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Alex Abad-Santos

Alex Abad-Santos's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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Dune: Prophecy: Season 1, Episode 1 (2024) EDIT “Prophecy is about just how dangerous women in STEM — that is, sorcery, transmutation, eugenics, and mothering — can be. ” – Vox Nov 27, 2024 Full Review The Boys: Season 4 (2024) 93% EDIT “At the heart of The Boys is a brash deconstruction of the superhero fantasy, taking apart the traditional comic book superhero arc where super-powered beings save the day and defend those who can’t defend themselves.” – Vox Jun 26, 2024 Full Review X-Men '97: Season 1 (2024) 99% EDIT “Everything about ’97 reflects an affection and thoughtfulness, not just for the Saturday morning cartoon but for the X-Men, too. ” – Vox Apr 10, 2024 Full Review Mr. & Mrs. Smith: Season 1 (2024) 90% EDIT “The way Mr. & Mrs. Smith wrestles with the idea of compatibility — that it’s real and able to be clearly determined despite the obstacles — makes this feel like a show about dating first and spying second. ” – Vox Feb 7, 2024 Full Review Squid Game: The Challenge: Season 1 (2023) 49% EDIT “The show nailed Squid Game, down to how entertaining it would be to watch this all go down.” – Vox Dec 5, 2023 Full Review The Bear: Season 2 (2023) 99% EDIT “The Bear never wavers from its conviction that talent and inspiration are precious. ” – Vox Jul 5, 2023 Full Review And Just Like That...: Season 2 (2023) 63% EDIT “Once you realize that this show is bombastic escapism the funnier And Just Like That becomes. ” – Vox Jun 27, 2023 Full Review The Idol: Season 1 (2023) 19% EDIT “Levinson[s] and Tesfaye’s storytelling gets in its own way, squandering any kind of emotional impact. ” – Vox Jun 20, 2023 Full Review Selling Sunset: Season 6 (2023) EDIT “A recession-proof fantasy.” – Vox May 25, 2023 Full Review Beef: Season 1 (2023) 98% EDIT “Beef creates commanding television by twisting the idea of a fateful encounter. ” – Vox Apr 12, 2023 Full Review Love Is Blind: Season 4 (2023) 67% EDIT “The experiment in season four isn’t about whether love is blind anymore. It’s about what people will endure to be on this show.” – Vox Mar 27, 2023 Full Review Perfect Match: Season 1 (2023) 60% EDIT “The show has an opacity that I cannot penetrate.” – Vox Feb 28, 2023 Full Review The Traitors: Season 1 (2023) 95% EDIT “Traitors combines the acute pain of a corporate team-building exercise with some of the most emotionally fragile reality show celebrities that have ever been on television... and it’s perfect.” – Vox Jan 24, 2023 Full Review Hacks: Season 2 (2022) 100% EDIT “Hacks works this season because...for Deborah...it's all on the line.” – Vox May 13, 2022 Full Review Selling Sunset: Season 5 (2022) 100% EDIT “The show made a self-aware turn into a fantasy office drama, and it’s incredible TV.” – Vox Apr 27, 2022 Full Review Love Is Blind: Season 2 (2022) 75% EDIT “None of these people seemed good for each other, and maybe that was the point.” – Vox Mar 9, 2022 Full Review Inventing Anna: Season 1 (2022) 64% EDIT “The show certainly provides indulgence (if maybe not enough for my taste). Its failure is in the framing of Delvey’s story: It’s depicted as a quasi-feminist, girlboss-adjacent revenge fantasy. ” – Vox Mar 1, 2022 Full Review Cheer: Season 2 (2022) 93% EDIT “Instead of showcasing talent, Cheer's second season is laser-focused on how fame has affected America's cheerleading sweethearts.” – Vox Jan 24, 2022 Full Review And Just Like That...: Season 1 (2021) 48% EDIT “I tune in each week, not hoping that they'll suddenly become fabulous again but that they learn something and keep moving. Because it seems that life does not get any better, you just get better at laughing at it.” – Vox Jan 6, 2022 Full Review Mare of Easttown: Season 1 (2021) 95% EDIT “"Mare" isn't just a Winslet acting exhibition, nor is it ever in danger of becoming a hollow A-list actor offensive... It's a riveting and messy family drama that's wrapped in a chewy and thrilling murder mystery.” – Vox Dec 9, 2021 Full Review Loki: Season 1 (2021) 92% EDIT “Perhaps in its greatest accomplishment, Loki has now changed my perspective on Wilson - for the better!” – Vox Jun 8, 2021 Full Review The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: Season 1, Episode 1 (2021) EDIT “Any judgment right now is going to be premature... That said, both Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie boast a ton of charm and charisma, and the themes Marvel works with here... haven't really been mined yet within the MCU.” – Vox Mar 18, 2021 Full Review It's a Sin: Season 1 (2021) 97% 4/5 EDIT “For better or worse, the miniseries is sweeter and more sentimental. It's not asking for action or apology, but for humanity to remember the joy that all the Ritchies, Roscoes, and Colins brought to this world.” – Vox Feb 23, 2021 Full Review WandaVision: Season 1 (2021) 92% 3/5 EDIT “The more unexplained moments the show throws at us, and the more it pushes up against what feels like horror, the more it allows the sitcom device to really hammer home its uncanny artificiality.” – Vox Jan 14, 2021 Full Review Cheer: Season 1 (2020) 94% EDIT “Director Greg Whiteley doesn't shy away from showing the grim reality of many of these cheerleaders' futures.” – Vox Dec 30, 2020 Full Review
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