Britannia

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Season 1
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
5.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 46 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 46
  3. Negative: 14 out of 46
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  1. jaasieljunior
    Feb 13, 2018
    5
    Comparar Britânia com Vikings ou Game Of Thrones chega a ser blasfêmia. as atuações são medianas e sinceramente, se um personagem morre, ninguém se importa. A série não cria "afeto" no sentido de aproximarmos dos protagonistas e coadjuvantes. Se tiver uma segunda temporada e continuar na mesma chatice, é capaz de perder mais público que mal possui.
  2. mhg007
    Feb 1, 2018
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First of all, no way this resembles Game of Thrones on any level. The political aspects are the most interesting. The Druid mumbo jumbo and all of the mystical nonsense is the least interesting. It tends to be incoherent at times which downgraded it from 7 to 6. The first episode is very confusing. It's very difficult to distinguish between the various tribes. It does get easier as the show develops. Another plus is that they aren't afraid to kill off major characters. The major story line of "a chosen one" has been done to death and better many times. It's not clear where they go with season 2. It's just not that compelling or fresh.… Expand
  3. shoulderoforion
    Jan 28, 2018
    4
    This show was a mess. Interesting premise, Romans v Celts & Druids is right up my alley, but this is a really nice looking lesser production, with some really awful direction, and a meandering story, that really never gets anywhere in 9 (10) episodes. I can't see this gaining enough traction to warrant a second season. Coulda been so much better done.
  4. MarquisInSpades
    Feb 8, 2018
    4
    You will watch episode after episode waiting for a good battle. Hint, don't bother. This is not Vikings nor GOT.
  5. WorldofLucky
    Mar 31, 2018
    5
    I just finished watching the first season of Britannia and I honestly can’t tell you if I like it or not. I go back and forth and it really isn’t even something I can break up into too many pros and cons. That is because it is all so intermixed that there isn’t a clear winner and loser portion.

    It is about the Roman invasion of Britannia in 43 AD led by Roman Aulus Plautius. David    I just finished watching the first season of Britannia and I honestly can’t tell you if I like it or not. I go back and forth and it really isn’t even something I can break up into too many pros and cons. That is because it is all so intermixed that there isn’t a clear winner and loser portion.

    It is about the Roman invasion of Britannia in 43 AD led by Roman Aulus Plautius. David Morrissey who played the Governor on Walking Dead does well enough, it isn’t him, or it really isn’t any of the actors. They all do well. I suspect instead I have an innate issue with how they changed the history of the event.

    It is to be expected they would change it, this is a supernatural historical fantasy version of the invasion. The druids are portrayed as supernatural (the leader being 2000 years old) and living in what most would consider squalor. It just didn't work for me.

    The second part that really bugged me was the references to Rome. It is historically true that Rome (via Julius Caesar) failed to conquer fully Britannia, they did however install a King who was subservient Rome. It was the first time that Rome had started the system of client Kingdoms when Caesar enthroned Mandubracius as King. Rome then kept diplomatic and trading links with Britannia until they finally came back in 43AD and invaded to take it fully. Whereas the show acts like Caesar left, the Britannia went on about their lives and never heard of Romans again for 90 years.

    I think with my penchant to read a lot of history, precludes me to not liking the show overall. It isn’t that its written badly, just it isn’t true and I can’t really recommend the show to others because of that. I watch too many people believing things are factual because they watched a show that is fiction that I can’t go with this show either.    … Expand

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Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Jul 31, 2020
    80
    Britannia is fast-paced escapism for those who thought Vikings a tad tame. [3 - 16 Aug 2020, p.5]
  2. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Jan 26, 2018
    70
    The first five of the nine episodes provided for review also have echoes of “Spartacus,” and “Rome” slopped with a sauce of graphic novel-style drama. That’s not the worst a person can say about a series.
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  3. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: John Anderson
    Jan 26, 2018
    70
    Violence it has. Also, domestic drama. Dynastic intrigue. A soupçon of the supernatural. Set in A.D. 43, during the second Roman invasion of the British Isles-to-be, the nine-part Britannia also displays what might be an unfortunate side effect of the rise of bingeable drama--the seeming nonchalance with which writers are approaching a storyline.
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