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# I Love LA (2025): what the critics said

Critics' score 72 from 7 reviews: 6 positive, 1 mixed, 0 negative.

## Vulture

Fi1m's normalised score 80/100 (inferred from the text). 2 November 2025. 

The critic finds the series young, dumb, and full of fun as a showcase for Rachel Sennott that captures youthful ambition and friendship. It notes the pilot is overstuffed but the show relaxes into its voice with precise yet unhinged comedy that is absurdly funny yet emotionally true.

[Read the review](https://www.vulture.com/article/i-love-la-review-hbo-rachel-sennott.html)

## The AV Club — Manuel Betancourt

Rating B. 2 November 2025. 

The review calls it a hot-mess comedy that kicks off with frenemies, hangovers, and promise. It highlights Rachel Sennott’s deadpan humor and the show’s fitting love letter to Los Angeles, noting it is a delicious kind of mess with strong potential.

[Read the review](https://www.avclub.com/i-love-la-premiere-recap)

## IndieWire — Ben Travers

Fi1m's normalised score 70/100 (inferred from the text). 30 October 2025. 

The critic praises the series as a very funny HBO comedy alternating between savage satire of influencer culture and a soft-hearted friendship sitcom. It follows an aspiring PR manager balancing real relationships against succeeding in a soulless industry and concludes it will win viewers over.

[Read the review](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/i-love-la-review-rachel-sennott-hbo-series-1235157967/)

## The Guardian

Fi1m's normalised score 70/100 (inferred from the text). 30 October 2025. 

The review finds the HBO series a bumpy ride that takes time to find its footing but ultimately delivers hooks and charm. It singles out the artful, emotionally intuitive direction by Lorene Scafaria for praise.

[Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/oct/30/i-love-la-review-rachel-sennott-hbo)

## The Hollywood Reporter — Angie Han

Fi1m's normalised score 70/100 (inferred from the text). 30 October 2025. 

The series starts fitfully but develops into an intriguing portrait of late-20s anxiety, with strong performance from Sennott capturing the shift from youthful potential to awareness of limitations.

[Read the review](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-reviews/i-love-la-review-rachel-sennott-hbo-1236411325/)

## Variety — Alison Herman

Fi1m's normalised score 50/100 (inferred from the text). 30 October 2025. 

The critic finds the show a fine piece of sociology about the influencer era but not particularly funny or character-driven, evoking despair in its portrayal of empty ambition and nihilism in LA's social media scene.

[Read the review](https://variety.com/2025/tv/reviews/i-love-la-review-rachel-sennott-hbo-1236565107/)

## Collider — Emily Bernard

Rating 9/10. 30 October 2025. 

The critic calls the series funny, absurd, and outrageous while delivering a grounded portrayal of a screen-obsessed generation navigating ambition and social media. She singles out Odessa A'zion's scrappy, magnetic performance as the influencer Tallulah for making the character dynamic and vulnerable.

[Read the review](https://collider.com/i-love-la-review-rachel-sennott-hbo/)

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