The Chair (2021)

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Aug 20, 2021
User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17

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  1. Suttree
    Aug 25, 2021
    6
    Oh does a lot of heavy lifting but is unable to elevate this beyond the cliches and stereotypes. The cast is strong enough to make the many weaknesses easier to take. Still, the "lesser Ivy" setting is as worn out as the clueless old male prof, the clueless old female prof, the once-promising literary star gone to seed, and the dean who knows academia remains a business with a bottom line.Oh does a lot of heavy lifting but is unable to elevate this beyond the cliches and stereotypes. The cast is strong enough to make the many weaknesses easier to take. Still, the "lesser Ivy" setting is as worn out as the clueless old male prof, the clueless old female prof, the once-promising literary star gone to seed, and the dean who knows academia remains a business with a bottom line. Too lightweight for drama, not nearly funny enough for comedy. Disappointing.… Expand

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Critic Reviews

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Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 36 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 36
  3. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. i
    Reviewed by: Rachael Sigee
    Dec 3, 2021
    80
    There wasn’t the depth of a show like Dear White People, which is much more game to challenge the intricacies of student politics, but The Chair is nonetheless smart, subtle and extremely watchable.
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  2. Radio Times
    Reviewed by: David Craig
    Dec 2, 2021
    60
    The Chair bites off more than it can chew by expanding further into cancel culture and personal identity – topics which would require a few more episodes to properly explore – with the added effect of taking valuable time away from the principal characters.
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  3. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Hua Hsu
    Sep 10, 2021
    80
    What makes “The Chair” worth watching is Oh.
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