Shrill

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Season 1
  • Network: HULU
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 15, 2019
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 46 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 46
  3. Negative: 15 out of 46
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  1. SoundFury
    May 8, 2019
    3
    I started off liking the show and then felt it got worse and worse with each episode. The finale was just plain bad and not even a little believable (supposedly it is based on the truth but I don't buy that for a second). This show is tailor-made for (almost pandering to) a "woke" audience, so if that's not you, you might not want to even start. I thought this would be funnier than it is,I started off liking the show and then felt it got worse and worse with each episode. The finale was just plain bad and not even a little believable (supposedly it is based on the truth but I don't buy that for a second). This show is tailor-made for (almost pandering to) a "woke" audience, so if that's not you, you might not want to even start. I thought this would be funnier than it is, but it does have a couple of good laughs. Honestly, it's kind of boring and there's nothing surprising. That said, the central idea of learning self-acceptance is a nice one, and I think the main actress does a really good job. I started out liking her roommate but that wore off pretty fast. The Dan Savage character is funny. We're constantly reminded of the lead character's brilliance as a writer without ever seeing any evidence.… Expand

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#66 Best TV Season of 2019
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#35 Most Shared TV Season of 2019

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Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Adrian Horton
    Dec 3, 2019
    60
    Even as Shrill hits its stride by the end of the third episode, it never quite reaches the hilarity levels of concurrent comedies such as PEN15 or Big Mouth, which mine the absurd and meta for laughs. But those quibbles feel beside the point, and increasingly less noticeable the more you invest in Annie’s journey, which is more complicated, rollicky and emotional – that is to say, more human – than a straightforward sitcom.
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  2. Paste Magazine
    Reviewed by: Amy Glynn
    Mar 19, 2019
    82
    Shrill is a sharp and genuine investigation of what it means to become yourself.
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  3. Vanity Fair
    Reviewed by: Sonia Saraiya
    Mar 18, 2019
    50
    A rom-com should, by its very nature, be fun and light without sinking too deep into heavy material; a rom-com can tell a satisfying story in just 90 tight minutes. And it’s easier to build a rom-com around a partially formed character than it is to build a TV show around one—because a rom-com seeks only a happy ending.
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