Critic Reviews

The show's crisp, witty dialogue is mostly egalitarian among the ages, and everyone's great at working the words.

Younger is an entertaining and heartwarming series and one fans of Bechdel-busting television should seek out.

What makes Younger continue to work is the fact that Liza's daughter, job, and friends still (appropriately) take priority, It's that truth--as well as help from Liza's zany associates--that keeps the series grounded in its fun reality. [30 Sep 2016, p.53]

Despite entering its fourth season,, Younger manages to remain fresh. ... The heart of this series rests in the relationship between its impeccably layered ladies. [30 Jun 2017, p.54]

Younger pulls off a final season that will remind viewers why they fell in love with it in the first place. At its core, the show has always been about our ability to reinvent ourselves. But while earlier seasons might have emphasized our longing for the opportunities we wasted away in our youth, this final one comes off as older but wiser. It’s a hopeful exploration on how fresh starts can occur at any age.

For those of us 40 and older, it’s a bit of a hoot watching Foster navigate these waters, from learning how to use Twitter to deciphering texts IRL (in real life) to explaining away those crow’s feet, among other things that aren’t mentionable in a family newspaper. But it’s the personal relationships--with the hunky Tortorella and with Duff--that hold the most interest here.

There's merry if repetitive humor in the nuances of [Sutton Foster's character's] physical and digital transformation. [3 Apr 2015, p.58]

The absence of Shor’s acerbic Diana. ... Her brief, quick-witted appearance will leave viewers hungry for more. There’s no such thing as too much Diana. Thankfully, that loss is somewhat mitigated by the increased presence of billionaire Quinn (Laura Benanti). Quinn makes for a delightful villain. ... One of the true joys of Younger, which continues into the new season, is how delightfully it trolls the publishing world.

There are a lot of jokes about Brooklyn, sex and millennial entitlement, but the underlying sensibility echoes that of “Sex and the City.” It’s a lighthearted but wistfully knowing look at the gender imbalances and generational rifts that make life hard for even fabulous women.

The cast, and Star’s breezy but never dumb writing, makes Younger an entertaining half-hour comedy that feels far more mature than most rookies out there.