The Sex Lives of College Girls
HBO | HBO Max | Release Date: November 18, 2021
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
Positive:
22
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The GuardianAdrian HortonNov 18, 2021
Season 1 Review: Like college, the series can be a bumpy ride, but offers enough promise to transcend its freshman offering. Read full review
60
Boston GlobeDana GerberNov 17, 2021
Season 1 Review: Despite its charms, “Sex Lives” can feel like a show that’s about 10 years past its prime. ... If you can accept its anachronisms, the show has its moments — especially when it homes in on the relationships among the four roommates. Read full review
58
The PlaylistRoxana HadadiNov 17, 2021
Season 1 Review: As formulaic as the series’ writing can be (with typical liberal fodder, such as jokes about being triggered and complaints about the Brett Kavanaugh hearings), its ensemble hits the required comedic beats. Read full review
55
Paste MagazineGillian BennettNov 18, 2024
Season 3 Review: The characters and the way they struggle with these deeply personal, lifelong issues feels realistic and does not play to stereotypes. Yet, these issues that should be major, pivotal scenes are usually wrapped up within the span of an episode, if that. Sometimes, it’s over the span of one to two scenes. It feels very unrealistic. We don’t stay with these character problems and don’t develop them long enough to make the audience care as deeply about them as they probably should. Read full review
50
SalonMelanie McFarlandNov 19, 2021
Season 1 Review: We've seen better depictions of college misadventures, and while most aren't as realistically inclusive as this one, neither are their mechanics as obvious. Read full review
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