Ratched

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 18, 2020
User Score
6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 48 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 48
  3. Negative: 13 out of 48
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  1. TVJerry
    Sep 19, 2020
    9
    Ryan Murphy has outdone himself in his latest over-the-top creation! This Netflix series imagines the origin story of the mean nurse from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Louise Fletcher’s Oscar-winning role). Sarah Paulson takes up the role and she’s wonderfully evil one minute and sweetly kind the next (depending on which side of her favor you fall). Her most virulent opponent is yetRyan Murphy has outdone himself in his latest over-the-top creation! This Netflix series imagines the origin story of the mean nurse from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Louise Fletcher’s Oscar-winning role). Sarah Paulson takes up the role and she’s wonderfully evil one minute and sweetly kind the next (depending on which side of her favor you fall). Her most virulent opponent is yet another hardware-inspired namesake Head Nurse Betsy Bucket, played by Judy Davis, who provides the most fun villain in the lineup of evil characters. Speaking of, Sharon Stone is doing her best Jessica Lange, but doesn’t really stand out. Then there’s the writing, which is a glorious mélange of film noir misdeeds and delectable melodrama. Speaking of music, it’s so prevelant that it becomes a character, accompanying every scene with a pounding pean to Bernard Herrmann. Finally, the ramped-up Technicolor art direction is spectacular, especially the gorgeously designed period costumes. This is trashy sensationalism crammed with sex, brutality and malevolence, but in the best possible way!… Expand
  2. CLos55
    Sep 20, 2020
    1
    horrible series it feels like ahs told these actors no way we are doing this. the actors decided to promote their ideals and attempt to shove them down everyones throat with poor character direction that is masked by constant lgbqt that doesnt help to enhance the story or build the characters. a sad attempt to progress one flew over a cuckoo nests brillant writing.
  3. Ijon
    Sep 19, 2020
    0
    Masturbating priests and good lesbians.. All in 2 first epidoses... Another disgusting #LGBTNSDAP propaganda.
  4. Pogoscribe
    Sep 19, 2020
    0
    Beautifully shot but a depressingly bloody mess of a show. Turned it off after 50 minutes. The only thing darker than Ratched is the current pandemic.
  5. MikeB618
    Sep 27, 2020
    3
    These types of shows are becoming so predictable it hurts. What could have been a terrific show ends up being Netflix shoving its agenda down our throats as if we're brainless idiots who are being told to sit down, shut up and like it. Let's see how many boxes we can check off on the ol' Netflix "progressive" agenda checklist. Christianity bad, priests sexual deviants, pointless LGBTThese types of shows are becoming so predictable it hurts. What could have been a terrific show ends up being Netflix shoving its agenda down our throats as if we're brainless idiots who are being told to sit down, shut up and like it. Let's see how many boxes we can check off on the ol' Netflix "progressive" agenda checklist. Christianity bad, priests sexual deviants, pointless LGBT overtones shoehorned in, all white men bad (minus the disfigured one), all women portrayed as brilliant, flawless and independent, all men portrayed as stupid, weak or subservient etc etc.. I don't want to give too much away. The potential this show could have lies in the way it was shot. It looks stunning. The music is taken straight from Cape Fear but it works. Overall, I give it a 3. Another predictable Netflix mess indicative of the time it was filmed, not the time it takes place. The best shows/movies don't pander. This show panders at every turn but hey, why put in effort to be innovative or creative? Work smarter, not harder... right?… Expand
  6. Pendalf
    Sep 23, 2020
    10
    Beautiful picture, good screenplay and wonderful acting. What else do you need for a good series?
    Ryan Murphy done a good job.
  7. alexpafs09
    Sep 24, 2020
    10
    Ratched comienza frenética y termina de la mejor manera posible.
    Las actuaciones de cada uno de los personajes es sublime y fenomenal, el guión está tan bien ejecutado que es parte de la naturaleza de la misma serie.
  8. Valiliy
    Sep 19, 2020
    10
    An incredibly stylish and beautiful show with great actors. The plot is sometimes chaotic, but interesting!
  9. StefaniA1
    Sep 21, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fantástica, os personagens são incríveis e cativantes, o enredo é maravilhoso e a trilha sonora é perfeita. Um dos melhores lançamentos deste ano, te prende do começo ao fim.… Expand
  10. Dkolsen
    Oct 13, 2020
    4
    The biggest problem with Ratched is that it can't decide on who its main character is at her core (a major problem for a show that is supposed to be a character study!). Is she a fastidious conformist focused on the good of society or is she willing to break every rule and taboo to achieve her selfish goals? Is she a repressed scold or a creature of dark impulses? A naive, self-righteousThe biggest problem with Ratched is that it can't decide on who its main character is at her core (a major problem for a show that is supposed to be a character study!). Is she a fastidious conformist focused on the good of society or is she willing to break every rule and taboo to achieve her selfish goals? Is she a repressed scold or a creature of dark impulses? A naive, self-righteous worker bee or a master manipulator with uncanny charisma? Focusing on any one of these dualities and showcasing the conflict it creates in our title character could make for good drama, but the show instead plays her as all of these things, scene by scene, with no sign of internal conflict (except perhaps in some of the most awkward sex scenes ever filmed). Mildred Ratched does terrible things to people throughout the series, acting in cruel, violent or murderous ways almost immediately, yet in other scenes we are expected to view her as an innocent bystander or a sympathetic point-of-view character for the audience. These things don't work together. There's no emotional core for the audience to hold onto, nor does the plot propel the viewer deeper into the show. It's chock full of coincidence and baffling motivations, tied together with truly clairvoyant insight into the character flaws of others on Mildred's part, who is able to manipulate almost every around her with startling ease (and yet confusingly falls into the naïve heroine role with others). On the plus side, the costumes and sets are striking, and some scenes are genuinely horrifying if you're looking for that. If aesthetics and shock value aren't your thing however, give it a pass.… Expand
  11. geewah
    Aug 30, 2021
    7
    A show that has the bones of a brilliant character study, but drifts into the realm historonics and placing style of substance too often.
  12. youngwarrior017
    Dec 28, 2021
    10
    I think Ratched is perfect in terms of dialogue, fashion, cinematography, and the storyline it's simply an enjoying show and horrific

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Metascore
50

Mixed or average reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 32
  3. Negative: 8 out of 32
  1. The Detroit News
    Reviewed by: Tom Long
    Nov 30, 2020
    58
    Sharon Stone is a vengeful heiress and that’s all she is; Corey Stoll is an incompetent hitman and that sums him up. This isn’t acting, it’s posing. Happily Judy Davis and Sophie Okonedo — both Oscar nominees — do eventually develop juicy parts. And “Ratched” becomes watchable entertainment. But that style-over-content thing makes you wonder if Ryan Murphy shows would be better off with less Ryan Murphy.
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  2. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Andrew Crump
    Oct 5, 2020
    75
    The pleasures of “Ratched” are dulled by the constraints of IP maintenance. ... Still, it’s a credit to Romansky that “Ratched” remains watchable in spite of the conflict between inspiration and obligation.
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  3. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Sep 28, 2020
    50
    When it's not being too gross to watch or too ridiculous to matter, this series is a treat for the eyes. [28 Sep - 11 Oct 2020, p.9]
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