I Love That for You
SHOWTIME | Release Date: April 18, 2022
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
7
Negative:
1
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88
USA TodayKelly LawlerApr 28, 2022
Season 1 Review: Earnest, playful and hilarious with a bit of cringe, "Love That" is Bayer's coming out as a leading actress. ... Bayer is a joy to watch, and she's complemented by a strong supporting cast, especially Shannon and Lewis. Read full review
81
Paste MagazineTara Bennett Apr 29, 2022
Season 1 Review: It’s not an easy thing to use your own terrifying experiences with mortality to feed the engines of comedy and pain, but Bayer is sharing that through Joanna and the authenticity of her experience makes all the difference in shaping character into a flawed human that we want to root for even when she’s done a very bad thing. Read full review
80
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertMay 11, 2022
Season 1 Review: It’s a lot — a workplace sitcom, a satire of home shopping, a coming-of-age comedy, a pathos-filled portrait of lost soul, a rom-com (as Joanna develops a crush on coworker), and more. But it works for me, especially since the cast is so good. Read full review
80
Sioux City JournalBruce MillerMay 6, 2022
Season 1 Review: Enjoy hearing the pitch. Bayer sells it with gusto. Shannon embraces it with heart. And Lewis kills it will excellence. Just when you thought you didn’t need another addictive series, “I Love That For You” steps in and tells you supplies are limited. Read full review
80
Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewRob OwenApr 28, 2022
Season 1 Review: The show approaches these themes [what it means when companies commodify and exploit employees’ personal stories and Joanna’s stunted-by-childhood-cancer inner life] with a deft subtlety but it’s enough to ground it and make the cringe comedy more palatable. Read full review
80
RogerEbert.comClint WorthingtonApr 25, 2022
Season 1 Review: Watching Joanna is like watching a bad improviser get picked from the crowd to go on stage with Second City, but Bayer knows exactly how to balance the go-for-it resilience of Joanna with her crippling uncertainty in the moment. It’s a real showcase for her. Read full review
70
The New York TimesMike HaleApr 28, 2022
Season 1 Review: While the show is no big deal, it handles the psychological and farcical ramifications of Joanna’s dilemma with a sensitivity that gives the sitcom setups an emotional kick you wouldn’t necessarily expect. Some of this has to do with Bayer’s performance — she nails Joanna’s blend of arrogance and abashment with an ace sketch comic’s facility. Read full review
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The A.V. ClubManuel BetancourtApr 27, 2022
Season 1 Review: Joanna, the lead character in Showtime’s I Love That For You, feels like an SNL bit tailor-made for Bayer—and that’s both the show’s strength and, potentially, its biggest shortcoming. Read full review
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