Rivals
Rivals Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.5 | |||||
| S2 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 9.2 | |||||||
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"Posh, filthy 1980s soap with real bite"
Set in the glossy, ruthless world of 1980s British television, Rivals follows a cast of ambitious executives, aristocrats and social climbers locked in professional and romantic combat over money, power and a coveted broadcasting franchise. It's a lush, unapologetically trashy period soap, brisk and self-aware, that trades in scheming, seduction and class satire rather than subtlety. The tone stays campy and fun even when the stakes turn serious, carried by charismatic performances and lavish production design. Think prestige gloss wrapped around a bodice-ripper plot, best enjoyed as guilty-pleasure entertainment rather than serious drama.
the deliciously camp performances and shameless period excess make every scheme entertaining.
you want restraint, since the show leans hard into melodrama, nudity and soapy plotting.
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