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Critic Reviews
The Daily BeastMay 19, 2025
Season 2 Review:
The series gestures at using its wealthy ensemble to lampoon cultural discourse, whether it be the half-hearted fallout of “cancel culture” or the pitfalls of millennials embracing therapy speak without reflecting on their personal trauma. But after a few episodes, it falls away in favor of cloying, unearned epiphanies.
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The Daily BeastAug 20, 2021
Season 1 Review:
Over the course of three episodes, the circuitous narrative amounts to the guests wondering, on a seemingly never-ending loop, “Why are we here?” ... Three hours into the show, I do not know why they are there, but I did stop caring about the answer in about half that time. It doesn’t help that the performances are all over the place. ... The story is so underwritten that no amount of Kidman’s signature eye-twitch acting could hypnotize you into caring.
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Aug 16, 2021
Season 1 Review:
The series’ raison d'etre is its reveals what the characters divulge about their histories and what Masha is doing to them without their knowledge. Unfortunately, nearly every one of these reveals is gimmicky, uninteresting or both; the effect is less a melting of hearts than the click of puzzle pieces falling into place. ... [Kidman's Masha] feels increasingly generic as the series chugs along, flattening from a female Keith Raniere to a life-size cardboard cutout of him.
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IndieWireAug 18, 2021
Season 1 Review:
Performers like Shannon, Hall, and Cannavale do their damnedest to imbue grace and nuance where they can, but they’re constantly hamstrung by simplistic backstories and choices that prioritize plot over logic. ... “Nine Perfect Strangers” gives its audience no reason to invest in the retreat as a one-of-a-kind locale, its subjects as human beings with agency, or its greater purpose as anything other than a fancy vacation for its famous creators.
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