Happy Valley

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Season 2
Season #: 3, 2, 1
Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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Critic Reviews

  1. Hitfix
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    Mar 22, 2016
    91
    As with the first season, the stories keep tiptoeing up to cliché before shuffling into more interesting and complicated emotional territory.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    Mar 16, 2016
    90
    The show’s curiosity about what motivates decency--and what accounts for its absence--ends up giving it a quiet but unshakable power, and its sensible and straightforward vibe lends dignity to what is, at its core, a tale of stoic endurance.
  3. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Ellen Gray
    Mar 25, 2016
    80
    The stakes are often high in Happy Valley, but it makes even the nuisance aspects of policing seem vital (and perversely entertaining).
  5. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Mar 17, 2016
    80
    How grim and gripping is life in the valley? Very. [21 Mar-3 Apr 2016, p.19]
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  6. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Mar 16, 2016
    80
    Revisiting the series and overcoming the early obstacles was, indeed, rewarding. Not every plot twist is original or even believable, but the second season only solidifies how impressive the whole Happy Valley world is.
  7. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Mar 15, 2016
    80
    The second season of Happy Valley is less intense but more polished than the first, and still a superior example of the crime drama that focuses more on the people than on the crime.

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User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 44 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 44
  3. Negative: 5 out of 44
  1. shoulderoforion
    Mar 26, 2016
    8
    Liked the first season, liked the second season. Felt they wrapped it up too quickly after having plenty of time, the ending kinda was sprungLiked the first season, liked the second season. Felt they wrapped it up too quickly after having plenty of time, the ending kinda was sprung on you. Nevertheless enjoyable television. Would watch a third season.… Full Review »
  2. kozzy420
    Mar 18, 2016
    10
    This is the best crime drama in awhile and for me personally is up there with my all time favorites of the genre (The Wire, Twin peaks and TheThis is the best crime drama in awhile and for me personally is up there with my all time favorites of the genre (The Wire, Twin peaks and The Shield).

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  3. bruceylegs
    Mar 18, 2016
    10
    Watched this on us telly, it were reet gud....But that's enough cod Yorkshire-ese,...this is a fabulous police procedural that shows just howWatched this on us telly, it were reet gud....But that's enough cod Yorkshire-ese,...this is a fabulous police procedural that shows just how dark the underbelly of your average town can be. All hail Sarah Lancashire!… Full Review »
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