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SMILF (TV Series)

SMILF

2017

Frankie Shaw (Creator), Frankie Shaw ...

Frankie Shaw, Miguel Gómez, Rosie O'Donnell, Samara Weaving ...

6.5

547

TV Series. Comedy TV Series (2017-2019). 2 Seasons. 18 Episodes. A single, 20-something mom struggles to find a happy work-life balance. Bridgette Bird is a young single mother living in South Boston. She is unfiltered, headstrong and scrappy, doing whatever it takes to get ahead and provide for her son, Larry. She is income-challenged and is always searching for creative ways to make ends meet. While Bridge desperately wants to create a healthy life for ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Robyn Bahr The Hollywood Reporter	"[2nd Season Review]: 'SMILF' remains deliciously thorny and droll in season two (...) [It] is meant to discomfort you while simultaneously scratching at your compassion"	POS
United States	Ben Travers IndieWire	"[2nd Season Review]: [It] is two shows in one, and only half of them work (...) There are moments when watching the show can make you feel uncomfortable for the wrong reasons"	NEU
United States	Jen Chaney Vulture	"[2nd Season Review]: While 'SMILF' may be defined as a comedy, there are more genuinely dramatic moments in this season (...) The episodes I’ve seen in season two are all good"	POS
United States	Rodrigo Perez The Playlist	"[2nd Season Review]: Season two features many delights (...) 'SMILF' is crisp, sharp and at 30 minutes an episode, eminently watchable and bingeable"	POS
United States	Ben Travers IndieWire	"A Showtime series as tender and hard as only a great mom can be (...) An adventurous and compassionate vision."	POS
United States	Maureen Ryan Variety	"'SMILF' certainly has no shortage of ideas (...) What the show doesn’t consistently have in its first three episodes, however, is a sense of how to hone those stories, and make them both structurally sound and specific."	NEU
United States	Tim Goodman The Hollywood Reporter	"Another original voice and storyteller (...) By the third episode, Shaw has managed to turn 'SMILF' into something special — funny, sad, evocative"	POS
United States	Kelly Lawler USA Today	"Shaw has crafted a fascinating and complicated lead character, even if the series is messy in its tone and plotting (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Alex McLevy AV Club	"A good show with a horrible title (...) Shaw’s performance as Bridgette is superb, and never feels less than deeply authentic."	POS
United States	James Poniewozik The New York Times	"'SMILF' has an unsteady tone (...) The first and third episodes end with emotional gut punches that offer hope that it will prove worth sticking through the rough patches."	NEU

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