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Critic Reviews
Nov 7, 2017
Season 1 Review:
Bleak and nasty, Damnation brings a "Mr. Robot" vibe to the Depression era, wrapping class warfare and hostility toward wanton capitalism in a drab, dusty package. The result is a bracing look backward informed by present-day parallels, in another show that feels like an outlier for USA -- one that should have critical admirers but might struggle to satisfy TV's capitalist demands.
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TV Guide MagazineOct 26, 2017
Season 1 Review:
It can all be a bit heavy-handed, but damned if I'm not intrigued. [30 Oct 2017 - 12 Nov 2017, p.13]
Nov 7, 2017
Season 1 Review:
His [creator/writer/executive producer Tony Tost's] critique of capitalism is overt and bracing for scripted TV, and perhaps, like many science-fiction shows, from “Star Trek” to “Black Mirror,” its faraway setting will make its message more palatable. But the weight is undercut by moments that border on black comedy.
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IndieWireNov 7, 2017
Season 1 Review:
Damnation spends so much of its early going caught in a spiral of misdirection that once the emphasis on bloodshed, doom, and duplicity wanes, a series with sharper insights might emerge. But in its current form, it’s a punishing watch, one with not much more to offer than an animalistic view of human nature.
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Nov 7, 2017
Season 1 Review:
Damnation is indisputably a good-looking show, and I think it has some things on its mind, though I wish the script had allowed the show to go more aggressively into the Man vs. Bank gear executive producer David Mackenzie brought to Hell or High Water. It's hampered by being a series that keeps its attentions most frequently honed on the aspect that engages me the least.
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Nov 3, 2017
Season 1 Review:
Though it works hard to check the boxes of an "important show," the series leaves two fields unticked: interesting and new. [10 Nov 2017, p.45]
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