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Positive:
30
Mixed:
6
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Critic Reviews
ColliderMar 1, 2022
Season 1 Review:
Though Minx could yet run the risk of being too frothy in execution, especially when it comes to resolving certain storylines and sidestepping conflict in favor of more comedy, there's still something revitalizing about a TV show inherently rooted in themes of desire, sexuality, and unapologetic enjoyment of the risqué.
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Mar 17, 2022
Season 1 Review:
The comedy, which premieres Thursday on HBO Max, is raunchy, smart, culturally aware, charming, and funny. ... “Minx” made me think of “GLOW,” and “Boogie Nights,” but it’s very much its own blend of period comedy and social commentary. It’s original, and addictive.
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Jul 20, 2023
Season 2 Review:
Nothing is over-the-top dramatic; it’s lighthearted but serious, and a joy to watch—while still reminding its viewers of the very real hurdles those of us who are not straight white men must jump over just to succeed in this world. In its grand return, Minx’s second season is a fantastic balancing act of epic proportions.
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Mar 16, 2022
Season 1 Review:
A bouncy, feel-good show that taps into the elation of creating something new where there was nothing before. ... As Joyce, Lovibond nails a tricky part, taking a woman who can be frustrating as hell and making her endearing, not only to the audience but also, crucially, to the characters around her.
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ColliderJul 20, 2023
Season 2 Review:
Ultimately, what worked so well the first time around for Minx is what Season 2 delivers on — but it isn't just more of the same, either. The characters continue to evolve and grow beyond the roles they inhabited back in Season 1, and the story builds on the successes and failures that are naturally wrapped up in navigating this kind of business venture.
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Jul 21, 2023
Season 2 Review:
Thankfully, Starz picked up the show and let the brilliantly socially conscious writers, period detail-oriented set and wardrobe designers, and this rollicking cast build on the first season’s promise. As Doug might put it, this was the right move, because Minx now has even more to say about the intersections, and clashes, between feminism and LGBTQ+ rights, the ability of toxically masculine shot callers to redeem themselves, and the competing demands that weigh mothers down.
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Mar 14, 2022
Season 1 Review:
The first five episodes of the pleasantly low-key “Minx” don’t reach the heights the Jean Smart-led comedy did last year, but its animating idea of a newcomer to the media industry pushing, and being pushed by, a veteran with a set idea of what is possible is familiar. It works. So, too, does the world “Minx” builds.
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The Daily BeastMar 11, 2022
The PlaylistJul 19, 2023
Season 2 Review:
While the sophomore year of “Minx” isn’t as fresh or as sexy as it was in 2022, this is still a solid comedy, full of smarts and wonderfully silly one-liners, delivered by talented people wearing great clothes in impeccable period sets. It’s worth watching, even if it isn’t — and really couldn’t be — the pleasurable pleasant surprise it was in its first season.
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Jul 21, 2023
Season 2 Review:
Minx has not entirely resolved the issues it could never quite shake in the first season, but it’s still significantly improved. Elizabeth Perkins enters as the magazine’s sugar mama, Constance Papadoplous, who gets to swan around in beehive hairdos and enormous patterned caftans, and two star players who got short shrift last time have bigger roles that now make Minx much more reliable.
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Jul 20, 2023
Season 2 Review:
If only the writing were up to the challenge. Too many important moments happen off-screen and conversations are truncated but edited to seem meaningful, which is why the show ultimately doesn’t stand up against something like “Mad Men.” But a fun, easy watch? All the way. And sometimes that’s enough.
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The TelegraphSep 14, 2022
Season 1 Review:
Minx is actually rather tame, if you're relaxed about the sometimes racy language. It trips along lightly, with plenty of fun deriving from the odd-couple chemistry between the two leads ((less can be said for the thinly-drawn supporting characters). ... If only it weren’t so predictable.
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The GuardianMar 29, 2022
Season 1 Review:
The first half of the season, while fun, feels a little insular. It could be that Minx will become a great show that, once taken off its dick-baring pedestal, is more than just a fairly run-of-the-mill comedy – but unlike the many images of male genitalia in Minx, that’s yet to be seen.
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Mar 17, 2022
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