Ascension

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Season 1
  • Network: SyFy
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 15, 2014
Metascore
56

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
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Critic Reviews

  1. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Dec 15, 2014
    70
    The less revealed about the story the better. Let's just say that if you make it to the end of Monday's introductory chapter, you'll very likely feel compelled to see where else this unusual space/soap opera is heading.
  2. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Reviewed by: Gail Pennington
    Dec 17, 2014
    63
    The characters are well-enough developed in the early going.... As the story deepens, though, it also becomes so complicated that it threatens to squeeze out marginal fans of the genre.

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User Score
6.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 128 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 77 out of 128
  2. Mixed: 30 out of 128
  3. Negative: 21 out of 128
  1. okiestarman
    Dec 15, 2014
    0
    it's all about SEX!!!! Piss poor. Its not Science fiction, this is Dallas or some other soap opera. So I guess when we do send people outit's all about SEX!!!! Piss poor. Its not Science fiction, this is Dallas or some other soap opera. So I guess when we do send people out into space I guess all the laws we live by on earth will be thrown out. I could only handle an hour of the show. Acting is not even needed on this show, just show some skin. I have been a science fiction fan for 50 years and this hurts to see this classified as science fiction.… Full Review »
  2. kamiyamaninja1
    Dec 18, 2014
    10
    wow what a show... Awesome, fresh and new.. very interesting and full of surprises.. looking forward to more of these shows.. love all thewow what a show... Awesome, fresh and new.. very interesting and full of surprises.. looking forward to more of these shows.. love all the different actors..… Full Review »
  3. npurgar
    Dec 16, 2014
    2
    For f*ck sake syfy, can you make anything that's not catastrophically bad. Now I'm worried you won't do the same mistake with "The Expanse" orFor f*ck sake syfy, can you make anything that's not catastrophically bad. Now I'm worried you won't do the same mistake with "The Expanse" or "The Magicians"… Full Review »
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