, ▁wit , ▁and ▁an ▁under current ▁of ▁dis aff ection ." ▁On ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁scored ▁ 7 7 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁based ▁on ▁ 3 2 ▁reviews , ▁indicating ▁generally ▁favor able ▁reviews . ▁ ▁Tim ▁Good man ▁of ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter ▁said ▁each ▁episode ▁" un fold ed ▁like ▁a ▁small ▁movie ", ▁calling ▁it ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁character ▁studies ▁anyone ▁has ▁put ▁on ▁television ▁in ▁some ▁time ▁– ▁an ▁adult ▁drama ▁of ▁intros pection ▁and ▁the ▁incon ven ience ▁of ▁modern ity ▁in ▁a ▁man ' s ▁world ." ▁Robert ▁Bian co ▁of ▁USA ▁Today ▁said ▁the ▁show ▁" h op es ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁g ri ps ▁with ▁both ▁what ▁was ▁lost ▁and ▁what ▁has ▁been ▁gained ▁since ▁generation ▁g aps , ▁sexual ▁revolution s , ▁ra cial ▁div ides ▁and ▁Vietnam ▁bl asted ▁the ▁' 6 0 s ▁apart " ▁and ▁called ▁it ▁a ▁" sm art , ▁complex ▁drama ". ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁called ▁it ▁" both ▁a ▁drama ▁and ▁a ▁comedy ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁better ▁for ▁it , ▁a ▁series ▁that ▁breaks ▁new ▁ground ▁by ▁lux uri ating ▁in ▁the ▁not - so - dist ant ▁past ." ▁ ▁DVD ▁T alk ▁writer ▁Adam ▁T yn er ▁described ▁the ▁season ▁as ▁" virt ually ▁f law less ", ▁pra ising ▁the ▁depth ▁with ▁which ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁characters ▁has ▁been ▁written . ▁Andrew ▁John ston ▁( crit ic ) ▁writing ▁in ▁Time ▁Out