Picnic at Hanging Rock

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Season 1
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5.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 20
  3. Negative: 4 out of 20
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  1. echorley
    Jul 26, 2018
    2
    Beautiful costumes and settings, talented cast and a great novel - this adaptation should be a must see, but the episodes are like watching paint dry. I found myself pushing fast forward to see if anything interesting would happen.

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#43 Most Shared TV Season of 2018

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Metascore
62

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    May 29, 2018
    80
    Picnic at Hanging Rock is the sapphic, David Lynch-influenced mystery-thriller that you didn’t know you needed.
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  2. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: Sophie Gilbert
    May 29, 2018
    80
    The mystical elements of Lindsay’s book remain, but Mrs. Appleyard’s more detailed biography adds more tangible, flesh-and-blood danger to the mix. ... The question in the series becomes less about how the girls disappeared than why. Whether they’re vaporized by a shift in the magnetic field, transformed into animals, or something more mundane, their vanishing feels deliberate--a way to reject their prescribed futures for a different, freer path.
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  3. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    May 25, 2018
    50
    In the end, neither the lush looks nor committed performances are enough to overcome the balance issues and general bloat.
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