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- Netflix
- Sep 14, 2018
- Netflix
- Sep 14, 2018
Summary The true-crime satire series from Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault follows Peter Maldanaldo (Tyler Alvarez) as he investigates the expulsion of high school senior Dylan Maxwell (Jimmy Tatro) for allegedly spray painting 27 faculty cars with phallic images.
Created By: Dan Perrault, Tony Yacenda
- Netflix
- Sep 14, 2018
- Netflix
- Sep 14, 2018
Summary The true-crime satire series from Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault follows Peter Maldanaldo (Tyler Alvarez) as he investigates the expulsion of high school senior Dylan Maxwell (Jimmy Tatro) for allegedly spray painting 27 faculty cars with phallic images.
Created By: Dan Perrault, Tony Yacenda
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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92% Positive
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8% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
76
92% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
8% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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It may take a little longer to get there than last time, but this new season becomes a worthy follow-up by not only swapping out one anatomical gag for another, but by filing off some of its goofier edges for another grounded look at the other daily challenges of high school life.
It feels like a successful attempt to franchise-ify American Vandal’s peculiar mix of lowbrow comedy, highbrow style, and an ongoing portrait of the American high school as a clash between dueling realities, where the best truths are always fiction.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 69 User Ratings
7.9
84% Positive
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7% Mixed
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 69 User Ratings
7.9
84% Positive
58 Ratings
58 Ratings
7% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
9% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
When the season started I was really skeptical because I had no idea how could you possibly make this an 8 episode show based on the premise. I'm just gonna say I'm glad I watched it, characters are relatable and feel like real people. Even if you think mockumentaries are not your thing give this a chance, it might change your mind. It did for me.
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SEASON 2
This show delivers on all levels: it's brilliantly shot and directed, along with a fantastic use of graphics. The storyline is very engaging, keeping you hooked right till the end. There's plenty of quirky humour, as could be expected from the first series, but it also touches on a lot of issues facing kids in the modern digital age. There's lots of twists and turns throughout the season to keep you guessing, but they're all linked together in clever yet sensible ways. And finally, in my opinion, the conclusion of the season is far more satisfying than the first - all the facts are laid bare and there is no room for interpretation or doubt. Overall a thoroughly enjoyable watch and I'd highly recommend it to everyone.
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SEASON 2
While the second season of Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda’s Netflix series might not have the lightning-in-a-bottle quality of its first, it’s a worthy followup, and in some ways more effective and ambitious than its first.
Emotionally and sociologically, it’s a much more complex story, with a lot of insightful and empathetic things to say about a generation of kids who have grown up with social media as part of their lives. And characters like Kevin, Chloe and school basketball star DeMarcus (Melvin Gregg) come to life in poignant and unexpected ways, even considering the emotional pivot Season One took by the end.
American Vandal season 2 is not only more ambitious than its predecessor but shockingly darker and more inventive.
American Vandal’s second season has bigger ideas than its first, and the turn toward wistfulness in its final episode feels less forced this time around. But apart from Kevin and DeMarcus Tillman (Melvin Gregg), a black star athlete bused into wealthy St Bernadine’s from a poor neighborhood, Hoop Dreams–style, few of its characters are as well-drawn, and the use of more experienced actors--cast members have recurred on Boardwalk Empire, Sweet/Vicious, UnReal, and L.A. Law--robs it of some of the first season’s amateur authenticity.
By the end, what happened to Dylan Maxwell [in the first season] actually did feel kind of tragic. The second American Vandal, while amusing here and there, isn’t able to do all that. It recycles the same template, but can’t quite convince viewers to invest in everything that transpires at St. Bernardine.
