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Knowing this, knowing that the briny deep awaits and that nobody’s coming to your rescue—along with the loot, the captain’s made off with the ship’s radio—would anyone blame you for being a little put-upon?
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 June 2025
Wever comes in and out of five episodes of Season 2 as a put-upon wife who rarely gets time with her husband, who is mostly miserable in the outside world, but is probably the most fun-loving and joyous of the MDR Lumon bunch.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 June 2025
Without the textures of soulful tragedy that etched his face in Alice Rohrwacher’s film, here his JB is a soft-spoken, put-upon nice guy.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 23 May 2025
Given a deeper backstory, including deferred college dreams, Nani gets to be her own person, beyond merely the put-upon sister plunged suddenly out of her depth.
—EW.com, 20 May 2025
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 June 2025
Wever comes in and out of five episodes of Season 2 as a put-upon wife who rarely gets time with her husband, who is mostly miserable in the outside world, but is probably the most fun-loving and joyous of the MDR Lumon bunch.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 June 2025
Without the textures of soulful tragedy that etched his face in Alice Rohrwacher’s film, here his JB is a soft-spoken, put-upon nice guy.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 23 May 2025
Given a deeper backstory, including deferred college dreams, Nani gets to be her own person, beyond merely the put-upon sister plunged suddenly out of her depth.
—EW.com, 20 May 2025
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“Put-upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put-upon. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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