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Season 1 – Ratched

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A young nurse at a mental institution becomes jaded and bitter before turning into a full-fledged monster to her patients.
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Ratched — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Ratched is undeniably stylish, but salacious plot holes and cartoonish characterizations undermine its gorgeous production and committed performances.

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Leticia Urieta Bitch Media 11/14/2020
While much of the series struggles with too many plotlines and Ratched's motivations often feel inconsistent, there are moments of genuine examination of how radical self-acceptance can help to heal trauma. Go to Full Review
Scott Bryan BBC.com 10/01/2020
Paulson nailed it in the characterisation. Shame about the plot. Go to Full Review
Kylie Northover The Age (Australia) 09/28/2020
This limited series is such fun, a sort of mash-up of the slasher sensibilities of American Horror Story with the old campy Hollywood glamour of Feud. Go to Full Review
Bethan Ackerley New Scientist 07/19/2023
In such a climate, when a show perpetuates obvious and harmful stereotypes about mental health, it is hard to applaud its vision, no matter how stylish and compelling a thriller it is. Go to Full Review
Michael Cuby them. 09/29/2022
Ratched is classic Murphy. Go to Full Review
Tom Gliatto People Magazine 09/12/2022
Paulson, an actress who achieves her effects with fine, precise detail, somehow manages to acknowledge the camp value of all of this without playing into it. Go to Full Review
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Darryl A @C6A3T Jan 25 It's camp. Its supposed to be camp. And because it's camp, it's loads of fun. Sometimes reviews are far too intellectual to understand camp. See more Jade G @Jad3Gr3nad3 Dec 3 I actually enjoyed it and was hoping for a sequal, I think some of the reviews are delulu and the people responsible, need to be put under Nurse Ratched's care. One flew over the Cuckoos nest wasn't that great, it was mostly one dude over acting while everyone else seemed quite dull, this was way better. One bad review actually had the audacity to talk it down then demand money to read the rest of their drivelling on a news page. Many of these people writing these reviews for money or their news pages don't know what they are talking about, they are just craping on for the sake of a buck they probably didn't even watch the whole series by the sounds of it. Looks like we getting ripped out of a sequal, so these "newsies" can have some drama articles in their magazines. See more Charles W @Charles1967 Jul 25 This needs to be put in a “bottle” and saved so in 50 years people can see how the wokies infected so many movies in the 2017-2024s. It is instructive. See more Khaztiel D @khaztielddenver_ Feb 19 Esta serie la había empezado a ver en su fecha de extreno por alguna razón no la había continuado, años después vuelvo a verla y me logró enganchar qué la acabe en un día. Es una historia adictiva qué te hace querer conocer el pasado de la protagonista y todo lo que se relaciona con ella, cabe destacar que el final me quedo debiendo y hubiera querido otra temporada o por lo menos que la historia hubiera cerrado. See more Eleonora V Feb 14 The complete useless plethora of plots are well explained in the scene of episode 7 when Ratched and Guen have an argument. There's a rollercoaster of so different and rapid emotions that seems having no sense. Guen point out at Ratched what ? She already knew their relationship. And the possible cancer? Where are the patients, what's the main story? Initially the main character seemed having bad intentions but turns out she has (her own) kinds of moral standards. I'm confused by nothing, I didn't see any story here. So weak writing. See more Bessie B Feb 14 My thoughts finishing this series could best be described as...confused. I thought it started out very promisingly - beautiful show with good acting and an interesting premise. But halfway through, the plot just starts flailing in every direction, seemingly at random... at this point I have no idea what the point of the story was, how you're supposed to feel about the main characters, or why literally anything in the last few episodes happened. I don't think the creators of the show knew either See more Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Sep 18, 2020 Pilot Nurse Mildred Ratched seeks employment at Lucia State Hospital as it prepares to admit notorious killer Edmund Tolleson as a new psychiatric patient. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 18, 2020 Ice Pick Dr. Hanover demonstrates a cutting-edge procedure; Nurse Ratched visits a survivor of Edmund's massacre and goes on an outing with Gwendolyn to Monterey. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 18, 2020 Angel of Mercy After a woman from his past puts a price on his head, Dr. Hanover reveals a dark secret to Nurse Ratched; Nurse Bucket administers a barbarous treatment. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 18, 2020 Angel of Mercy Nurse Ratched helps Edmund find an outlet for his urges and offers her services to Wainwright; Gwendolyn leaves her husband. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 18, 2020 The Dance Promoted to head nurse, Ratched plans a dance at the hospital and invites Gwendolyn join her as her companion; Lenore makes Ratched an offer. Details Episode 6 Aired Sep 18, 2020 Got No Strings On the run, lovers find refuge at an abandoned farmhouse; Ratched recalls traumatic childhood memories during a marionette show. Details Episode 7 Aired Sep 18, 2020 The Bucket List Rivals put a plan into action as secrets rise to the surface; Dr. Hanover takes a risk that pays off for Ratched. Details Episode 8 Aired Sep 18, 2020 Mildred and Edmund A month later, Ratched fights to save Edmund from the electric chair while dreaming of a new life with Gwendolyn. Details
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Season Info

Creator
Evan Romansky
Executive Producer
Ryan Murphy, Michael Douglas, Aleen Keshishian, Margaret Riley, Jacob Epstein, Evan Romansky
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 18, 2020
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