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- Hulu
- Mar 2, 2022
- Hulu
- Mar 2, 2022
Summary The eight-part series based on the podcast from ABC News' Rebecca Jarvis tells the story of the rise and fall of Theranos and its CEO Elizabeth Holmes (Amanda Seyfried).
Created By: Elizabeth Meriwether
- Hulu
- Mar 2, 2022
- Hulu
- Mar 2, 2022
Summary The eight-part series based on the podcast from ABC News' Rebecca Jarvis tells the story of the rise and fall of Theranos and its CEO Elizabeth Holmes (Amanda Seyfried).
Created By: Elizabeth Meriwether
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 34 Critic Reviews
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68% Positive
23 Reviews
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32% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 34 Critic Reviews
75
68% Positive
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
32% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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"The Dropout" will be tough to top, or even match, because of the way Seyfried, along with Meriwether and her writers, marry the visible facets of Holmes' put-on with her skewed ethical paradigm. ... ["The Dropout" makes] a person appreciate the scope of crime – and, better still, the extraordinary pleasure of watching Seyfried and the rest of the actors recreate this case with genuine confidence.
The discovery that Elizabeth might not be the most interesting or important person on screen at all times is what makes The Dropout so watchable and so often startlingly moving.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 User Ratings
7.7
81% Positive
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19% Mixed
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 User Ratings
7.7
81% Positive
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
19% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
0% Negative
0 Ratings
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Totally engrossing. Couln't wait for the next episode. It exposes perfectly the madness that has befallen America and how cynically playing the "feminist card" can keep you in business when you shouldn't be.
No wonder disingenuous "professional" female critics hate the show....
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SEASON 1
The Dropout succeeds because of Seyfried’s work as Holmes, but it’s also a messier portrait of Holmes’s youth, one that leads to a much more nuanced and multifaceted image of her by the time Theranos is in full swing.
The Dropout slowly draws you in, because the stakes are so much higher and Holmes’s rise is enthralling.
We’re going to stick with The Dropout because of Seyfried’s pitch-perfect performance as Holmes as well as the myriad guest actor performances that are already looking promising by the end of the first episode. We just hope that the show doesn’t continue to make Holmes the hero of her own story.
Amanda Seyfried gamely does her best, and at times she succeeds in capturing Holmes’ mannerisms and deranged energy.
The show’s more serious elements hit their targets far more often than its attempts at humor. So why bother with the comedy? Perhaps to make the real story less depressing.
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SEASON 1
the writing is sloppy and Amanda seyfred is kinda good kinda overacting.
overall first two episodes are only interesting because the real woman's story is, but the screenwriters definitely need to get their own style and stop copying other shows
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SEASON 1