless. [21/28 Oct 2016, p.97]
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  5. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Esther Zuckerman
    Oct 28, 2016
    50
    Mad Men used ingenious storytelling to look at people mired in the past; Good Girls Revolt relies on clichés to portray the era’s innovators. These women deserve better than that.
  6. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Jen Chaney
    Oct 27, 2016
    50
    Perhaps the biggest issues with Good Girls Revolt are its tentativeness and slow pacing, both of which prevent it from being a truly exciting viewing experience.
  7. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: James Poniewozik
    Oct 27, 2016
    50
    Despite energy and a surprisingly timely premise, it generates only sparks and smoke.
  8. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Wiegand
    Oct 26, 2016
    50
    There’s no question that the series is engaging, but at the same time, it is disappointing on a number of fronts. The writing is the biggest problem, because it reduces the complexities of character and, of equal importance, the events of the times to obviousness at best, cartoons at worst.
  9. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Oct 21, 2016
    50
    This is the very slow-burning story of their professional and often sexual awakening, bathed in period cliches that rarely feel authentic. [24 Oct-6 Nov 2016, p.17]
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  10. TVLine
    Reviewed by: Dave Nemetz
    Oct 26, 2016
    42
    It’s a lot of money spent in service of a show that’s not very good. It’s well-intentioned, but Mad Men already chronicled this era with much more skill and subtlety.

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User Score
6.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 23
  3. Negative: 5 out of 23
  1. the12black
    Oct 29, 2016
    8
    I have to give big props to the writers and casting departments in Good Girls Revolt. Character dialogue never got too witty (people don'tI have to give big props to the writers and casting departments in Good Girls Revolt. Character dialogue never got too witty (people don't talk like that!) like many modern dramas, and it was delivered by a cast that excelled at making that dialogue feel honest. Furthermore, everyone that wasn't background noise had dimension and believability you'd expect from a well-budgeted Masterpiece Theater presentation.

    My only major gripe was that is seemed they wanted each episode to have a plot that could stand on its own while contributing to the overarching story. This never clicked for me; or maybe I'm too institutionalized by this formula being well executed in other series, that I wanted to find it here.    … Full Review »
  2. Lyn
    Dec 29, 2017
    6
    Late to the party, but wanted to weigh in on behalf of those getting the chance to bingewatch this on Amazon. Funny how all the critics wantLate to the party, but wanted to weigh in on behalf of those getting the chance to bingewatch this on Amazon. Funny how all the critics want to compare it to "Mad Men," which starts out much earlier in time. It does feel like sort of a feminist-Mad Men-media centric period piece, but starting in the seminal year of 1969. For media-savvy baby boomers like me, the cultural touchpoints and soundtrack are irresistible. Altamont, Vietnam, protesters, hippies, weed, women's rights ... there was a lot going on. I liked the cast (and applaud the cosmetics, such as better wigs than most such shows). But many characters were annoyingly cliched. The anachronistic dialogue was annoying as well -- e.g. no one talked moronically about "unpacking" issues back then. Will be fascinated to see whether its fans succeed in bringing it back, especially in light of the sexual harassment aspects that are echoing so loudly right now. There's a scene with the character Jane, touring an art exhibit with a top editor, that's breathtaking in its relevance to media jerks we've read about recently. But at the same time, it shows how much women have advanced since those turbulent times. Recommended for boomers -- and a "possible" for younger folks who are curious about that period.… Full Review »
  3. Jwinner
    Jan 22, 2017
    10
    One of the best shows I've seen in a long time. I was pulled in from the first episode. Inspiring story, wonderful writing and good acting. IOne of the best shows I've seen in a long time. I was pulled in from the first episode. Inspiring story, wonderful writing and good acting. I hope it's not too late for a season 2.… Full Review »
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