192 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews) · newest Oct 11, 2026 · last updated Oct 13, 2026 · How this works
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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 79%, based on 72 critic reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Richard Gadd delivers a broodingly bleak sophomore effort that dares to plumb the depths of toxic masculinity and repression in a complex and unsettling tale that makes for unsettlingly good TV." On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the series holds a score of 67 out of 100, based on 29 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Reviewing for The Guardian, Lucy Mangan gave the series five stars out of five, writing: "Half Man is a bleak and brilliant thing. It has its weak spots –…
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60 of 192 · most liked firstHalf Man is the weirdest limited series I've seen in years. 6 hours of two men doing utterly unhinged or monstrous things and then having long, intense, theater-y conversations about why they did them and then punching each other in the face. Very committed to its own ideas; I believed none of it.
neutral · AI labelView post →Richard Gadd's new show 'Half Man' will stay with me for a long time. So it was a privilege to discuss where we're at with 'toxic masculinity', vulnerability & understanding the complexities of abuse with @mrmadrigalobe.bsky.social, founder of charity We Are Survivors, of which Gadd is ambassador 👇
neutral · AI labelView post →I just can't seem to let go of this stupid show #HalfMan #art #rubambi
positive · AI labelView post →The show "Half Man" on HBO is so good but it's STRESSING ME OUT
positive · AI labelView post →Wrote about last night's episode of Half Man, which has been described as “real doomed toxic obsessive yaoi" but which I've dubbed "Heated Rivalry for sickos" slate.com/culture/2026...
neutral · AI labelView post →I like Half Man but... I feel like Gadd did the show disservice by casting himself. Stuart Campbell, young Ruben, is my favorite character and older Ruben lacks the ironic charm and wit. It takes me out of it
neutral · AI labelView post →The six-part series 'Half Man' starring Richard Gadd and Jamie Bell is available to watch now on BBC iPlayer 👇
neutral · AI labelView post →What a harrowing, intriguing and well thought-out show about the cyclical nature of abuse. Half Man, you have my heart. #art #fanart #halfmanhbo #niallkennedy #rubenpallister #bodyhorror
positive · AI labelView post →Got to interview Richard Gadd from Baby Reindeer about the ending of his latest show, Half Man. slate.com/culture/2026...
neutral · AI labelView post →#DavidsMonthOfMusic Day 28 A song with more than 4 words in the title by a band with more than 3 words in their name Time flies by (when you’re the driver of a train) - Half Man Half Biscuit Some may recall the kid’s TV show Chigley, on which this song is based. youtu.be/FyHKL7uR6yA?...
neutral · AI labelView post →my mom: have you heard of this show Half Man? me, sweating bullets: UH I'VE HEARD TOTALLY NORMAL THINGS FROM MY NORMAL FRIENDS ABOUT IT
positive · AI labelView post →Richard Gadd is back — and seriously jacked — in our first look at Half Man, the Baby Reindeer creator's new BBC/HBO drama. The show, which spans four decades, stars Gadd and Jamie Bell as Glaswegian 'brothers' with a knotty history. SEE MORE HERE: www.empireonline.com/tv/news/baby...
neutral · AI labelView post →2026 Emmy nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. • Jason Bateman - ‘DTF ST. LOUIS’ • Richard Gadd - ‘HALF MAN’ • David Harbour - ‘DTF ST. LOUIS’ • Richard Jenkins - ‘DTF ST. LOUIS’ • Charles Melton - ‘BEEF’ • Nick Offerman - ‘DEATH BY LIGHTNING’
neutral · AI labelView post →New episode! 🚨 Crazy reaction to our MCU episode, Spoiler-free reviews of new dystopian rom-com One Night Only, Coyote vs. Acme, & Richard Gadd’s incredible limited series Half Man (HBO). Plus Sinister vibes, Retractions, & much more! Listen: linktree.com/WhatsUpWeirdo
neutral · AI labelView post →My interview Richard Gadd and Jamie Bell about their devastating new HBO Max show HALF MAN is in print today on the cover of LA Times’ entertainment section. A billboard for the show happens go be on my block, so seemed appropriate to take a photo there. Read here: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
neutral · AI labelView post →The ensemble of ‘HALF MAN’ will be submitted for Emmy consideration. Jamie Bell & Mitchell Robertson are up for Lead Actor in a Limited Series, while Richard Gadd & Stuart Campbell are entered in Supporting Actor. (via Variety) #HalfMan #JamieBell #RichardGadd
neutral · AI labelView post →Half Man is the most fucked up queer series in a while but the writing and the acting are phenomenal
positive · AI labelView post →In unrelated news, the paywall is down on my HALF MAN review now the series has finished.
neutral · AI labelView post →Half Man on HBO, wow what a show Makes you quite content with your own family situation
positive · AI labelView post →#NowPlaying on Mad Wasp XS Show: 336 For: @booksmusic1973.bsky.social Half Man, Half Biscuit - Record Store Day #MWXS #MadWaspRadio @madwaspradiomwr.bsky.social the very best in advert free music – accept no substitutes!! madwaspradio.com
neutral · AI labelView post →#MusicalAnswer #MusicChallenge Games What’s that, you want me to appease him? How so, Sir? With Tetris? Not possible – didn’t bring the Game Boy Half Man Half Biscuit - Took Problem Chimp to Ideal Home Show www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfT7...
neutral · AI labelView post →Some media I took in recently. Technically finished Half Man over a week ago and just remembered to log it. If you want to watch a show that makes you feel bad highly recommend it. #filmbrofriday #lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday #filmsky
positive · AI labelView post →We started HALF MAN tonight, which basically feels like they made a TV show out of this shirt:
positive · AI labelView post →Half Man | HBO The series finale will be on May 28 #HalfMan
neutral · AI labelView post →Series - Half Man | HBO Weeks ahead trailer Jamie Bell Richard Gadd #HalfMan
neutral · AI labelView post →HBO series Half Man not represented at the Emmys was a crime #HalfMan
positive · AI labelView post →After the shocking series finale of ‘Half Man,’ Jamie Bell chats with Vanity Fair about Richard Gadd, the manosphere, and straight actors playing queer characters
neutral · AI labelView post →You're trapped in the last tv show you watched, where are you? 🖤 Half Man
neutral · AI labelView post →Series Half Man | HBO Signed Harrison Ford poster #HalfMan
neutral · AI labelView post →Series Half Man | HBO The wait for episode 2 #HalfMan
neutral · AI labelView post →John Peel radio show from 08/09/1986 Half Man Half Biscuit seem to be the session band..
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowPlaying on Mad Wasp XS Show: 341 For: @willmill82.co.uk Half Man, Half Biscuit - Joy Division Oven Gloves #MWXS #MadWaspRadio @madwaspradiomwr.bsky.social the very best in advert free music – accept no substitutes!!
neutral · AI labelView post →The newest episode of Half Man was a doozy... Whoa. This show is hard to watch.
negative · AI labelView post →Elite series of 2026 Half Man Widows Bay Young Sherlock A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
neutral · AI labelView post →Series Half Man | HBO Stuart Campbell Mitchell Robertson #HalfMan
neutral · AI labelView post →Tried that new HBO show, Half Man….yea I’m think it’s gonna be a hard pass for me. Show is way too mean spirited for my liking…😬
negative · AI labelView post →#MusicChallenge #Pride&Protest 7. Show Up Half Man Half Biscuit - I’m Getting Buried In The Morning Ding dong sparks are gonna fly Yeah I’m getting buried in the morning So get me to the chair on time youtu.be/AQaWtG5zWFc?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Lovely to catch up with my old mates Half Man Half Biscuit at @NeuaddOgwen last night. Fantastic gig. Sure to give them a shout on Monday's radio show bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...
neutral · AI labelView post →I finished this piece a few months ago just before the Half Man finale. I wasn’t ready for it to end. Such an incredible show. #halfman #richardgadd #jamiebell #portraitart #artist #smallartist
positive · AI labelView post →#NowPlaying on Mad Wasp XS Show: 353 For: @willmill82.co.uk Half Man, Half Biscuit - Irk The Purists #MWXS #MadWaspRadio @madwaspradiomwr.bsky.social the very best in advert free music – accept no substitutes!!
neutral · AI labelView post →We started watching Half Man on Max. We are only two episodes in but HOLY HELL! This show is like passing a car wreck. It's uncomfortable to watch but you can't look away.
neutral · AI labelView post →Half Man showed up 3 days before the official UK launch, time to rewatch the series in the best format possible. #HalfMan #RichardGadd #BBC #HBOMax #4kUHD #PhysicalMedia
positive · AI labelView post →I have multiple tv shows that I really want to watch (Daredevil Born Again, Half Man, Good Omens 3, IWTV S3, Witch Hat Atelier, …) but somehow I have zero spoons to watch things? Dunno why I can sit down and play video games or sometimes even draw, but not to watch a show??
neutral · AI labelView post →half man but make mcr’s three cheers for sweet revenge! 🖤🩸such a heavy show but I can't stop thinking about it #halfman #fanart #niallkennedy #rubenpallister
neutral · AI labelView post →Ok, so can we talk about this show, Half-Man? The show had some great writing, but fuck, it is bleak and depressing.
neutral · AI labelView post →Double Feature Half Man — Series finale Star City — Series premiere
neutral · AI labelView post →These ppl would not survive Half Man (shameless promo sorry 🫣) these pearl clutchers are so annoying go watch a Disney show, they should rewatch their childhood cartoons because it’s clear that’s what they’re missing and wanting back 🫠. But they won’t because they’re the same people who like to
neutral · AI labelView post →Series Half Man | HBO Ruben Pallister Niall “Bambi” Kennedy #HalfMan
neutral · AI labelView post →Series Half Man | HBO Progress — Landed in the top 5 #HalfMan
neutral · AI labelView post →I genuinely had my mouth wide open in fucking shock at the last few minutes of the new episode of Half Man. What a wildly traumatic, stressful, and homoerotic show. Jesus fucking Christ.
neutral · AI labelView post →Series Half Man | HBO Ruben Pallister Niall “Bambi” Kennedy #Halfman
neutral · AI labelView post →Series Half Man | HBO Richard Gadd was honored with the Konbini Commitment Award at Cannes Celebrating with the rest of the cast #HalfMan
neutral · AI labelView post →Series - Half Man | HBO Everyone go watch #HalfMan it’s outstanding
positive · AI labelView post →Series Half Man | HBO Number 7? Easily should land at #1 soon #HalfMan
neutral · AI labelView post →Half Man | HBO ELITE This has to be the best limited series of the year The Scottish brotherhood is savage and next level insane #HalfMan
positive · AI labelView post →Whitney Houston, Sisters of Mercy, Strawberry Switchblade, Suzanne Vega, The Adventures, Propaganda, The Men They Couldn’t Hang, The Armoury Show, Half Man Half Biscuit, Latin Quarter, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Faith Brothers
neutral · AI labelView post →HALF MAN THE SHOW THAT YOU ARE!?
positive · AI labelView post →The Agency Bilal Hasna returns to season 2 of spy series #TheAgency He was great in Slow Horses and Half Man
neutral · AI labelView post →This show Half Man on HBO Max...
neutral · AI labelView post →Half Man | HBO Series Finale Thursday #HalfMan
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