Grace and Frankie

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: May 8, 2015
Season #: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 147 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 116 out of 147
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 147
  3. Negative: 11 out of 147
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  1. Celchi
    Mar 29, 2017
    0
    I have a hard time with Martin Sheen and Sam Waterson in their portrayal of a gay couple. The character of Sol is portrayed like a borderline disabled person. Over emotional and childlike. Robert his counterpart treats him as such saying ' calm down sweetheart' etc. it is vastly annoying. is this how they were when they were hiding their relationship? Sol getting overexcited and comingI have a hard time with Martin Sheen and Sam Waterson in their portrayal of a gay couple. The character of Sol is portrayed like a borderline disabled person. Over emotional and childlike. Robert his counterpart treats him as such saying ' calm down sweetheart' etc. it is vastly annoying. is this how they were when they were hiding their relationship? Sol getting overexcited and coming across as some impaired person? I love the show but really expected a lot more from two wonderful actors as Martin Sheen and Sam Waterson . Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda, have evolved into such a strong friendship as Grace and Frankie. I hope we see other seasons to come. This is a show I watch over and over .… Expand
  2. JohninNewport
    May 13, 2015
    1
    Given the cast and the subject matter there was good reason to look forward to this Netflix production but what a disappointment. The laughs are few and far between and everything feels forced if not downright ridiculous. Some of the material was actually embarrassing. It had once been my opinion that quality actors could help weak material succeed but I have rethought who is a qualityGiven the cast and the subject matter there was good reason to look forward to this Netflix production but what a disappointment. The laughs are few and far between and everything feels forced if not downright ridiculous. Some of the material was actually embarrassing. It had once been my opinion that quality actors could help weak material succeed but I have rethought who is a quality actor. Martin Sheen may be the one saving (ahem!) grace in that his performance is, at least somewhat nuanced and believable. The rest of the leads are wooden and predictable. Bad material, bad acting with an unfortunate 90's sitcom vibe do not do credit to other Netflix productions.… Expand
  3. LesfromSanDiego
    May 22, 2015
    0
    Embarrassingly poor writing. Hard to believe so many talented people got sucked into this waste of time. It should have been enough to see Jane and Lilli but their lines were vapid.
  4. Melville
    Mar 10, 2019
    0
    This season, the Frankie Schlick has become tiresome and stupidly implausible!
  5. olimpia
    Mar 11, 2018
    1
    The main and only reason to watch this show are the two great stars. The two veteran actors look pathetic in their gay roles. The daughters and sons do not add any point of interest and sometimes their stories results in being exasperating. I assume its success is due to the fact that there are very few shows dealing with older people issues, which is its brighter point.

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#23 Most Discussed TV Season of 2015
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#83 Most Shared TV Season of 2015

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Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 27
  3. Negative: 1 out of 27
  1. Uncle Barky
    Reviewed by: Ed Bark
    May 12, 2015
    75
    Viewers are advised to stay with Grace and Frankie and watch it both blossom and bear fruit. It’s not a great, game-changing series by any means. At least not yet.
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  2. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Emily VanDerWerff
    May 11, 2015
    50
    On the whole, however, the show simultaneously feels like it has too much going on--in that there are eight regulars to service, all with their own season-long story arcs--and too little--in that there's rarely any real conflict between the characters.
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  3. Las Vegas Weekly
    Reviewed by: Josh Bell
    May 11, 2015
    50
    Unlike Amazon’s Transparent, which deals compassionately with a late-in-life revelation about sexuality, Grace and Frankie is mostly content to recycle old jokes in a new context.
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