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Although its commitment is admirable, the stylish execution is let down by the gags just not being quite as funny as they should be, especially with a cast this stellar. It might well be that the series is best viewed as a whole with all the careful machinations exposed but so far, the jokes don’t stack up to the clever conceit.
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This is enjoyable, steady, perfectly fine. But it is also classic prestige streaming service television, in that it is a little overdone, a little overlong and lacking the touch of ruthlessness that would have made it excellent.
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Even with its flaws The Afterparty goes down easily enough, but as potential binges go, it's hardly a VIP ticket -- less the stuff of appointment viewing than simply, well, an afterthought.
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“The Afterparty” runs in too many directions at once and as a result never gets anywhere in particular.
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The Afterparty operates smoothly in an overtly parodic mode, but the series feels out of its depth when it tries to go for anything else.
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While its cast are generally likeable, and there’s a certain freshness about its commitment to being two things at once, too often it isn’t amusing enough to be enjoyed as pure comedy, or tense enough to be appreciated as a murder mystery. Too often it relies on basic puns, or sophomoric self-referentiality, to get a cheap gag rather than developing more complicated ones.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 18
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Mixed: 3 out of 18
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Negative: 4 out of 18
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Jan 30, 2022
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Nov 10, 2022A show that starts with so much promise, but by it's conclusion has turned into a rather dull and unfunny affair. Could of been so much better.
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Mar 28, 2022bad
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adjective, worse, worst;(Slang) bad·der, bad·dest for 36.
not good in any manner or degree.