This Way Up

Name: This Way Up
Genre: Comedy
Released: August 8, 2019
Rating: 81

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Channel 4 | HULU | Release Date: August 8, 2019

Summary: Aine (Aisling Bea) is an English as a foreign language teacher who is trying to move on after her breakdown, as her sister Shona (Sharon Horgan) continues to be concerned about her in this comedy created by Bea.

Genre(s): Comedy

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The Guardian Lucy Mangan

Jul 14, 2021

Season 2 Review: Bea and Horgan’s chemistry is as glorious as ever. They overlap and underlap perfectly, giving expansive but controlled performances that never take from each other. It is wonderful – indeed it feels almost a privilege – to watch. Read full review

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The Guardian Lucy Mangan

Dec 5, 2019

Season 1 Review: Every relationship – or lack thereof – is beautifully drawn. ... In the second episode, it truly begins to take off and by the end, it is soaring. Bea’s uncompromising character and performance become something to love as well as admire. Read full review

Dana Gerber

Jul 12, 2021

Season 2 Review: Each character in Aine’s orbit is somehow both deeply scarred and doing just fine, a refreshing balancing act. The show, the performances, and the execution are all an exercise in empathy, and it’s a sight to see. Read full review

The Telegraph Jasper Rees

Jan 3, 2020

Season 1 Review: This is a comedy about mental health that deftly preys on your fears and pricks your sympathies. At the same time there was a gratifyingly high gag rate. Read full review

The Times Carol Midgley

Jan 7, 2020

Season 1 Review: As a portrait of a person trying to slap a convincing smile on depression it is nuanced, rich, touching and occasionally funny. Not all the time, for that is not the way with the modern "sad-com"; a couple of times it was really quite bleak and flat. ... Bea, who two years ago wrote a beautiful article about her father's suicide when she was three years old, is a talent. To star alongside Horgan, who tends to steal most scenes in comedy, and shine isn't a mean feat. Read full review

Alan Sepinwall

Aug 20, 2019

Season 1 Review: Fleabag has not only turned out to be the show of 2019, but a very specific one, with only 12 episodes total between its two seasons. So if you fell in love with it, it left a uniquely-shaped hole in your heart that few other shows are built to fill. This Way Up just happens to be one of them. It won’t replace the feeling the other show gave you, but it’ll approximate it more than enough for three hours. Read full review

The Playlist Marya E. Gates

Jul 12, 2021

Season 2 Review: While the show balances its many themes and characters well, in the end, it feels a bit rushed. The number of plotlines left hanging after the final episode are ultimately unsatisfying. Read full review

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bambony

Jan 9, 2022

Season 1 scores a solid 8/10. It has a terrific rhythm and some geninely funny setups and gags. Season 2 is a mess and there are inexplicable jumps in the story arc. It's as if a TV executive stepped in, decided to fix what wasn't broken and threw the baby out with the bath water. TheSeason 1 scores a solid 8/10. It has a terrific rhythm and some geninely funny setups and gags. Season 2 is a mess and there are inexplicable jumps in the story arc. It's as if a TV executive stepped in, decided to fix what wasn't broken and threw the baby out with the bath water. The closing minutes are great but the rest of season 2 is best avoided...… Expand

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All_ButTrU4

Dec 26, 2021

A well intentioned relatively unfunny first season that keeps you committed only through the potential it shows and my faith in Sharon Hogans skills. The performances are all good but with a script as inconsistent as this it barely succeeds at making up for the list of short comings. Im onlyA well intentioned relatively unfunny first season that keeps you committed only through the potential it shows and my faith in Sharon Hogans skills. The performances are all good but with a script as inconsistent as this it barely succeeds at making up for the list of short comings. Im only half way through and still see a chance of a joke landing and bea character coming off as complicated instead of annoying.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

81

Series Overview
Season 2

86
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: July 9, 2021
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Season 1

78
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: August 8, 2019