Togetherness

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Season 1
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 11, 2015
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 74 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 59 out of 74
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 74
  3. Negative: 9 out of 74
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  1. SCorso60
    Feb 24, 2015
    5
    I thought this show might be an interesting one, but have really grown to pretty much detest all of the characters with the exception of Alex. Brett is a crybaby who talks WAY too much (STFU already) and a weakling who needs to stand up for himself not only with his boss but also with his wife. Michelle is an annoyingly childish girl/woman who seems to be able to leave her kids at a whimI thought this show might be an interesting one, but have really grown to pretty much detest all of the characters with the exception of Alex. Brett is a crybaby who talks WAY too much (STFU already) and a weakling who needs to stand up for himself not only with his boss but also with his wife. Michelle is an annoyingly childish girl/woman who seems to be able to leave her kids at a whim (?) I wonder who is watching them when she goes to the site of the charter school to flirt with David. Her forays into singlehood fantasy life are pathetic. Unless the backstory, of course, shows her having a gun held to her head, being forced to accept the role of stay at home wife and mother. Tina is a self absorbed twit, and the way she has treated Alex thus far is pretty despicable. I thought David might be a decent character who might realize he is the object of Michelle's schoolgirl crush fantasy but not act on it out of respect for the fact that she is married with kids, but I t seems he will be disappointing as well. Only Alex, as much of a train wreck as he may be, pretty much knows who he is and sort of knows what he wants. His actions in "Ghost in Chains" were the first any character has taken on this show that I respected. I can watch shows that have characters I do not like, but who are compelling (The Sopranos), but this bunch is just annoying. The only reason I give it even a 5 is because, despite the limitations of embodying characters who are annoyances, the actors do a very good job with what they are given. The show itself? If I want to be annoyed, I can find plenty in real life to help me with that, I don;t need to court it in my entertainment.… Expand

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#34 Best TV Season of 2015

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Feb 26, 2016
    100
    Togetherness finds a lovely, inspirational cohesiveness in a remarkably brief amount of time. By the end of the second episode, it's clear something special is happening among the cast--Lynskey is the true standout, though Pappas and Peet won't be short of fans--and the two brothers leading them in front of and behind the camera couldn't be more in tune with everything they've created.
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  2. Salon
    Reviewed by: Willa Paskin
    Jan 13, 2015
    80
    If anything, the depth of the show is enhanced by the humor, and vice versa.
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  3. Newark Star-Ledger
    Reviewed by: Vicki Hyman
    Jan 13, 2015
    100
    The four lead characters don't come off as deliberately, purposefully awful. In fact, they're so likable that their self-sabotaging almost adds to their charms. You're rooting for everyone, even when they're at cross-purposes.
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