My Brilliant Friend

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Season 2
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 18, 2018
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 39 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 39
  3. Negative: 3 out of 39
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  1. Edjackson
    Mar 17, 2020
    10
    This is a memorable show from the scenario, actors, storyline, to the emotional trigger, social relevance, and music score. A pearl of adaptation and HBO in its best. If you open your world to television with subtitles, you will definitely enrich your life. My brilliant friend season 2 keeps up with the already perfect season 1. Much recommended!
  2. podaddy
    Apr 24, 2020
    10
    Wonderful show. From the story, the writing, the scenery and the acting. Simply exquisite. Bad reviews are puzzling, can only assume it's for something ridiculous such as an aversion to subtitles.
  3. Jdank
    Mar 16, 2020
    9
    If the first episode is any indication of how this season will play out it will be equally as good as the first
  4. donmcdonough
    Aug 25, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I give it a whopping 10! It's not that pathetic, but it's the BEST OF THE BEST! It's super duper epic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!… Expand
  5. Sifteruk
    Dec 20, 2020
    9
    I should not like this show. I should have watched this and muttered 'period drama' to myself and walked away. But I'm so glad I didnt There is so much to admire here. Literally, everything combines to create a piece of artistic perfection. It draws me in without any big action sequences. It relies on subtlety and attention to detail. So good. Thankyou.
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Critic Reviews

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Metascore
92

Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Rebecca Nicholson
    Jun 22, 2020
    100
    My Brilliant Friend is absorbing, gripping television that demands that you sink into it completely, closing off all distractions.
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  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    Mar 26, 2020
    90
    The dramas that play out range from the brutal to the more purely psychological, and all of them are compelling, not least of all thanks to the lead actresses’ stunning performances.
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  3. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Nancy DeWolf Smith
    Mar 19, 2020
    100
    "My Brilliant Friend" has returned for a second season more affecting, in an alarming way, than the first, though in every way just as impressive in its penetrating portraiture of Elena (Margherita Mazzucco) and Lila (Gaia Girace), the friends at the center of this tale set in 1950s Naples, based on Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels.
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