Critic Reviews for Carol's Second Act Season 1

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Literally nothing jells in this ham-handed first half-hour, and it may already be too late for full-blown emergency surgery. Still, Carol's Second Act could well get a decent tune-in due to [Patricia] Heaton's mere presence.

Sep 25, 2019 | Rating: C- | Full Review…

Ed Bark

Uncle Barky

Top Critic

Heaton nails the role because she's had so much practice at this, but "Carol's Second Act" does her - and the trope - one better, by ever-so-slightly inverting our Heaton expectations.

Sep 3, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Verne Gay

Newsday

Top Critic

Comes down a little too hard on the ageism, plus illness is a difficult backdrop for comedy. Still the likability of Patricia Heaton shines through and should make this another long running sitcom for her.

Sep 25, 2019 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…

Jackie K. Cooper

jackiekcooper.com

Requires too much heavy lifting from Heaton, who plays a retired teacher embarking on a new career as a doctor. The rest of the much-younger cast fails to match her physical comedy and her way with a one-liner.

Sep 13, 2019 | Full Review…

Megan Basham

WORLD

Even as the show's first half-hour is hit-or-miss, Heaton, at least, justifies her own new act.

Sep 25, 2019 | Full Review…

Daniel D'Addario

Variety

Top Critic

The show isn't wrong to insist on the value of life experience. Unfortunately, the writing is terrible. One-liners like "Turns out Caleb's not a woke bae" are only legible as jokes once the laugh track kicks in.

Sep 20, 2019 | Full Review…

Judy Berman

TIME Magazine

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Audience Reviews for Carol's Second Act: Season 1

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  My grandma loves this show. She has dementia.
  

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