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United States of Tara: Season 3
  • Network: Showtime
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 18, 2009
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3
United States of Tara Image
Metascore
81 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 5 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 22 Ratings

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10 out of 10
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  • Summary: Tara goes to college to finish her degree despite her husband's fears, while daughter Kate continues to seek independence from her family and Marshall's relationship with Lionel continues to move forward.
  • Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Diane Werts
    Mar 28, 2011
    100
    For a show forever detonating bombs, it's surprising how sweet and frothy Tara feels. Just a half-hour long, it doesn't waste a second, pulling a gun within the first few and no punches ever.
  2. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    Mar 28, 2011
    91
    The most endearing, functional dysfunctional family in all of TV gets off to multiple good starts in the new season of Showtime's The United States of Tara.
  3. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Peter Swanson
    Apr 8, 2011
    50
    United States of Tara smothers its characters and situations in layers of quirk and sarcasm, like an expensive steak drenched in Velveeta.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. thatsme
    10
    WHY DID THIS GET CANCELLED? This was such a good show. Toni Collette is one of if not the greatest actress currently alive, and she owned this show. Canceling this but keeping The Big C (a.k.a The Big Crap) will forever go down as one of Showtime's biggest mistakes in the history of their existence.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. Spyke
    10
    A massive step up from the fairly disappointing second season. This season packs excitement, sadness, joy and comedy just like the first. Unfortunately we won't get to see much of Tara's new evil alter as Showtime have shockingly decided to cancel this brilliant series.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. ShoCh
    5
    I loved the 1st two seasons of this show but now the characters, and Tara's issues, are starting to grate. It's like when you make a new, quirky friend who is loads of fun to be around until, after a while, they start to irritate you with their quirkiness and the things you used to enjoy about them - start making you want to run away.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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