Containment

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Season 1
User Score
6.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 66 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 66
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 66
  3. Negative: 19 out of 66
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  1. akila1
    Jun 25, 2016
    2
    Matt from TV Guide summed it up best: Plagued by mediocre writing and stubbornly dull acting, this unpleasant misfire feels like slow death as it spins out subplots from Disaster Movie 101.
    I couldn't have written a better comment. Just terrible.
  2. CSGois
    Apr 25, 2016
    3
    A primeira cena já mostra qual o protagonista da série, o vírus. Nenhum personagem me cativou mas o pior deles foi o major, que ator péssimo que escolheram. Certeza que a série vai virar uma espécie de the walking dead com grupos que vão tentar sobreviver em meio à epidemia. Abandonei.
  3. SAVEWRITERS
    May 19, 2016
    0
    This is the worst piece of crap on TV. Those reviews that scored it high were paid or blind. Story opens with teacher taking bus load of kids to HOSPITAL FOR FUN TRIP TO WATCH RAT EXPERIMENTS...idiocy. Writer blames muslim for plague spreading. City barricades area only to assign a few cops not army? One food drop by international aid group happens after people starve in city full ofThis is the worst piece of crap on TV. Those reviews that scored it high were paid or blind. Story opens with teacher taking bus load of kids to HOSPITAL FOR FUN TRIP TO WATCH RAT EXPERIMENTS...idiocy. Writer blames muslim for plague spreading. City barricades area only to assign a few cops not army? One food drop by international aid group happens after people starve in city full of resources? Then white cops put down their weapons to black robbers who take all food boxes in a little truck? Big scary scene showing unwashed child looking at empty water bottles in city full of working water taps? Single woman faces basement biker gang while two guys sit upstairs, saying whatever? And emergency food boxes contain turkey tetrazinni, really? Cop tells teacher he burnt a little girls body and she like 'what about my day'? Women in charge are protrayed as bossy and stupid. This script is so bad, unbelievable, and incompetent that its almost funny. This is yet again another waste of resources. How many racist sexist 'get rich off trash' executives have to die off in this industry before real writers and producers can show America great TV? And the worst part of this is the high reviews that were given because they show the low level of crap and corruption we expect from the media. Were pathetic just like this sickly sweet luke warm pile of doo doo.… Expand
  4. petergk
    May 30, 2016
    1
    Love this kind genre but this is low budget crap and should never have seen the light of day if you are going to try and compete with the current offerings the producers could have at least upped the budget and made the script a bit more bevelible
  5. Isaac-1
    Jun 13, 2016
    2
    This show is like watching flaming car crash, you tell yourself you should look away, but find yourself watching anyway. None of the characters have any survival instinct, they are in a quarantined virus outbreak and are constantly taking their protective gear off to show how much they care. One example of the actions of those inside the quarantine in tonight's episode a doctor who justThis show is like watching flaming car crash, you tell yourself you should look away, but find yourself watching anyway. None of the characters have any survival instinct, they are in a quarantined virus outbreak and are constantly taking their protective gear off to show how much they care. One example of the actions of those inside the quarantine in tonight's episode a doctor who just realized he was infected, turns to his co-workers and vomits blood all over them. Yeah, way to care Doc!… Expand
  6. daveman2000
    Aug 4, 2016
    1
    I have never written a review of a show but felt that I needed to vent. Given the high quality TV shows that are out there, i am amazed that a show this stupid was able to make it fora full season. I did in fact watch the entire season as I wanted to see how ridiculous the writers could be. I must say that the writers must think that thee intelligence of the viewer is quite low. SoI have never written a review of a show but felt that I needed to vent. Given the high quality TV shows that are out there, i am amazed that a show this stupid was able to make it fora full season. I did in fact watch the entire season as I wanted to see how ridiculous the writers could be. I must say that the writers must think that thee intelligence of the viewer is quite low. So many flaws and unrealistic events... I expect this in 80's action shows but not in this day and age. Only good thing is that the show has not been renewed.

    Dave    … Expand

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Metascore
48

Mixed or average reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 20
  3. Negative: 5 out of 20
  1. Los Angeles Daily News
    Reviewed by: Rob Lowman
    Apr 19, 2016
    70
    Although the dialogue is occasionally a bit cute, the rest of the cast comes across as mostly solid and believable.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    Apr 19, 2016
    40
    Undemanding viewers (not a judgment) may find Containment diverting nonetheless. If nothing here seems the least real, the series' flaws, from its underpowered budget to its overripe dialogue, are those of innumerable, sometimes beloved B-, C- and D-grade pictures before it — not excluding the high-toned epigrams, from Socrates and Matthew and such that introduce each episode with a sheen of classy meaning.
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  3. Uncle Barky
    Reviewed by: Ed Bark
    Apr 19, 2016
    67
    None of this qualifies as breezy spring/summertime entertainment. Still, if apocalyptic drama is your entertainment of choice, then Containment might well keep you contented.
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