Variety's TV critics are pointing to 'The Act,' 'Special' and 'Fleabag' as some of the best shows of 2019 (so far)
” on the basis of its first two episodes, I delivered a pan. The show seemed miserably unbalanced, with the fascinating story of dancer Gwen Verdon allowed to exist only on the margins of the bad-man-genius story of her husband and creative partner Bob Fosse . That was a story, after all, we’d heard before. But through sheer grit, Williams, aided by a script that seems to learn as it goes what is working, pulls the series into something vastly more interesting and powerful.
Rarely has a TV show surprised me quite like “Russian Doll.” This high concept collaboration from Natasha Lyonne, Leslye Headland, and Amy Poehler could have quickly flown off the rails, but it’s so smart and fully realized that there’s never a doubt that it will land with grace. Its interwoven meditations on trauma, depression, and the power of facing demons head-on are gorgeously rendered, especially when acted by Lyonne and Charlie Barnett.
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