Russian Dolls

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Season 1
Metascore
45

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 3 out of 9
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Critic Reviews

  1. People Weekly
    Reviewed by: Tom Gliatto
    Aug 12, 2011
    50
    It's tacky, da--or should we say duh?--but likable. [22 Aug 2011, p.45]
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  2. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    Aug 11, 2011
    50
    Russian Dolls reinforces every negative stereotype about Russian women.
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Leah Greenblatt
    Aug 11, 2011
    50
    Dolls has the acrylic stink of a low-rent reality show. Small dramas--like the twentysomething whose parents disapprove of her Spanish beau--could be interesting; instead, it all just devolves into Girls Behaving Badly.
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  5. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Aug 11, 2011
    40
    It feels like a retread--and a toothless one at that.

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#96 Most Discussed TV Season of 2011

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User Score
3.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 5 out of 7
  1. Keizer
    Aug 19, 2011
    0
    I'm from Russia.And, fairly,I wanted to vomit, when I had been watching this show, because level of improbability and delirium read off scale.I'm from Russia.And, fairly,I wanted to vomit, when I had been watching this show, because level of improbability and delirium read off scale. Russian girls in a reality not such spoiled and stupid stinkers, as shown in that show. This is a "reality-show", which continues tradition to bend representation about Russia and Russian people In USA .I would advise to you not to watch this show and to spend more time with a family and friends… Full Review »
  2. AlexS67
    Aug 21, 2011
    0
    First of all - these people are not Russian, I flinched every time they spoke about their "Russian culture", "Russian family", etc. EveryoneFirst of all - these people are not Russian, I flinched every time they spoke about their "Russian culture", "Russian family", etc. Everyone in this show comes from a very provincial tradition of Russian Jewry, it's a subculture not a single Russian is admiring or belongs to. Imagine Russian TV making a show with - say - some Cajuns from a very backward areas in Louisiana and representing that exotic minority as Americans.

    I'm aware that USA is a nation made of many ethnic groups but I think you understand what I mean.

    The people from this show (the older generation) held the Russian passports, they speak (heavily accented and lowbrow) Russian, but presenting them as Russians is wrong.    … Full Review »
  3. Lanchick
    Sep 23, 2011
    8
    Although the show started out on an over dramatized note of self-absorption and a vain unrealistic representation of the Russian community itAlthough the show started out on an over dramatized note of self-absorption and a vain unrealistic representation of the Russian community it has become more interesting as the weeks went on. It's a bit laughable the ladies obsession with themselves is the premise here however, it is significantly more interesting and enjoyable that Jersey Shore has ever been. At the very least, there seems to be more to their lives than drinking themselves into an oblivion and making complete fools of themselves.… Full Review »
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