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- Netflix
- Apr 24, 2020
- Netflix
- Apr 24, 2020
Summary Created, directed and starring Ricky Gervais as a widower, who decides to say and do anything he wants, no matter the consequences, to punish the world in this dark comedy.
Created By: Ricky Gervais
- Netflix
- Apr 24, 2020
- Netflix
- Apr 24, 2020
Summary Created, directed and starring Ricky Gervais as a widower, who decides to say and do anything he wants, no matter the consequences, to punish the world in this dark comedy.
Created By: Ricky Gervais
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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50% Positive
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50% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 6 Critic Reviews
62
50% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
50% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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Gervais mostly finds a balance between humor and deep darkness, though he sometimes falters (far too much time is spent on an obnoxious therapist). And, like many comic actors, he seamlessly transitions to drama; even better, he poignantly walks the tightrope between despair and laughter.
Achieves new depths of feelings - and hilarity - in its second season. [27 Apr - 10 May 2020, p. 11]
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 27 User Ratings
7.0
70% Positive
19 Ratings
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15% Mixed
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15% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 27 User Ratings
7.0
70% Positive
19 Ratings
19 Ratings
15% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
15% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
Simply stunning ! An emotional roller coaster. Ricky is a genius. I don’t think there’s anything that’s ever been written that will evoke such a contrast of emotion; such a high (laughter), then without notice a real low (tears). I’ve never experienced anything like it. A wonderful, beautiful, amazing piece of TV. My wife & I loved it. We cried & laughed together. Any person who ‘thinks’ they dislike Ricky, I challenge you to watch this masterpiece & tell me you don’t admire this man. 10 stars.
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SEASON 2
There’s more to appreciate here than before, if only because there’s no better time to recognize how difficult it can be to simply exist and be decent when the world feels inhospitable or cruel. And if nothing else, Gervais the actor has built on the work of that first season in a way that feels honest, fragile, and even surprising.
Ricky Gervais' After Life was a bittersweet little gem, but the first season basically told a reasonably complete story. As a consequence, the second six-episode run feels as if it's essentially retracing old territory -- moving in places, but with less urgency, and more prone to silly detours to flesh out the run.
The script has a habit of using swearing where a joke ought to be.
Unfortunately the second series hits too many of the same beats. It feels less like a continuation than a pointless raking over of the dark-comedy coals.
Very great show that teaches you a great lesson about life, grief and how to cope with it. Ricky Gervais tells a wonderful story.
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SEASON 2
After-Life’s second season treads similar ground to it’s first, and as a result it does sometimes feel as though this show is repeating itself on occasions. Despite this, and the awful therapist character who scenes I decided to skip entirely in the end, there are some good laughs and genuinely emotional moments.
In the end After Life remains a show that is almost good, but it just has to be many issues for me to recommend watching it...
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SEASON 2
Honestly, Season 2 felt very much like a retread of many things we have already seen out of season 1. There are some good laughs to be held but it's just not as interesting the second time around and largely because the characters really go nowhere. It's hard to care about these characters when they are given so little depth throughout the season.
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SEASON 2
The first series is one of my favourite shows of the last few years but this was such a let down. I dont mind swearing but every second word is 'C**t' and it stops being funny. There isn't really a plot and it goes over and over Lisas death continually - we learned how much he loved her in series 1. This is like watching someone going through real grief and thats not funny or entertaining. Mawkish and disappointing and I didnt really laugh. The comedy is too old fashioned and broad.
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SEASON 2
Dire, pointless rehash of the first series. Not funny at all and adds nothing new to looking at grief. First series was good, this is painful.
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