❮ Dietland
Season 1
Season Premiere:
Jun 4, 2018
Metascore
Generally Favorable
66
User score
Mixed or Average
4.6
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
66
68% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
32% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Jun 4, 2018
88
The smartly written dark dramedy, created by Marti Noxon (UnREAL), is a delectable expression of feminist anger, a parable that eviscerates the patriarchy.
Jun 4, 2018
80
Dietland is a wonderfully absurd exaggeration of the rage that’s driving sea change like the #MeToo movement. The Harvey Weinstein effect is satirized here, his depravity and the victim’s fury filtered through dark humor, and that dark humor woven into a quirky yet compelling drama.
Jun 14, 2018
70
Dietland defies facile definition or a simple fit. At its most successful, it’s a lively walk through a woman’s struggle to redefine herself in a society telling her to disappear. But the hook, manifested in a mystery vigilante feminist hunting down rapists and child molesters, fails to solidify enough within the first three episodes to command our attention in a real way, beyond serving up the occasional static shock. At the outset of a show like this, any shortcomings in the secondary plot are excusable given the complexity of Plum’s interior world.
Jun 4, 2018
67
It’s clear after the premiere that Nash’s performance and character are compelling; far more compelling than some weird terrorist plot, a delusion-driven sex tiger, and some secret agenda to bring down a powerful media mogul. While that last point could develop nicely alongside Plum’s arc, putting all of the plot lines together turns them into distractions more than effective talking points.
May 31, 2018
65
Whether Dietland can sustain the will-Plum-get-caught? story remains to be seen, but early episodes show promise.
Jun 4, 2018
42
If this were just a revenge thriller, or just a beauty-standards takedown, it might find its groove--but as is, Dietland is just too bloated to add to your DVR plate.
May 31, 2018
40
For every moment that strikes just close enough to reality to make a pointed mark, there are about five more that feel far more scattered to the winds. Dietland wants to be a satire and a drama and all that lies between depending on its mood, and that determination to be everything often has it feeling more like nothing.
User score
Mixed or Average
4.6
34% Positive
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
25% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
41% Negative
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
Jul 26, 2018
3
This show starts off fun and different, but goes off the rails after the third or fourth episode. The story lines which felt intertwined go in so many different directions that it feels like they cobbled together three or four different shows. The tonal shifts are abrupt and make for an overall uneven show. Plus the fact that Plum is incredibly unstable and goes from a sympathetic character to not makes it hard to watch. The author of the book says it's Fight Club for women and you can see where they're trying to do that in the show, but it just doesn't work.
