Red Oaks

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Season 1
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 41 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 41
  3. Negative: 4 out of 41
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  1. mtg837
    Oct 13, 2015
    4
    What a big pile of angst-filled, coming-of-age tropes. In an age where well scripted television has all but exploded the cliche, films and movies that depict young men coming of age by the aid of forbidden, two dimensional women have somehow escaped the necessity to evolve. I'll give you the lowdown on this deeply non-compelling (yet self serious) failure of a show.

    A young MILDLY    What a big pile of angst-filled, coming-of-age tropes. In an age where well scripted television has all but exploded the cliche, films and movies that depict young men coming of age by the aid of forbidden, two dimensional women have somehow escaped the necessity to evolve. I'll give you the lowdown on this deeply non-compelling (yet self serious) failure of a show.

    A young MILDLY attractive college aged man is working at a country club (teaching tennis) while, inexplicably, dating the town's blonde beauty. But he's not happy, of course, because this blonde dumb dumb only cares about dumb dumb things like modeling (how silly) and starting a family (ew, how unambitious.) Our young protagonist (Chuckles, lets call him) finds what he imagines to be true love in....wait for it...a short haired brunette (they're the smart kind!) who is edgy because she wears overalls and smokes cigarettes and paints penises and has daddy issues.
    Problem is, she's the daughter of the rich guy at the country club who could get Chuckles fired if he found out he was having hanky panky with his daughter (Because it's totally reasonably for fathers to go to great lengths to get someone fired for having consensual sex with their daughter. Right?)

    Look, this show is dramedy with a major emphasis on the "drama" part, and too much self-seriousness to be genuinely funny. Also, the casual sexism is infuriating. But hey, if you like shows that are marketed as comedies but sparse on the jokes, treat women like prizes for young men to win, and think that the exploits of some entitled future banker are in any way interesting, this show is for you!    … Expand
  2. EludiumQ36
    Nov 27, 2015
    5
    If you're young, in your teens/twenties, then this may be a delightful, cute coming-of-age series for you to enjoy. But if you're double that age group, then you've "already seen this movie", maybe multiple times. It's full of stereotypes and clichés, which again is fine for the young 'uns but way too predictable for elders. So it's tough to assign a score for this because of demographicIf you're young, in your teens/twenties, then this may be a delightful, cute coming-of-age series for you to enjoy. But if you're double that age group, then you've "already seen this movie", maybe multiple times. It's full of stereotypes and clichés, which again is fine for the young 'uns but way too predictable for elders. So it's tough to assign a score for this because of demographic variability, so I'll give a 5 - right in the middle.… Expand

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Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Salon
    Reviewed by: Sonia Saraiya
    Oct 12, 2015
    50
    [Red Oaks] is executed with a lot of flair and sophistication--a nearly deceptive amount of sophistication, really.... But mostly, the story is scattered and unfulfilling.
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  2. The Salt Lake Tribune
    Reviewed by: Scott D. Pierce
    Oct 12, 2015
    80
    What makes Red Oaks work extremely well is that it not only has a sense of humor, it has heart.
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  3. We Got This Covered
    Reviewed by: Sam Woolf
    Oct 11, 2015
    70
    There’s déjà vu to more than just the period of Amazon’s slice of life tennis comedy, but Red Oaks is a consistent player with surprising potential.
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