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- HBO
- Mar 2, 2023
- HBO
- Mar 2, 2023
Summary Single mother Costello Jones (Daisy May Cooper) raises her 10-year-old daughter (Fleur Tashjian) with the help of her friends Selby (Jack Farthing) and Gloria (Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo) in this dark comedy written and created by Cash Carraway.
Created By: Cash Carraway
- HBO
- Mar 2, 2023
- HBO
- Mar 2, 2023
Summary Single mother Costello Jones (Daisy May Cooper) raises her 10-year-old daughter (Fleur Tashjian) with the help of her friends Selby (Jack Farthing) and Gloria (Ronkẹ Adékoluẹjo) in this dark comedy written and created by Cash Carraway.
Created By: Cash Carraway
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Universal Acclaim
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
88
92% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
8% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
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Director Richard Layton, writer Cash Carraway, and the rest of the team, deserve great credit and, in time, some awards, for this evocative but bleak sketch of life at the arse-end of Rishi Sunak’s Britain, a country grown too used to the gross indecency of poverty. It’s a fine memento of our troubled times.
“Rain Dogs” is for more daring viewers and not for those seeking a balm. The half-hour show is rewarding, rich in its characterizations and commanding in its self-awareness, but the journey can be harsh, especially as your hopes for the characters are so often dashed. ... Another compelling thing about “Rain Dogs”: Cooper, whose performance is remarkable, by turns tender, brash, and amusing. ... Extraordinary show.
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Generally Favorable
Based on 29 User Ratings
6.3
59% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 29 User Ratings
6.3
59% Positive
17 Ratings
17 Ratings
14% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
28% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
Great show. Hilarious, honest, raw, and authentic. The acting is superb and the writing is just as good. As an American, i enjoy shows about British culture. Let the incels seethe!
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SEASON 1
This series most certainly won’t be for everyone — it doesn’t hold back from the darkness of the world — but it is worth wrapping yourself in no matter how much it may end up hurting.
The unstinting flow of gags about sex, drugs and funeral parlours is not for all markets: it all depends on where you set your tolerance threshold. But Rain Dogs feels at its bravest and angriest when at its funniest. Whenever it tries to wipe the smile off its own face, it slightly camouflages itself as any other drama.
Rain Dogs certainly won’t be for everyone—least of all those who don’t enjoy caustic, dark English humor—but that’s why it’s so surprising. Here’s one of the first series of the year that doesn’t try to operate on a scale of mass appeal. Instead, it’s focused on itself, making sure that its characters find a way forward for a satisfying tale of what real tenacity looks like.
Because the material can be so difficult at times, and because the adult characters are all deeply flawed to varying degrees, a lot rests on the fundamental appeal of the cast. Fortunately, the ensemble is up to the challenge.
It's fair to say that this series is utterly original in its structure and where it takes its characters, and in making such sharp diversions keeps things interesting, but also sometimes gives a sense of whiplash, particularly as you start to enjoy any of the given set-ups.
It's always a huge endorsement of a show when the message board incels descend to drive down the user ratings due to "woke content"
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SEASON 1
I honestly had to google what an "incel" is, but I cannot believe how there will always be at least a few people whinging about a show either being "too woke" for them or some disparaging ****, transgender, or to sum it up just a typical **** rant. I only made it through the first episode. It was intense and not easy to watch, but genuine and pretty damn on point. I hope the incels out there or non incels work on getting "woke" more. Whatever it takes too not be such a **** I am for.
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SEASON 1
I like it thus far, especially Jack Farthing who's very intriguing as Selby. It took me a while to remember where I'd seen Daisy May Cooper before, and it's Avenue 5 and she's hilarious. I like her here too, and the character has a bit more death.
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