Mistresses (UK)
BBC-1 | BBC | BBC America | Release Date: January 22, 2008
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
66
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
1
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
Entertainment WeeklyJessica Shaw
Season 1 Review: Without the annoying melodrama [like "Desperate Housewives"], you become more emotionally hooked by the lives of the four complex and original characters. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterRay Richmond
Season 1 Review: There's a thriller aspect to it that dovetails nicely with the sassier elements. But the show never devolves into wanton erotica. And all I know is through each of the first four screened episodes, I couldn't wait to get to the next installment. Read full review
80
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
Season 1 Review: Having gobbled down all six episodes at a time when I should have been watching More Important Shows, I'm forced to confess that I was hooked. Read full review
80
Philadelphia InquirerTirdad Derakhshani
Season 1 Review: It's "Sex and the City" London-style, but with a darker edge, and more brains and gravitas. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamara
Season 1 Review: Of course, because this is a British production, it goes without saying that the acting across the board is terrific, adding a certain sheen to the well-thumbed plots. Read full review
70
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: As constructed by series creators Lowri Glain, S.J. Clarkson and Rachel Anthony, there's a strong momentum to the serialized storylines, and the key players are so innately appealing. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: It works as legitimate drama, it works as soap trash. Read full review
30
PopMattersLesley Smith
Season 1 Review: It’s a co-production with an outside company, poorly scripted and directed. Read full review
30
SalonHeather Havrilesky
Season 1 Review: The whole show is so repetitive and plotless and gutless and beside the point, it's hardly worth your time. Read full review
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