❮ This Is Going To Hurt
Season 1
Season Premiere:
Feb 8, 2022
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
91
User score
Generally Favorable
7.4
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
91
100% Positive
20 Reviews
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0% Mixed
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Jun 10, 2022
100
This is a mixture of both [Grey's Anatomy & Scrubs], and is filmed with a lot of style and creativity. But it also accomplishes something that those series do not: it actually feels real. ... The show is also not only bleak. In fact, it’s incredibly funny. Whishaw's natural dry wit punctuates every encounter. ... It’s a really special show.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.4
82% Positive
27 Ratings
27 Ratings
0% Mixed
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18% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
Aug 12, 2022
10
Wonderful show. Ben Whishaw is beyond brilliant. Witty, heart breaking and smart thru and they. Highly recommend. Side Note- really wish metacritic would remove reviews that trash shows for being too “woke”, it’s clear these “reviewers” don’t actually watch the shows they’re reviewing and post these childish rants against any show their feeble little minds can’t appreciate because of an insane obsession with woke culture; all thanks to a rather warped and ignorant political agenda that dominates their every thought.
Jul 9, 2022
10
best drama series on tv hands down. shruti is such a great, heartbreaking character.
May 5, 2022
100
Adam’s wit makes the migration from book to screen perfectly. Even his sarcastic asides make the cut, in the form of addressing the audience, Fleabag-style.
Jun 9, 2022
90
This is Going to Hurt sometimes feels like a howl of despair beneath its quippy veneer. Luckily, the howler is played by Whishaw, who has practically has a PhD in playing fragile characters. ... This remarkable gyne-comedy takes us inside a broken system and offers a chilling glimpse of the real stakes in the reproductive rights conversation.
Jun 3, 2022
90
The talent of Ben Whishaw shines on its highest beams in this mesmerizing medical series about Adam Kay, who left his career as a junior doctor in obstetrics and gynecology at a London hospital to fictionalize his life into a comedy of shocking gravity. You’ll laugh till it hurts.
May 31, 2022
80
With sharp editing and writing, the series balances both the intensity of the workplace with character development. ... [Ben Whishaw’s vivid, electric performance is] such an insightful performance that it doesn't need the fourth-wall breaking edge the series also gives him, which feels like a "Fleabag"-inspired approach not fully realized by this production.
Jun 3, 2022
75
Its comedic undertones allow for some of the more far-fetched moments, and the sometimes clunky writing can be forgiven by the stellar cast — not one of whom puts a foot wrong. Unflinchingly honest, disparagingly relatable, and undeniably funny, “This is Going to Hurt” is a much-needed examination of the NHS and the trials of working in medicine.
Jul 7, 2022
10
Best show so far this year. The stories seem real and messy with good results and bad, like real life. Ben Whishaw is excellent in the title role, as well as the entire cast. The best hospital tv show ever.
Nov 20, 2022
9
I did enjoy this show although it took me out of my comfort zone a bit. It is so sad and yet funny but most importantly for me--it felt real. Life can be a **** when you are trying to get from here to there. I laughed and cried.
Jul 9, 2022
7
Jed Mercurio did all this years ago with Bodies, Cardiac Arrest and Critical. Bodies would be the one I'd recommend, just avoid the finale, which is terrible and spoils the rest of the series.
Jul 10, 2022
3
Yikes - more PC/WOKE content. It's not easy watching this kind of trite claptrap and disguised bigotry. I don't recommend wasting time on this.
