Crisis
NBC | Release Date: March 16, 2014
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 29 Critic Reviews
Positive:
15
Mixed:
12
Negative:
2
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushMar 14, 2014
Season 1 Review: The first chapters are compelling enough, but after Hostages, it's hard not to be skeptical when we've just seen how quickly this sort of heightened situation can lapse into overheated nonsense. Read full review
60
Wall Street JournalNancy DeWolf SmithMar 13, 2014
Season 1 Review: [So far] the show has the elements of a gripping yarn.... But there was a vibe of something tedious when one of the kidnappers announced: "Today the bug is king"--and if Crisis really goes there, some of us will be tempted to run away. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubEmily VanDerWerffMar 14, 2014
Season 1 Review: It’s gloriously stupid, but not always aware that’s what it’s doing, which leaves it in a messy middle ground--too bad to be good, too good to be bad. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyJeff JensenMar 7, 2014
Season 1 Review: There's some interesting cheek to the pilot, particularly the villain, but rote directing and too-serious acting muffle the fun. [14 Mar 2014]
50
The Lincoln Journal StarJeff KorbelikMar 27, 2014
Season 1 Review: A little over the top--well, actually, a lot over the top--the pilot is filled with one eye-rolling surprise after another. Read full review
50
The WrapTim MolloyMar 19, 2014
Season 1 Review: The show does a good job of setting up a lot of conflict in a very short time, but I'd be more invested if I got to know the characters more — and if they had more dimension..... It felt too contrived. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)Margaret LyonsMar 14, 2014
Season 1 Review: Crisis is just the bowl of gravy. It tastes okay on its own, I guess, but you can't really make a meal out of it. Read full review
50
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenMar 14, 2014
Season 1 Review: It's marginally more engrossing/less ridiculous in its pilot than CBS's fall flop, "Hostages." Read full review
50
SlateWilla PaskinMar 14, 2014
Season 1 Review: Crisis needs to lean more Blacklist: If you’re going to be dumb, at least be a good time about it. Read full review
50
The Huffington PostMaureen RyanMar 14, 2014
Season 1 Review: Crisis is efficient without really ever becoming enticing. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandMar 13, 2014
Season 1 Review: Do cliches abound? Do they ever. But Crisis is moderately entertaining thanks to well-paced direction, some competent character development, and the presence of Gillian Anderson in the pivotal role as a take-no-prisoners corporate CEO. Read full review
40
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoMar 7, 2014
Season 1 Review: The dialogue is flat, the plotting is boring, the characters are predictable, and the whole show only serves to remind one what well-paced programs like the net's "The Blacklist" or the premiere of "Believe" do well. Read full review
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