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Better Things (TV Series)

Better Things

2016

Pamela Adlon (Creator), Louis C.K. (Creator) ...

Pamela Adlon, Hannah Alligood, Olivia Edward, Celia Imrie ...

7.0

1,875

TV Series. Comedy TV Series (2016-2022). 5 Seasons. 52 Episodes. An actress raises her three daughters while juggling the pressures of working in Hollywood and being a single parent.

	Author	Review
United States	Clint Worthington rogerebert.com	"[5th Season Review]: Adlon remains one of TV’s most fascinating performers, and Sam one of its most compelling protagonists (...) 'Better Things' never forgets to be funny"	POS
United States	Kristen Baldwin Entertainment Weekly	"[5th Season Review]: Giving thanks for Pamela Adlon's weird, beautiful FX dramedy about the unbearable everything-ness of being."	POS
United States	Daniel D'Addario Variety	"[5th Season Review]: Much of its new season did not really work for this viewer (...) At times Season 5 of 'Better Things' seemed to be actively withholding catharsis or key insights."	NEG
United States	Valerie Ettenhofer Film School Rejects	"[5th Season Review]: Above all else, 'Better Things' ends as an exceptional, beautiful series about the homes we build in each others’ hearts."	POS
United States	Will Ashton Slant	"[5th Season Review]: [It] has only gotten better with age (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"[5th Season Review]: Pamela Adlon's comedy wraps up its five-season run with big family moments, a trip to London, lots of cooking and generally all of the things that make the show so beloved"	POS
United States	Ben Travers IndieWire	"[5th Season Review]: Season 5 is the straight-up funniest season to date (...) Adlon’s performance bursts with life"	POS
United States	Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"[4th Season Review]: [It] returns for another terrific season of family drama, Hollywood satire and empathetic glimpses at the world around us."	POS
United States	Matt Zoller Seitz Vulture	"[4th Season Review]: [It] boasts four episodes that are stone-cold classics, endlessly rewatchable and rewarding. The rest of the season is pretty good too"	POS
United States	Ben Travers IndieWire	"[4th Season Review]: Season 4 is an experience like nothing else on television (...) [It] remains a must-watch, and her latest season pushes the creative envelope to enrapturing results."	POS
United States	Alan Sepinwall Rolling Stone	"[4th Season Review]: [It] is as strong as ever (...) The feeling of intimacy and empathy in the parenting scenes remains superb (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"[4th Season Review]: I’m not sure there’s any show that understands the episodic nature of life as well as Pamela Adlon’s brilliant 'Better Things'."	POS
United States	Alan Sepinwall Rolling Stone	"[3rd Season Review]: [A] sharply observed, heartfelt, absolutely wonderful dramedy (...) Each episode feels like a compelling short story (…) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Caroline Framke Variety	"[3rd Season Review]: One of TV’s best depictions of what it means to be a family, by blood and by choice"	POS
United States	Matt Zoller Seitz Vulture	"[3rd Season Review]: [This season] is the best the show has ever been (...) It’s a pleasure to watch because so much care and thought have gone into each frame and line."	POS
United States	Ben Travers IndieWire	"[3rd Season Review]: [It] defies any and all expectations in a third season that just won't stop getting better (...) 'Better Things' is an unparalleled accomplishment, and a true original to boot."	POS
United States	Kristen Baldwin Entertainment Weekly	"[3rd Season Review]: Everything about 'Better Things' feels personal, and yet somehow vastly relatable (...) At its best, [it] makes the labor we call life feel a lot more like love"	POS
United States	Maureen Ryan Variety	"[2nd Season Review]: It’s hard to break down why this season of 'Better Things' is so fantastic (...) [It creates] an emotional impact without ever being even slightly manipulative."	POS
United States	Tim Goodman The Hollywood Reporter	"[2nd Season Review]: Wonderfully nuanced, wonderfully real (...) If you haven't yet started watching 'Better Things', it's a very binge-able gem"	POS
United States	Ben Travers IndieWire	"[2nd Season Review]: [It] is a challenging, deeply rewarding, and ultimately miraculous experience because of how it draws extra attention to what matters and curtly dismisses what doesn’t."	POS
United States	Margaret Lyons The New York Times	"[2nd Season Review]: The show has additional texture this season, with a stronger curiosity about its characters and its frankness and intimacy feel fully earned."	POS
United States	Sonia Saraiya Variety	"Where 'Louie' is frequently taken by flights of fancy and an inexhaustible curiosity about why the world is what it is, 'Better Things' is, so far, more focused on the Fox family’s daily grind."	POS
United States	Matt Zoller Seitz Vulture	"'Better Things' takes the auteur sitcom to new heights."	POS
United States	David Wiegand SFGATE	"In spite of how familiar the setup seems to be, the series is much better than that."	POS
United States	Mike Hale The New York Times	"The low-key, observational style of the humor in 'Better Things' may leave you restless (...) But the show’s real payoffs have less to do with laughs than with aching recognition of the single mother’s plight."	POS
United States	Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times	"Everything here feels lived in and actual."	POS

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