Room 104

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Season 1
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Jul 28, 2017
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
4.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 38 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 38
  3. Negative: 14 out of 38
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  1. night4
    Oct 25, 2017
    6
    Considering what's available to watch right now, this show is pretty darn good. I've always been a fan of anthologies and short stories, whether written or in film, but most are a bit one-note (American Horror Story has sadly decayed to that point). I feel the point of the anthology format is to experience as much diversity as possible from one story to the next, and they've achievedConsidering what's available to watch right now, this show is pretty darn good. I've always been a fan of anthologies and short stories, whether written or in film, but most are a bit one-note (American Horror Story has sadly decayed to that point). I feel the point of the anthology format is to experience as much diversity as possible from one story to the next, and they've achieved that here.

    The fact that the stories are rooted in reality and not ghost/vampire/time travel/etc makes it unique, and it's apparently a conscious choice to help differentiate itself. It works well most of the time, by far.

    At its best, it takes you on a surprisingly diverse emotional ride within the confines of a hotel room. It's almost enough of a reason to keep HBO after Game of Thrones is finished.

    ...Almost.

    Edit: I came back after the dancing housekeeping maid episode to lower the score. If we wanted to watch mediocre dancing, we'd do just that.

    Edit again: I came back (again) to lower the score even more. I'm really confused by the high quality of some episodes and the abysmally low quality of others.    … Expand

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#38 Most Shared TV Season of 2017

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Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Emily VanDerWerff
    Jul 28, 2017
    80
    An often thrilling look at what TV can be when it looks to its past and finds ways to update old formats for the future.
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  2. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: Sophie Gilbert
    Jul 28, 2017
    60
    The worst thing about Room 104 is that it’s completely inconsistent. The most satisfying episodes function like one-act plays, with well-structured narrative arcs and twists and reveals. The most irritating ones feel overly self-indulgent—transparent opportunities for the writers (Mark Duplass wrote seven out of 12) and directors (a notably diverse group) to play around with form. Still, there’s something thrilling about a show that’s so eager to experiment.
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  3. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Jul 28, 2017
    50
    The viewer truly doesn’t know what they’ll be getting from week to week. But it also makes Room 104 intensely uneven, with a few stories standing out in a crowd that barely transcends a quality rating of middling.
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