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Dickinson (TV Series)

Dickinson

2019

Alena Smith (Creator), David Gordon Green

Hailee Steinfeld, Toby Huss, Jane Krakowski, Adrian Enscoe ...

6.6

524

TV Series. Drama. Comedy TV Series (2019-2021). 3 Seasons. 30 Episodes. A biopic series of esteemed American poet Emily Dickinson (1830-1886). The half-hour comedy series explores the constraints of society, gender, and family from the perspective of rebellious young poet Emily Dickinson.

	Author	Review
United States	Kristen Lopez IndieWire	"[3rd Season Review]: a moving send-off (...) 'Dickinson' has probably done more to bring poetry to audiences than the last 50 years of scholarly articles."	POS
United States	Alexis Gunderson Paste Magazine	"[3rd Season Review]: Sharp and irreverent, weird and sexy, and just anachronistic enough to have something to say without getting tiresome"	POS
United States	Alex Zalben Decider	"[3rd Season Review]: A Triumphant Ending to TV’s Most Innovative Show (...) as usual the beauty and power of Emily’s poetry infuses every moment of the episodes, lifting the storytelling to ethereal heights"	POS
United States	Carly Lane Collider	"[3rd Season Review]: you get the sense of a complete story that has had the chance to be told (...) everything that hooked fans from the beginning is still unabashedly present"	POS
United States	Cole Sansom Ready Steady Cut	"[2nd Season Review]: The Apple TV hit returns with a buoyant second season that will please literature professors and Tumblr users alike (…) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Alexis Gunderson Paste Magazine	"[2nd Season Review]: Not only have the musical drops become bolder (...) but the dimensions of the period-specific world as it exists beyond Emily’s brain have also deepened."	POS
United States	Alan Sepinwall Rolling Stone	"[2nd Season Review]: 'Dickinson' is now a bit calmer and more sure of itself, but also not as memorably weird or funny as it was in late 2019 (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Alex Zalben Decider	"[2nd Season Review]: In the wrong hands, Dickinson could have been a disaster. Instead, Smith and company channel Dickinson’s work perfectly on screen."	POS
United States	Robyn Bahr The Hollywood Reporter	"[2nd Season Review]: The series remains meticulously researched (...) [It] recognizes its protagonist's penchant for self-seriousness"	POS
United States	Alex Zalben Decider	"By leaning fully into its bizarre character arcs and absurd music cues, the 'Dickinson' team has created one of the most delightfully deranged shows on streaming."	POS
United States	Caroline Framke Variety	"It feels suspended between several different approaches without committing to a single one (...) Given the show’s scattered narrative and stylistic approach to Emily’s life and work, its biggest strength by a long shot is its star"	NEU
United States	Allie Gemmill Collider	"'Dickinson' is going to be the talk of the town (...) It will intrigue viewers in dire need of something light yet completely ready to envelope you in its well-realized world (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Robyn Bahr The Hollywood Reporter	"The writing is well-informed by historical research (...) But in wanting to be both a serious teen drama and a black comedy simultaneously, [it] instead comes off as tonally incongruous, awash in wry hipster flatness"	NEU
United States	Libby Hill IndieWire	"As it progresses, 'Dickinson' becomes more self-assured and less dependent on the legacy of its heroine (...) [It] slowly becomes a quiet revelation"	POS
United Kingdom	Flora Carr Radio Times	"The show finds rich ground in the heady effects of first and forbidden love – but some of the more jarring attempts to invoke millennial culture will have the real Emily Dickinson rolling in her grave (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Adrian Horton The Guardian	"[Steinfeld] manages to shine despite the show’s often clunky dialogue and tonal inconsistencies (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Kathryn VanArendonk Vulture	"She is Emily Dickinson, messy and horny and smart and very, very fun to watch."	POS
United States	Alan Sepinwall Rolling Stone	"A muddled mashup of modern and period sensibilities (...) Still, the mishmash of tone and slang give 'Dickinson' an endearingly weird energy (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Alicia Lutes IGN	"With fantastic aesthetics and engaging actors to boot, it would be easy to see how viewers could get swept up by the fantasy of it all. However, 'Dickinson' never realizes its full potential and ultimately feels like more of a slog"	NEU

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