Home > Camping > Season 1 « TV Series Page Camping: Season 1 (2018) Want to see Episode List Season 1 Camping Critics Consensus The first season of Camping makes it difficult to determine who the least happy campers are: those on the screen or those watching it. 27% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 51 16% Audience Score User Ratings: 98 NEW More Info × Close Want to see Super Reviewer Submit Super Reviewer Edit Review Episodes 1 Pilot Air date: Oct 14, 2018 The series begins with a "perfect" group camping trip, obsessively organized by Kathryn McSorley-Jodell in honor of her adoring husband Walt's 45th birthday, is threatened by tension between Kathryn and her estranged best friend, Nina-Joy, the unexpected addition of an angry goth teen and the chaotic arrival of Miguel, who is smack dab in the middle of a breakdown and toting his new girlfriend, Jandice, a woman of many talents who rubs Kathryn the wrong way. More 2 Going to Town Air date: Oct 21, 2018 After her son, Orvis, gets banged up playing flag football, Kathryn rushes him to the hospital, flipping out about his health and the danger that Miguel's girlfriend, Jandice, poses to the weekend. As Kathryn and Walt attend to Orvis, the others hit a local bar, where a racially charged remark to Nina-Joy awakens George's rage. Elsewhere, Miguel and Jandice create real issues for a prissy shop owner. More 3 Fishing Trip Air date: Oct 28, 2018 When the guys go on a fishing trip, Walt opens up about his dead-in-the-water sex life; Jandice encourages Carleen to loosen up and embrace her female strength; Kathryn's attempt to mend things with Nina-Joy is overshadowed by a big announcement; Miguel and Jandice's first misunderstanding gets serious fast. More 4 Up All Night Air date: Nov 4, 2018 A late-night pill swap leads a buzzed Kathryn to crash a neighboring campsite, where she runs into Nina-Joy, Carleen and some chic old friends. Meanwhile, unsettled by a revelation from Miguel, Jandice ends up sharing a beer with a forbidden friend. More 5 Just Plain Mad Air date: Nov 11, 2018 With her plans turned upside down, Kathryn decides to cede control during a trip to the grocery store. There, Carleen starts to unravel, while a fed-up Sol vents. Nina-Joy and George explore the state of their relationship. Miguel tries to get back on Jandice's good side but pays a price. -- (C) HBO More 6 Carleen?! Air date: Nov 16, 2018 When Carleen goes missing, Kathryn's hunt for her sister finds her partnered with an eager Jandice, who wants to start fresh. Meanwhile, Walt tries on the role of unofficial deputy park ranger after coming to Harry for help. -- (C) HBO More 7 Birthday Party (Part 1) Air date: Nov 25, 2018 With Walt's birthday party on the verge of collapse, Kathryn takes Jandice up on her wild suggestion. In the midst of the revelry, Nina-Joy is confronted by her past and makes up her mind about her future with George. Carleen returns to camp and doesn't like what she finds. -- (C) HBO More 8 Birthday Party (Part 2) Air date: Nov 30, 2018 More Camping: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (14) Tv Season Info To celebrate her husband Walt's 44th birthday, the obsessively organized and aggressively controlling Kathryn gathers together her meek sister, her holier-than-thou ex-best friend and a free-spirited tagalong -- and what was supposed to be a delightful, back-to-nature camping trip quickly becomes a weekend of tested marriages and woman-on-woman crime that won't soon be forgotten. Genre: Comedy Network: HBO Premiere Date: Oct 14, 2018 Creators: Julia Davis, Jennifer Konner Exec. Producers: Lena Dunham, Jennifer Konner, John Riggi, Julia Davis, Christine Langan, Ilene S. Landress, Tom Lassally, Henry Normal Cast Jennifer Garner as Kathryn McSorley-Jodell David Tennant as Walt Juliette Lewis as Jandice Arturo Del Puerto as Miguel Ione Skye as Carleen Janicza Bravo as Nina-Joy Brett Gelman as George Bridget Everett as Harry Julia Davis as Fay Jonathan Cake as Adam Elizabeth Berrington as Kerry Cheyenne Haynes Rufus Jones as Tom Steve Pemberton as Robin Duncan Joiner as Orvis Vicki Pepperdine as Fiona John Riggi Chris Sullivan (XXVI) Yimmy Yim Show More Cast News & Interviews for Camping: Season 1 2018 TV Finale Dates Calendar View All Camping: Season 1 News Episodes 1 Pilot Air date: Oct 14, 2018 The series begins with a "perfect" group camping trip, obsessively organized by Kathryn McSorley-Jodell in honor of her adoring husband Walt's 45th birthday, is threatened by tension between Kathryn and her estranged best friend, Nina-Joy, the unexpected addition of an angry goth teen and the chaotic arrival of Miguel, who is smack dab in the middle of a breakdown and toting his new girlfriend, Jandice, a woman of many talents who rubs Kathryn the wrong way. More 2 Going to Town Air date: Oct 21, 2018 After her son, Orvis, gets banged up playing flag football, Kathryn rushes him to the hospital, flipping out about his health and the danger that Miguel's girlfriend, Jandice, poses to the weekend. As Kathryn and Walt attend to Orvis, the others hit a local bar, where a racially charged remark to Nina-Joy awakens George's rage. Elsewhere, Miguel and Jandice create real issues for a prissy shop owner. More 3 Fishing Trip Air date: Oct 28, 2018 When the guys go on a fishing trip, Walt opens up about his dead-in-the-water sex life; Jandice encourages Carleen to loosen up and embrace her female strength; Kathryn's attempt to mend things with Nina-Joy is overshadowed by a big announcement; Miguel and Jandice's first misunderstanding gets serious fast. More 4 Up All Night Air date: Nov 4, 2018 A late-night pill swap leads a buzzed Kathryn to crash a neighboring campsite, where she runs into Nina-Joy, Carleen and some chic old friends. Meanwhile, unsettled by a revelation from Miguel, Jandice ends up sharing a beer with a forbidden friend. More 5 Just Plain Mad Air date: Nov 11, 2018 With her plans turned upside down, Kathryn decides to cede control during a trip to the grocery store. There, Carleen starts to unravel, while a fed-up Sol vents. Nina-Joy and George explore the state of their relationship. Miguel tries to get back on Jandice's good side but pays a price. -- (C) HBO More 6 Carleen?! Air date: Nov 16, 2018 When Carleen goes missing, Kathryn's hunt for her sister finds her partnered with an eager Jandice, who wants to start fresh. Meanwhile, Walt tries on the role of unofficial deputy park ranger after coming to Harry for help. -- (C) HBO More 7 Birthday Party (Part 1) Air date: Nov 25, 2018 With Walt's birthday party on the verge of collapse, Kathryn takes Jandice up on her wild suggestion. In the midst of the revelry, Nina-Joy is confronted by her past and makes up her mind about her future with George. Carleen returns to camp and doesn't like what she finds. -- (C) HBO More 8 Birthday Party (Part 2) Air date: Nov 30, 2018 More Critic Reviews for Camping Season 1 All Critics (51) | Top Critics (24) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (37) The sharp writing of Dunham and Konner saved it from utterly sinking and fans of Girls may enjoy a Gen X version. But if you haven't watched Camping before, go for the Davis version, it's miles better. Feb 1, 2019 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… Lucy Jones Daily Telegraph (UK) Top Critic The trouble isn't that these people are unlikable. It's that they're not unlikable enough.... And Camping isn't bad either, necessarily, it's just filled with a kind of empathy that's rather out of place. Oct 15, 2018 | Full Review… Sophie Gilbert The Atlantic Top Critic Another perfectly serviceable series about awful people, but not a special one. Oct 12, 2018 | Full Review… Willa Paskin Slate Top Critic Garner's good but Camping is bad. Oct 12, 2018 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic A camping trip you'd never want to take, with people you'd never like to meet, doing things you're almost embarrassed to watch. Oct 12, 2018 | Full Review… Allison Shoemaker RogerEbert.com Top Critic "Camping" delivers an annoying character who is anything but amusing. She made me cringe, yes, but only because I couldn't wait to get away from her to go do my laundry and wash the dishes. Oct 11, 2018 | Full Review… Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe Top Critic One is left with the impression that 'Camping' wants to be a great comedy, but can't. [Full Review in Spanish] Mar 5, 2019 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review… Alberto Abuín Espinof Because neither Dunham nor Konner have the instinct to pierce their characters' jugulars, Camping becomes an accidental portrait of toxic femininity. Feb 14, 2019 | Full Review… Lauren Carroll Harris The Monthly (Australia) Instead of a wild weekend, this is another observational sitcom with a high cringe quota. Feb 4, 2019 | Full Review… Victoria Segal Sunday Times (UK) But the general sense is that Camping is working its ass off for not quite enough reward. Feb 1, 2019 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… Jasper Rees The Arts Desk View All Critic Reviews (51) Audience Reviews for Camping: Season 1 Jan 23, 2019 Show is brilliant. Only a low rating because people, yet again, fail to understand Lena's choosing of annoying personalities to cater to the hilarity. I guess you've gotta be a misanthrope to love Lena's character work, which is fine because I am. Donna R Jan 07, 2019 If not for Game of Thrones coming back for its final season, this would have been enough for me to drop HBO, entirely. Lana N Jan 07, 2019 What a terrible, terrible show. I don't know who approved this, but HBO should conduct a full and thorough investigation and get to the bottom of this. First things first, this should have been a 68 minute direct to dvd movie. This was a complete and utter rip off of so many other movies, it's not even funny. I desperately wanted this to be funny, and after watching the entire series I felt so violated and like I had just been robbed of my time, bandwidth and mental sanity. Ali K Jan 04, 2019 I watched to the end hoping for some punch line, but it never happened. Unless the audience was being punked by the whole thing. Poor David Tennant was probably looking for his Tardis to get out of this mess. In the end, there was no one to care about, and no reason for it. Fred N Dec 17, 2018 I watched this because of David Tennant. I wish that I hadnt. Mindless story. unlikeable characters, dull and silly dialogue. David was the least dislikeable character but even he could not save this mess. I will wait to watch him in Good Omens, instead. Bea N Dec 02, 2018 Awful, just awful. Having to watch it again would be cruel and unusual punishment. How does HBO justify putting this on the air? Jayne V Nov 26, 2018 Absolutely Brilliant!!! Great acting, truly funny script. Loved it! Ann J Nov 26, 2018 What is there to like? Bran J Nov 25, 2018 At first, i hated this show, but after 2 episodes I saw that it is one of the best-written shows and very fresh in its approach. I think people are put off by the fact that it is billed as a comedy. It's not "funny, ha-ha". It's funny as in OMG, she DIDN"T". Graciela R Nov 22, 2018 More like a horror story than a comedy. Also produced by supposed feminists yet contains only full frontal female nudity, not that Id want to see any of the guys naked. Another DIRE offering by Dunham. I really dont understand why people kiss her ass. 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