My Brilliant Friend

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Season 3
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 18, 2018
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 27
  3. Negative: 5 out of 27

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  1. globalnomad
    May 3, 2022
    9
    The show is the most bingeable of all the European ones that have found our shores, but I don't think it deserves to be in first place over Better Call Saul--not by a long shot. What has always puzzled me is the flat persona of the protagonist. She goes around mostly acting like a robot, seldom a smile or a polite goodbye or any normal kind of acknowledgement. I know Neapolitans are jaded,The show is the most bingeable of all the European ones that have found our shores, but I don't think it deserves to be in first place over Better Call Saul--not by a long shot. What has always puzzled me is the flat persona of the protagonist. She goes around mostly acting like a robot, seldom a smile or a polite goodbye or any normal kind of acknowledgement. I know Neapolitans are jaded, but come on. But, as I said, bingeable--and good. Ciao, bella!… Expand
  2. mansun79
    Mar 15, 2022
    10
    Love how the book has come to life through this show. Season 3 is a treat. Fantastic.
  3. robbotis
    Mar 22, 2022
    10
    Amazing characters, beautiful settings, intriguing stories. It's beautiful and full of life.
  4. OlivierPiel
    Apr 8, 2022
    2
    It's funny how Ferrante, considered average at best in Italy and France, is revered in the "anglo-saxon" press. The TV adaptations are even worse. It's so laughably clichéd for any European born before the 80's. I guess middle-class Americans need their fix for exotic settings, and quirky but always predictable story lines, a deep look in the abyss of a "tortured" relationship to exciteIt's funny how Ferrante, considered average at best in Italy and France, is revered in the "anglo-saxon" press. The TV adaptations are even worse. It's so laughably clichéd for any European born before the 80's. I guess middle-class Americans need their fix for exotic settings, and quirky but always predictable story lines, a deep look in the abyss of a "tortured" relationship to excite the mind and....a simple and flat writing style.… Expand

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Metascore
96

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Chris Bennion
    Mar 11, 2022
    100
    Sublime television. And not a cliffhanger or kitchen island in sight.
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  2. The Times
    Reviewed by: Carol Midgley
    Mar 10, 2022
    80
    It is stunning, gorgeously acted and directed and, though it’s still early days, looks likely to be the best series yet. I would have given episode one five stars were it not for the fact that Lenu’s friend, Lila, played by Gaia Girace, wasn’t in it.
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  3. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Rebecca Nicholson
    Mar 10, 2022
    100
    This is television at its best and it weaves a spell unlike anything I have seen in a very long time. It demands concentration but rewards it generously.
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