63 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Oct 15, 2026 · last updated Oct 16, 2026 · How this works
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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 94% of 49 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.0/10. The website's consensus reads: "Riz Ahmed creates and stars in this compassionate, humor-filled meta-satire that dazzlingly lures in its audience like delicious BAIT." On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 85 out of 100 based on 18 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Metacritic review breakdown (unweighted) Reviews for Bait in the Collider, The Cut, The Telegraph and Men's Journal were overwhelmingly positive. Jack King's review on GQ described Bait as "a darkly funny, sometimes sad, whip-smart urban odyssey that asks questions of cultural identity,…
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60 of 63 · most liked firstMedia....please, please...go after all of them like this. Hound them. Go on the offense. Show them running away from you like cowards. Bait them into getting mad. Mock them to get a reaction. Drop the gloves. Normal is gone. Get into some GOOD TROUBLE!
unlabelledView post →It’s stiff cock Sunday and was loving my new shirt Bob’s Bait, Tackle & Supplies. I just had to show off my Tackle! #SCS #StiffCockSunday #Bob #Hung #cockring
unlabelledView post →Guys, I have to show you this A+ premium Kim Bait from Cara. It is most excellent. (source: cara.app/post/ad85cdb... )
unlabelledView post →⭐⭐ B A I T 🚌 B U S ⭐⭐ Cliff Jensen Steven Ponce This is one of my personal favorites from the Bait Bus series 🔥🔥🥵😈🥵😈🥵😈🔥🔥
unlabelledView post →"Hey! Just because I'm a cop doesnt mean I'll do this for Free! I demand you show me respect!" Dumb Bunny~ Rxpe-Bait Txboo-bait Futa optional~ More below~ #ZootopiaRP #Zootopia
unlabelledView post →ENGAGEMENT BAIT: what would you watch a 20-part documentary series about (besides world war II)
unlabelledView post →Riz Ahmed’s new show BAIT is phenomenal. Ahmed plays a struggling actor trying to audition to be the next James Bond, but the show explores the complexities of being a POC in the media and his Muslim family/faith with sharp humor and great cinematography. March 25 on Prime Video.
unlabelledView post →DON'T TAKE THE BAIT Good advice, whether they show up or not. Agents provocateurs are always ready
unlabelledView post →Shark Bait ooh ha ha 🤣. They could just be watching what I call people TV.
unlabelledView post →Two eps into Riz Ahmed's new show BAIT and it's everything I needed right now. Go watch immediately. It's on prime
unlabelledView post →DO NOT TAKE THE BAIT! Please everyone, show up Saturday but ALWAYS BE PEACEFUL and watch out for these instigators.
unlabelledView post →This week's Nerve cultural hotlist, all tried & tested by the team 🔥 (Press play ▶️) Inc a Tony-winning high-school stage drama @royalcourt.bsky.social, @rizahmed.bsky.social’s new comedy series Bait and new music from Beth Orton 🔗 Read the full list and subscribe to our newsletter: thenerve.news
unlabelledView post →Welcome to the Safari Zone! 🪧 ▸ Safari Ball Bait Mud Run Catch the newest in the series of replica Poké Balls by The Wand Company from Pokémon Center 🔗pkmn.news/SafariBall
unlabelledView post →CLICK BAIT. They never show you what happened.
unlabelledView post →Porn Bait: the show
unlabelledView post →Congratulations to Riz Ahmed on his 2026 #Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his role in “Bait.”
unlabelledView post →If you wanna see the special stock at Hank’s Bait Shop, you gotta ask for it in Gaelic. Then Hank’ll show you the goods. Those goods being sprites, pixies, and brownies tied to big iron hooks because, ya know, the stuff you catch with #lures like that only eats live bait. #vss365 #microfiction
unlabelledView post →wow, four of mangadex's top 10 right now are yuri series, actually outnumbering the Lonely Straight Guy Bait series that usually completely overrun it
unlabelledView post →A winter piece, because it's getting to be that time! "Bait", from the robot watercolour series. #watercolour #environmentstudy #atomaton
unlabelledView post →"THE BAIT!" Zane clutches out the series and advances into Top 8 Winners Side. #CB2026
unlabelledView post →Hahaha I knew it, I KNEW IT! His ego can't handle that Republicans are shunning him to save themselves. Bait him, @ossoff.bsky.social . BAIT HIM. He can't help himself- he'll show up and give you a big fat boost: www.rawstory.com/trump-267794...
unlabelledView post →NEW MUGWUFFIN EPISODE- - AI FRIDGE RAGE BAIT- Watch MUGWUFFIN the new comedy show from the creators of Trigger Happy TV. 7 EPISODES Live now- new Eps every week. #mugwuffin LINK IN COMMENTS
unlabelledView post →As part of our #Emmys coverage, we interviewed nominee Riz Ahmed, who talked about his decade-long journey to make Prime Video's surreal and very personal limited series, BAIT. Stay tuned to find out if Ahmed wins in his category tonight! www.avclub.com/riz-ahmed-20...
unlabelledView post →HCDE’s speaker series kicks off Oct. 1 with Prof. Kate Starbird. In her talk, Outrage Bait and Culture Wars, she'll explore how WNBA players are represented in images on social media, and how those representations connect to politics, race, sport, and gender. www.hcde.washington.edu/research-ser...
unlabelledView post →Streamer mutuals! Thinking of hosting a series called The Bait Club, where we play Debate & Switch in @jackboxgames.com Party Pack 12 and maybe pick a loose theme beforehand each week. Would anyone want to guest on a stream like that for some goofy discussions? We'd get spicy, but not too serious.
unlabelledView post →On October 14, 1998, TV show 'Law & Order' aired episode "Bait"
unlabelledView post →Really getting pissed off with this HBO MAX nonsense. Run a featured show on HBO, which we already have, then put it on Max, which is an additional charge. Bait and switch is bad biznez.
unlabelledView post →We're allowed to do a little of the Engagement Bait every now and then. And Don't Be Surprised. All of My Choices Are Mostly Older Series With A Lot of Muscular Men. #My9Animes
unlabelledView post →Another episode has been added to the Phish Live Bait series. All tracks on Vol. 25 are from the 1.0 era, including fan favourite You Enjoy Mysel (9/28/99 Oak Mountain Amphitheatre – Pelham, AL). www.herecomestheflood.com/2026/09/phis... @phish.com @phish.net #inconcert
unlabelledView post →Last week, I listened to an old NPR podcast episode featuring Riz Ahmed. I loved his story and planned to watch his series Bait. Before I had the chance, I learned that Riz played Snape in Audible's Harry Potter - in 2023! Riz funded hatred of trans people. Fuck him. www.npr.org/2026/08/27/n...
unlabelledView post →Along the way, the series revisits the defining pop-culture moments of the era from The O.C.’s Bait Shop, Garden State, Gilmore Girls, and Coachella’s earliest indie-heavy lineups to the raging, generation-defining argument over what it meant to “sell out.”
unlabelledView post →‘Beast in Me’ Star Matthew Rhys Wins Emmy for Lead Actor in Limited Series Matthew Rhys has won the Emmy Award for outstanding lead actor in a limited series for “The Beast in Me” Season 2. With the win, Rhys beat out fellow nominees Riz Ahmed (“Bait”), Jason Bateman (“Black Rabbit”),… #media #news
unlabelledView post →Movie TV Tech Geeks #TV #TVMiniseries #Bait #TheBoroughs 7 Greatest Miniseries of 2026 So Far, Ranked http://dlvr.it/TTldq3
unlabelledView post →RE: https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/116308171659419884 BAIT is good. And only 6 episodes. It’s basically a 3 hour film. I’ll finish it tonight. #BAIT #Comedy #PrimeVideo
unlabelledView post →On October 12, 1995, TV show 'The Bill' aired episode "Bait"
unlabelledView post →On October 12, 1995, TV show 'The Bill' aired episode "Bait"
unlabelledView post →On October 11, 1989, TV show 'Growing Pains' aired episode "Fish Bait"
unlabelledView post →On October 9, 2000, TV show 'Jack of All Trades' aired episode "Shark Bait"
unlabelledView post →The Riz Ahmed series Bait is bloody brilliant. 📺
unlabelledView post →This show I'll just say is just say it, it's only good due to actors especially Kyle who is very charismatic but the show is too overwritten, very slow paced, talks about things yet doesn't show much & not enough fun. It is the most beat by beat Bait prestige TV akin to Low in the Sun.
unlabelledView post →Riz Ahmed’s comedy, BAIT, is part autobiography, part industry satire, this hilarious show boasts dazzling dialogue and ace cameos.
unlabelledView post →Drama Yaoi Bait? Idk, but that unfortunately shows how not so thought out the show is, now it just seems to be following whatever it wants
unlabelledView post →Movie TV Tech Geeks #TV #Fallout #TheBoys #Bait 3 Elite Series to Binge on Prime Video This Weekend (Sep 12-13) http://dlvr.it/TVRXKr
unlabelledView post →‘Bait’ Team on the Show’s James Bond Plotline and Depicting Inner Struggle: ‘Being Muslim in the West Feels Like You’re Stuck in a Spy Thriller’ https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/bait-panel-james-bond-plotline-inner-struggle-1236757471/
unlabelledView post →Four Free Emmy Q&As https://www.samdb.co.za/blogs/blog/2026/05/05/four-free-emmy-qas/ #ParadiseSeason2 #AllHerFault #DexterResurrection #Bait #interviews #qanda
unlabelledView post →Riz Ahmed’s ‘Bait’ Plans 21 Category Emmys Campaign, Including Limited Series (EXCLUSIVE) https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2026/tv/awards/riz-ahmed-bait-emmys-21-category-amazon-1236726254/
unlabelledView post →Movie TV Tech Geeks #TVFeatures #Bait #PrimeVideo #Series Prime Video’s 6-Part Psychological Thriller Is the Perfect One-Night Binge http://dlvr.it/TRxXQS
unlabelledView post →Bait is not a James Bond show. It uses 007 as a lure and then pulls you somewhere completely different. Somewhere messier, funnier, and surprisingly emotional. https://www.themoviejunkie.com/post/riz-ahmeds-bait-convinced-me-he-could-be-james-bond #RizAhmed #PrimeVideo #BaitSeries #JamesBond
unlabelledView post →RE: https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/116308171659419884 I enjoyed that. Recommended. It’s easily watchable in one sitting. Six episodes. Some only 25 minutes long. #BAIT #Comedy #Surrealism #Multiculturalism
unlabelledView post →Actually, I think I’ll start watching BAIT. Trailer: https://youtu.be/FpAhwL91HyA Prime video: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bait/dp/B0GKRDSPB4/ #Comedy #Bait
unlabelledView post →Movie TV Tech Geeks #Exclusives #Bait #RizAhmed #PrimeVideo Prime Video’s 6-Part Dark Comedy Thriller Has a Relentless Message About Modern Life http://dlvr.it/TRlPVK
unlabelledView post →Movie TV Tech Geeks #TV #PrimeVideo #Bait #Damages This Ruthless Crime Series Is the Perfect Weekend Binge on Prime Video http://dlvr.it/TRl8t6
unlabelledView post →Movie TV Tech Geeks #TVNews #RizAhmed #Bait #JamesBond Prime Video's James Bond Era Has Already Begun http://dlvr.it/TRkxRs
unlabelledView post →TV Talk: How the TV sausage gets made + #Bait is a British take on #TheComeback + #Hacks gets final season premiere date - via @triblive https://triblive.com/aande/movies-tv/tv-talk-how-the-tv-sausage-gets-made-bait-is-british-comeback/
unlabelledView post →Riz Ahmed’s Meta James Bond Casting Comedy ‘Bait’ Is Too High-Concept for Its Own Good: TV Review https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2026/tv/reviews/bait-review-riz-ahmed-james-bond-1236698438/
unlabelledView post →Movie TV Tech Geeks #TVReviews #Bait #RizAhmed #PrimeVideo ‘Bait’ Review: Prime Video's 6-Part Dark Comedy Quietly Turns Into an Intense Psychological Thriller http://dlvr.it/TRZrhk
unlabelledView post →Movie TV Tech Geeks #Exclusives #Sundance2026 #Bait #RizAhmed Riz Ahmed Wants to Be the Next James Bond in His New Prime Video Series 'Bait' http://dlvr.it/TQgpyW
unlabelledView post →Riz Ahmed Has Never Auditioned for Bond, but His Show ‘Bait’ Is a Chance to Throw Himself in the Mix https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.indiewire.com/news/events/riz-ahmed-amazon-series-bait-james-bond-1235176608/
unlabelledView post →Movie TV Tech Geeks #TVNews #RizAhmed #Bait #PrimeVideo New Prime Video Sci-Fi Series Reveals a Potential James Bond Frontrunner http://dlvr.it/TQZjzr
unlabelledView post →🎙️ @barrettgruber and @garnetking07 on Episode 291 is Available Now! #ICE is using #Children as #bait! 🎧 Listen wherever you get #podcasts or 📺 Watch on YouTube! 🔗 https://linktr.ee/theallaboutnothingpodcast 🔗 https://bit.ly/AANEp291
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