The Other One

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Season 1
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
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Critic Reviews

  1. Decider
    Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    Aug 12, 2020
    80
    The Other One takes a unique look at death and mourning, couched in a story about two families thrown together under extreme circumstances. The show’s warmth is established almost right away and will only get better.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Robyn Bahr
    Aug 10, 2020
    80
    Acorn's imported British comedy The Other One, also inspired by a true story of fraudulent fatherhood and long-lost siblings, charmingly finds the middle ground between dense pathos and glib laughs. The show is a rare gem.
  3. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Lucy Mangan
    Aug 3, 2020
    80
    It’s a show with a loving heart that nevertheless manages to remain witty and fleet, doing a lot with every scene and never wasting a minute.
  5. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Aug 3, 2020
    80
    The show’s creator, Holly Walsh, deftly undercuts the inherent sentimentalities of her story, even as the supremely uptight Cathy (Ellie White) and the raucous, free-spirited Cat (Lauren Socha) predictably overcome their differences and form a new family blended from emotional openness and cheap white wine run through a SodaStream.

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User Score
3.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 2 out of 5
  1. npcraig
    Sep 1, 2020
    10
    Fleabag fans will love this. Incredible cast with writing I haven't seen since PWB's gems
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