This Is Going To Hurt

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Season 1
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 33 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 33
  3. Negative: 6 out of 33

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  1. dtfinla
    Jul 9, 2022
    10
    best drama series on tv hands down. shruti is such a great, heartbreaking character.
  2. martin57
    Jul 7, 2022
    10
    Best show so far this year. The stories seem real and messy with good results and bad, like real life.
    Ben Whishaw is excellent in the title role, as well as the entire cast. The best hospital tv show ever.
  3. WatchinMovies
    Jul 10, 2022
    5
    Yikes - more PC/WOKE content. It's not easy watching this kind of trite claptrap and disguised bigotry. I don't recommend wasting time on this.
  4. podaddy
    Aug 12, 2022
    10
    Wonderful show. Ben Whishaw is beyond brilliant. Witty, heart breaking and smart thru and they. Highly recommend. Side Note- really wish metacritic would remove reviews that trash shows for being too “woke”, it’s clear these “reviewers” don’t actually watch the shows they’re reviewing and post these childish rants against any show their feeble little minds can’t appreciate because of anWonderful show. Ben Whishaw is beyond brilliant. Witty, heart breaking and smart thru and they. Highly recommend. Side Note- really wish metacritic would remove reviews that trash shows for being too “woke”, it’s clear these “reviewers” don’t actually watch the shows they’re reviewing and post these childish rants against any show their feeble little minds can’t appreciate because of an insane obsession with woke culture; all thanks to a rather warped and ignorant political agenda that dominates their every thought.… Expand
  5. Benny555
    Jul 9, 2022
    7
    Jed Mercurio did all this years ago with Bodies, Cardiac Arrest and Critical.

    Bodies would be the one I'd recommend, just avoid the finale, which is terrible and spoils the rest of the series.
  6. justopinion
    Nov 20, 2022
    9
    I did enjoy this show although it took me out of my comfort zone a bit. It is so sad and yet funny but most importantly for me--it felt real. Life can be a **** when you are trying to get from here to there. I laughed and cried.

Awards & Rankings

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#12 Best TV Season of 2022
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#86 Most Discussed TV Season of 2022

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Kevin Fallon
    Jun 10, 2022
    100
    This is a mixture of both [Grey's Anatomy & Scrubs], and is filmed with a lot of style and creativity. But it also accomplishes something that those series do not: it actually feels real. ... The show is also not only bleak. In fact, it’s incredibly funny. Whishaw's natural dry wit punctuates every encounter. ... It’s a really special show.
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  2. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Jun 9, 2022
    90
    [Ben Whishaw] sets a sardonic tone of gallows humor that helps keep the viewer amused amid the appalling barrage of graphic medical crises and frequent heartbreak. ... Rewarding series. [13 Jun - 3 Jul 2022, p.5]
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  3. Vanity Fair
    Reviewed by: Joy Press
    Jun 9, 2022
    90
    This is Going to Hurt sometimes feels like a howl of despair beneath its quippy veneer. Luckily, the howler is played by Whishaw, who has practically has a PhD in playing fragile characters. ... This remarkable gyne-comedy takes us inside a broken system and offers a chilling glimpse of the real stakes in the reproductive rights conversation.
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