Joel Keller · Decider 70.00/100.00
The Lake is a coming-of-age show that isn’t trying to be for kids, but is also trying to tell a multi-layered story with smart, character-driven jokes, which it succeeds to do most of the time.
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John Anderson · Wall Street Journal 80.00/100.00
“The Lake,” the deliciously bitchy new comedy from Amazon, doesn’t just find the piquant comedy in p.c.; its whole setup makes light of the diversity-obsessed. ... It also has enough self-awareness to make all the purposeful enlightenment part of the comedy, which is plentiful and smart.
Manuel Betancourt · The A.V. Club 58.00/100.00
The Lake is very watchable. Powered by its more than capable cast, the series is perhaps the only show you’ll watch this season with storylines around fish herpes and canoe tilting competitions, season-long arcs about home renovations and family estates, and recurring jokes about Mean Girls and gays’ love-hate relationship with carbs. Which, in a way, makes a perfect summer TV distraction.
edwincurrent 10.00/10.00
Fun, campy, Canadian humour. Enjoyed. Kind of had a Schitt's Creek vibe to it.
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