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My Brilliant Career
5.0 feature score
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The Grand Tour
4.6 feature score
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Monsters of God
4 supporting reviews
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A Tale of Two Cities
3.9 overall score
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Casting is widely praised, from Philippa Northeast’s central performance to Anna Chancellor and a strong ensemble that fits the heightened period tone.
Pros: pilot episode quality, main cast performance
Cons: family friendliness, continuity
One strongly positive review calls the voice cast perfectly chosen, with familiar Gervais collaborators fitting the dysfunctional-cat ensemble naturally.
Pros: realism, cultural representation
Cons: plot clarity, acting quality
The unconventional handover to Holland, Engelsman, and Bourgeois is widely seen as a smart casting move, with Bourgeois repeatedly singled out as an especially strong fit.
Pros: story quality, episode structure
Cons: suspense, modern political framing
Casting drew opposite reactions: one critic praised the Harington/Civil resemblance and another called Mack exactly right for Lucie, while a separate review found the crucial male resemblance unconvincing.
Pros: finale satisfaction, series finale quality
Cons: cast chemistry, makeup quality
Several reviewers find the traffickers and investigators fascinating, bizarre, and memorable interview subjects. A dissenting view finds the aging central smugglers comparatively drab and misses a singular personality with Joe...
Pros: pilot episode quality, world-building
Cons: season pacing, writing quality