Line #13 YMMV/Insatiable


1	* {{Anvilicious}}: Gripes with how the weight is dealt with in-series aside, the show is often criticized for its social commentary being extremely ham-fisted at best and downright tone-deaf at worst.
2	* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The show gets really weird overall in the later episodes, but the strangest part by far is when [[spoiler: Patty, having been spiked with drugs, hallucinates that a talking donut encourages her to give into her selfish desires, and proceeds to do a complete 180 in her character arc and coldy dump Brick as a result.]]
3	* BileFascination: A lot of people hate watched the series after seeing the raving reviews on it. A few reviews say that the amount of sheer hate-watching was sufficient to increase views and warrant a second season for the show.
4	* ClicheStorm: A lot of reviews pointed out that this is a problem of the show, saying that it relies on doing the predictable and what already has been done before.
5	* CriticalDissonance: Most professional critics gave the show low scores, but home audiences' response was mostly positive. As of mid-August 2018, its scores by critics and audiences on Website/RottenTomatoes are respectively 11% and 84%. However a closer look at these positive accounts by [[https://www.intomore.com/culture/netflixs-critically-reviled-insatiable-flooded-with-rave-reviews-from-fake-rotten-tomatoes-users Into]] finds these reviews [[AstroTurf might not be legitimate]].
6	* DiagnosedByTheAudience: Patty clearly exhibits some severe rage issues and a propensity towards self-centeredness and “magical thinking,” (amongst other issues). Bob Armstrong even flippantly suggests that she has [[https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/borderline-personality-disorder/index.shtml: Borderline Personality Disorder.]]
7	* EnsembleDarkhorse: Nonnie seems to be a fan favorite, with [[OnlySaneMan her frequently pointing out the ridiculousness of the other characters schemes]] and the fact that her coming out story is treated more seriously than any other plot in the show. Many have expressed that they wished the show had been about her instead of Patty.
8	* HilariousInHindsight: In one episode of ''[[Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody The Suite Life On Deck]]'', Debby Ryan’s character Bailey argues in defense of beauty pageants.
9	* OvershadowedByControversy: The series had been branded as "fat-shaming" ever since its announcement, prompting several activist groups to create petitions for its cancellation even before it premiered.
10	* SpecialEffectFailure: Another major criticism of the show is that the fat suit and prosthetics to make Debby Ryan appear overweight are pretty weak.
11	* SpiritualAdaptation: The basic premise is nearly identical to the 1973 made-for-TV-movie ''The Girl Most Likely To...,'' written by Creator/JoanRivers. In that film, Creator/StockardChanning plays a college student mocked for her very unflattering appearance before getting into a car accident that results in her undergoing plastic surgery that turns her beautiful. She then embarks on a killing spree on all of those that mocked her.
12	* TooBleakStoppedCaring: A major point of criticism is that not only are the characters unpleasant and the overall tone rather mean-spirited, but that all conflict in the series happens for its own sake. As a result, any and all attempts at CharacterDevelopment fall apart right away because if the characters actually did grow, they'd stop making themselves miserable.
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Context YMMV / Insatiable