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title: "I Hate Suzie: the reviews"
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critics_score: 81
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# I Hate Suzie (2020): what the critics said

Critics' score 81 from 8 reviews: 7 positive, 1 mixed, 0 negative.

## The Guardian — Lucy Mangan

Fi1m's normalised score 90/100 (inferred from the text). 27 August 2020. 

Mangan calls the series exhilarating, scabrously funny and a wild ride, praising its confident collaboration and sharp cultural perspective. She especially singles out Billie Piper’s astonishing, charismatic performance as Suzie.

[Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/aug/27/i-hate-suzie-review-billie-piper-is-nude-lewd-and-joyously-off-the-rails)

## IndieWire — Steve Greene

Rating B+. 19 November 2020. 

Greene gives the series a positive review, praising its ability to build empathy for Suzie amid her destructive choices. He especially singles out Billie Piper’s performance for anchoring Suzie’s shifting celebrity persona and private turmoil.

[Read the review](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/i-hate-suzie-review-hbo-max-billie-piper-1234599721/)

## Evening Standard — Susannah Butter

Rating ★★★★✩. 27 August 2020. 

Butter finds the series fresh, pacy and dryly witty. She especially praises Billie Piper’s raw, soul-baring performance.

[Read the review](https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfilm/i-hate-suzie-review-now-tv-sky-atlantic-a4534851.html)

## The i Paper — Sarah Carson

Fi1m's normalised score 75/100 (inferred from the text). 28 August 2020. 

Carson finds the series sharp, entertaining and powerful, with Billie Piper dazzling in the lead. She praises Piper’s performance while finding some fantastical moments offputtingly whimsical and the symbolism too on-the-nose.

[Read the review](https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/i-hate-suzie-sky-atlantic-review-billie-piper-611664)

## Radio Times — Eleanor Bley Griffiths

Fi1m's normalised score 70/100 (inferred from the text). 27 August 2020. 

The review presents the comedy as hilarious, though sometimes painful. It singles out Billie Piper, who is described as having fun playing Suzie Pickles.

[Read the review](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/comedy/i-hate-suzie-review-billie-piper/)

## Den of Geek — Louisa Mellor

Rating 5/5. 27 August 2020. 

The review calls the series electrifying, inventive television that deserves to widen opportunities for women storytellers. It singles out Billie Piper’s captivating lead performance and the show’s energetic shifts in style for praise.

[Read the review](https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/i-hate-suzie-review-spoiler-free-electrifying-billie-piper-comedy-drama/)

## NME — Sam Moore

Rating ★★★★☆. 25 August 2020. 

The critic calls the series one of 2020’s most riveting new shows, while noting its prickly style may not work for everyone. They praise Billie Piper’s compelling performance and the show’s daring, unsmoothed portrait of Suzie’s crisis.

[Read the review](https://www.nme.com/reviews/i-hate-suzie-review-billie-piper-2739116)

## Paste — Allison Keene

Rating 6.8/10. 18 November 2020. 

Keene finds the series ambitious and stylish but ultimately shallow and unfocused. She praises Billie Piper’s open performance while criticizing the show’s handling of its deaf child character.

[Read the review](https://www.pastemagazine.com/tv/i-hate-suzie/i-hate-suzie-review-billie-piper)

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