# The Rehearsal

14 Hacker News commenters recommended The Rehearsal and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Viewers praise its escalating absurdity, brilliant writing, and real-world insight into failures like cockpit communication training.

## Why people recommend it

- Escalating, mind-bending, brilliant writing (3 comments): "The way The Rehearsal continues to escalate and fold in on itself is a masterclass in screenwriting." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49600640)) "season 2 is truly a work of art. As you said, it is just flat out brilliant." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49598124)) "After the complete mind melting of 2 seasons of "the rehearsal"" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49597657))
- Sharp insight into real-world failures (2 comments): "Although the show was mostly pure absurdity, the central claim of crisis in cockpit communications / lack of adequate FAA mandated training around interpersonal dynamics was spot on." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49653324)) "as much as it was comedy this is another example where his findings might have helped" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49656400))
- Called some of the best TV (2 comments): "The Rehearsal was some of the best television ever" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49600588)) "all of which are critically acclaimed" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46164025))

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- [Andor](https://hackerapproved.com/p/andor.md): 52 recommend
- [The Wire](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wire.md): 39 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Rehearsal", https://hackerapproved.com/p/rehearsal/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).