Please Like Me

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Season 1
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 57 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 47 out of 57
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 57
  3. Negative: 8 out of 57
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  1. nima1990
    Sep 8, 2014
    9
    This show offers one of the best portrayals of gay characters on TV without sticking to stereotypes that are not true. It combines both funny and emotional elements and keeps you entertained.
  2. JohnMcQ
    Mar 13, 2016
    10
    One of the best comedy shows on television. The lead actor is truly exceptional. This show needs to be more popular. The comedy is smart, witty and well written.
  3. van645
    Aug 6, 2014
    8
    All the characters are well thought out and quirky in their own way, and Josh is perhaps the most realistic depiction of a gay character currently on TV. I love the kind of humor this show has, and the show really delivers when it comes to hilarious awkward situations.
  4. 423
    Aug 15, 2013
    10
    Its an incredibly warm and quirky show. There's a ton of dark humor and awkward situations but every episode ends on a high note. This show quickly becomes an obsession can't wait for season 2.
  5. cherold
    Feb 4, 2018
    5
    Based on the pilot, Please Like Me falls in the depressing comedy genre along with series like Louis. It's kind of funny sometimes, but everyone is low-key and uncomfortable, and it makes me feel trapped. The performances have a certain casual realism to them, but the only performance I actually enjoyed was the son's caustic second wife. She gave about two minutes of bright, sharp humorBased on the pilot, Please Like Me falls in the depressing comedy genre along with series like Louis. It's kind of funny sometimes, but everyone is low-key and uncomfortable, and it makes me feel trapped. The performances have a certain casual realism to them, but the only performance I actually enjoyed was the son's caustic second wife. She gave about two minutes of bright, sharp humor that was a relief.

    I don't plan to watch any more of this one.    … Expand
  6. Canisrah
    Aug 3, 2013
    1
    Politically correct, self-indulgent, and saccharine, this snore-fest is more enamored with itself than it is with entertaining the audience. The lead comedian is a third rate wannabe in Australia whose only notoriety comes from trading on his sexuality rather than any actual talent.
  7. mattiazisa
    Sep 4, 2018
    10
    Please Like Me is the perfect comedy.
    I cried and I laughed.
    Josh is a complete genius, his directing and writing is awsome.
    Cinematography and Production Design are incredible, a lot like Wes Anderson style.
    Highly recommended!
  8. All_ButTrU4
    Nov 29, 2022
    7
    One of the most nuanced portrayals of a neurodivergent gay man if not the first ,on television. It's warm wit and surprising depth allow for a small cast of relative unknowns to pull you in with their fantastic performances of the human condition. It unconventional take on the romance trope allows for funnier, deeper and more satisfying paths to he taken.
  9. ValenciaPilgrim
    Mar 15, 2016
    8
    I liked this show a lot. It really nails the awkward moments of dating, and the characters feel like real people instead of supermodels reading lines.
  10. BingeWatcher
    Nov 14, 2018
    3
    I personally found a lot of the "awkward" bits of the show unconvincing and too staged. The humour just did not feel natural. I love shows about Millenials trying to navigate relationships and life, especially when those shows have a dark and quirky humour. But Please Like Me was just unconvincing. I struggled to fully empathise with the characters, or even understand their motivations.I personally found a lot of the "awkward" bits of the show unconvincing and too staged. The humour just did not feel natural. I love shows about Millenials trying to navigate relationships and life, especially when those shows have a dark and quirky humour. But Please Like Me was just unconvincing. I struggled to fully empathise with the characters, or even understand their motivations. The show could have done a better job at creating more believable and complex characters and at telling a more complete story. Case in point, the main character dated a far more "attractive" man than he is and mysteriously breakes up with him (presumably because of a mix of insecurities and not seeing a future with him?), but this was poorly explored and the entire plot line around that seemed out of place. I wish this show had the same easy and relatable type of awkward humour and well-developed complex characters like the Netflix show Love.

    It felt like the show was being deliberately awkward and uncomfortable, as opposed to awkward and uncomfortable moments and situations coming up naturally, unintentionally and without being forced    … Expand

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Emily Nussbaum
    Sep 13, 2013
    70
    Much of the show’s appeal lies in the cast’s shaggy, naturalistic chemistry, which papers over the occasional imperfect plot turn.
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  2. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Aug 2, 2013
    70
    The pilot episode is more amusing than hilarious, but it's often delicately funny thanks to Mr. Thomas' odd duck character and his reactions to those around him. When Geoffrey (Wade Briggs) hits on him, he's flummoxed.
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  3. RedEye
    Reviewed by: Curt Wagner
    Aug 2, 2013
    88
    Please Like Me, unlike the much-praised millennial comedy "Girls," feels unpretentious and natural with fully-realized characters rooted in reality.
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