The Great

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Season 1
  • Network: HULU
  • Series Premiere Date: May 15, 2020
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 46 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 46
  3. Negative: 8 out of 46
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  1. klbdemelo
    May 18, 2020
    9
    Huzzah! This tv show is surprisingly very good, definitely not expected. A must watch!
  2. kirkender
    May 28, 2020
    8
    The Great is GREAT. All the performances are absolutely stellar. The story arc is super satisfying. It's funny and dramatic and full of delicious sets and costumes to gawk at. The strict historical accuracy is pretty bad, but it does claim to only be true some of the time. It doesn't matter how *true* it is, it's quite good and should be watched.
  3. Shiftyeyeddog
    Jun 20, 2020
    9
    Maybe the most fun I've had watching a TV show ever, this show is just a blast from beginning to end. Great writing and comic performances, especially from the two leads Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult. Definitely worth a re-watch.
  4. OlivierPiel
    May 20, 2020
    0
    Critics compare it to "The Favourite" by Lanthimos because of the -seemingly- similar irreverence to the apparent classicism of 18th period pieces (Barry Lyndon and all). They fail to understand that Lanthimos was actually ultra-realistic in a way, reminding us that the 18th century was an age of "libertinage", extreme sexuality, "effeminate" decadence, rococo, where women such asCritics compare it to "The Favourite" by Lanthimos because of the -seemingly- similar irreverence to the apparent classicism of 18th period pieces (Barry Lyndon and all). They fail to understand that Lanthimos was actually ultra-realistic in a way, reminding us that the 18th century was an age of "libertinage", extreme sexuality, "effeminate" decadence, rococo, where women such as Pompadour ruled over style, as well as an explosion of ideas amongst this degenerate nobility...while at the same time drawing parallels with our current times, where a degenerate elite is falling to narcissism, nihilism, relativism and laziness. This is why it was so compelling!

    This show is doing the opposite! It's forcing modern tropes on the past. And is therefore as laughable as it is incongruous and useless.    … Expand
  5. Katherinethegre
    May 19, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Show was amazing. Couldn't stop watching. Season ended with ultimate cliffhanger. Season 2 couldn't come soon enough… Expand

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#90 Most Discussed TV Season of 2020

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 33
  3. Negative: 1 out of 33
  1. The Times
    Reviewed by: Carol Midgley
    Jan 4, 2021
    80
    Obviously, this is a comedy so let's hope people keep a sense of humour and don't start drearily demanding that the audience should be warned that there may be historical inaccuracies as they did with The Crown. It's light-hearted and funny and right now that's no bad thing.
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  2. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Anita Singh
    Jan 3, 2021
    60
    The Great would have worked well in tart half-hour bites but its hour-long episodes feel a bit much, packed as they are with intrigue, indulgence and sleaze. The tone switches in a second from gleeful farce to unpleasant.
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  3. The Playlist
    Reviewed by: Marshall Shaffer
    Oct 5, 2020
    67
    “The Great” is absolutely worth watching for Hoult alone, and for the scattered moments throughout each episode in which the writing or acting rises to his level.
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