Why Women Kill

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Season 1
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
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Critic Reviews

  1. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: Shirley Li
    Aug 19, 2019
    60
    While Why Women Kill has nuanced leads, the show stumbles in its use of high camp. It’s a stylistic choice that adds levity but that allows the show—at least in the first two episodes made available to critics—to avoid interrogating the realities that drive its characters to take extreme measures.
  2. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Angelica Jade Bastien
    Aug 22, 2019
    50
    Why Women Kill is akin to an overly complicated craft cocktail, boasting an intriguing brightness, namely in the form of Goodwin’s performance, but lacking balance in its competing flavors. It’s full of baffling tonal and narrative decisions that undermine what does work about the show.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hank Stuever
    Aug 16, 2019
    50
    The three stories track along efficiently yet predictably in the two episodes made available for critics. While the show exhibits a degree of Cherry’s colorful and quietly campy command of that fine line that separates a soap opera from a serious drama, something has been lost since the “Desperate Housewives” days.
  5. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Robyn Bahr
    Aug 15, 2019
    40
    Marc Cherry is the Mark Zuckerberg of complicated, high-camp women: He gives us the product we think we want, but in the end, it still only feels like a facsimile of the real thing.
  6. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Brian Tallerico
    Aug 15, 2019
    40
    All in all, it feels like a missed opportunity to do something escapist and clever. All three arcs feature a solid performance that's stuck in bad writing and weak characters.

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User Score
6.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 20
  3. Negative: 3 out of 20
  1. khia22
    Oct 20, 2019
    10
    i LOVE this show, I love the light warm feel with the sinister storyline that keeps you intrigued and addicted and impatient for next weeksi LOVE this show, I love the light warm feel with the sinister storyline that keeps you intrigued and addicted and impatient for next weeks episode. I hope they make more.… Full Review »
  2. jhonyrioli
    Sep 14, 2019
    10
    Such an amazing show!
    I loved it. When i saw the trailer i knew this was gonna be a great show..and it was
  3. dramaaddict
    Aug 20, 2019
    10
    As so often happens in real life, these three women were contently going along and their lives changed in the blink of an eye. Why WomenAs so often happens in real life, these three women were contently going along and their lives changed in the blink of an eye. Why Women Kill is an entertaining dramedy that has a similar feel to the first season of Desperate Housewives. It's funny without being silly and a wonderful escape. Plus there is great eye candy with the decor, cars, hair, makeup and outfits. Check it out.… Full Review »
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