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Critic Reviews
TV Guide MagazineOct 13, 2023
Season 1 Review:
This terrifically entertaining eight-part series more than meets them [expectations]--think The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as a Ph.D. candidate--as the emotionally repressed Elizabeth opens her life and her heart to memorable characters who challenge and appreciate her. [16 Oct - 5 Nov 2023, p.8]
Oct 23, 2023
Oct 12, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Some of the dialogue is rather on the nose, and on occasion, too many ingredients are thrown into the mix. Creator Lee Eisenberg does an impressive job of maintaining the heart of Lessons in Chemistry’s bestselling source material while making some necessary changes. On the whole, it’s a winning recipe.
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Sep 29, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Lessons in Chemistry is far from flawless; even those (like me) who’ve never read the Bonnie Garmus novel on which it’s based will be able to feel the seams where the source material and the adaptation do not quite mesh. Nevertheless, it’s worth tucking into, thanks to an endearing cast, witty dialogue and easily digestible themes.
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The Mercury NewsOct 11, 2023
Oct 13, 2023
Oct 11, 2023
Season 1 Review:
There is very little that's intentionally funny about "Lessons in Chemistry," although some of the dialogue is amusingly insipid. The Oscar-winning Ms. Larson nevertheless makes it a very watchable series, as does the gifted Lewis Pullman as Elizabeth's lover and near-intellectual equal Calvin Evans.
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Oct 11, 2023
Oct 13, 2023
Season 1 Review:
In squeezing all of Elizabeth’s life into eight hourlong episodes, “Lessons in Chemistry” sometimes shows the strain of adaptation. .... Their [Larson and Pullman's] scenes of two kindred spirits resonating on a particular, personal frequency make you want to see more of them both — or in Larson’s case, more of this side of her.
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The GuardianOct 12, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Lessons in Chemistry is a wholly enjoyable watch, just as the book was a wholly enjoyable read (apart from the dog). But, like the book, it still carries with it the sense of an opportunity wasted. We have seen this kind of condemnation of the 50s, of its sexism and racism many times before.
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The TelegraphOct 12, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Alas: this eight-part adaptation of Lessons in Chemistry (Apple TV+) messes with Garmus’s winning formula. Lee Eisenberg’s glossy adaptation is still an enjoyable watch, with its detailed Mad Men-esque period styling (and attitudes) and mouthwatering food preparation.
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Radio TimesOct 11, 2023
Oct 6, 2023
Season 1 Review:
But for all its watchability, Lessons in Chemistry never totally gels. There's wit bubbling around the edges, but it hesitates to be too funny for fear of reducing its heavier themes. As a result, the show feels like a less deft rendering of Garmus' sensibility, which avoided hammy overreach at every turn.
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