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Mixed:
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Critic Reviews
Feb 18, 2025
Season 1 Review:
GPGS is a breezy watch that joins a crop of new network TV shows that rely on nostalgia with a little bit of a twist. So despite its predictability, Grosse Pointe Garden Society has the ingredients that could very well make it bloom into the next Desperate Housewives.
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TV Guide MagazineFeb 27, 2025
Season 1 Review:
If you pine for the days when Desperate Housewives ruled on Sundays, this is your show. [3 - 23 Mar 2025, p.4]
The Daily BeastFeb 24, 2025
Season 1 Review:
The Pleasantville archetype of a surface-level perfect environment masking something terribly wrong underneath is always fun to see, and Grosse Pointe Garden Society feels like the kind of show that could turn into must-watch appointment TV, if allowed to fully bloom.
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Feb 24, 2025
Season 1 Review:
There is something cheerful, even gentle about the show, even when characters, in the future timeline, are reckoning with the aftermath of the murder — it’s as if bodies started turning up in, say, “Northern Exposure.” I found myself easily invested in their stories and hoping the conventional best for them: domestic tranquility, no jail time.
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Feb 24, 2025ColliderFeb 21, 2025
Season 1 Review:
It’s perfectly okay but not much more, existing in a lukewarm middle state that’s potentially intriguing enough to press play on the next episode but not so gripping that you’ll find yourself trading theories around the water cooler or frantically looking for Easter eggs on Reddit.
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RogerEbert.comFeb 18, 2025
Season 1 Review:
Other than a couple of likable performances, “GPGS” misses the mark in both categories [vibrant personalities and sharp plotting], digging in for too long on dull plot arcs for forgettable characters. It’s not a disaster, but it won’t stand out enough in the TV garden.
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