The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

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Season 1
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 166 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 141 out of 166
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 166
  3. Negative: 19 out of 166
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  1. HankGreen
    Dec 28, 2017
    5
    Sets are amazing. So are clothes. And so are Susie's lines, which are the smartest, most surprising, and funniest in the show.

    The problem is that, beyond Susie, we have a beautiful box without much inside. Like a lot of contemporary comedy, the self-consciousness is not quite smarmy, but close. "Look at us. Aren't we cute? Aren't we clever? Look at how clever we are." So    Sets are amazing. So are clothes. And so are Susie's lines, which are the smartest, most surprising, and funniest in the show.

    The problem is that, beyond Susie, we have a beautiful box without much inside. Like a lot of contemporary comedy, the self-consciousness is not quite smarmy, but close. "Look at us. Aren't we cute? Aren't we clever? Look at how clever we are."

    So rather than seeing characters actually _be_ in the situations, we are watching them watching themselves be there. Or we are watching them through the writer/director watching themselves make a show. It's hard to be entertained, beyond superficially, when what you're mainly watching are people showing you how entertaining they are.

    It's kinda like the opening shtick of the would-be comedian doing someone else's shtick. One is left so hungry for the original, which was genuinely funny.    … Expand
  2. majstor
    Mar 16, 2018
    4
    There is only one weak spot in the show. It's a plot. It's boring and the whole 8 episodes could be done in 1 maybe 2 episodes.

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#39 Best TV Season of 2017
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#57 Most Discussed TV Season of 2017
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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: John Anderson
    Dec 15, 2017
    60
    There are great one-liners, endearing performances and a visually opulent representation of New York in the nascent “Mad Men” era. But the world of the show simply doesn’t make sense.
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  2. The Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Kristi Turnquist
    Nov 30, 2017
    80
    The show drops in lovely little moments, funny, melancholy and insightful.
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  3. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Caroline Framke
    Nov 30, 2017
    80
    On its face, this show is a solid new entry in the Sherman-Palladino pantheon of wisecracking heroines and the assorted people who love them. But The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is also a stellar showcase for a woman unleashing her full fury and potential in a way no one--least of all herself--saw coming, or will soon forget.
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