Deception
NBC | Release Date: January 7, 2013
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
15
Negative:
3
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Sioux City JournalBruce MillerMay 29, 2013
Season 1 Review: On first blush, Deception is smart, stylish and involving. In time, it could drift. But, for now, enjoy the kind of storytelling that gives its core cast something interesting--and watchable--to do. Read full review
70
Kansas City StarSara SmithFeb 1, 2013
Season 1 Review: Deception borrows a lot from that show and others, ending up more fun than challenging. Read full review
70
PopMattersLiz MedendorpJan 7, 2013
Season 1 Review: For now, the Bowers and Joanna provide enough mystery to maintain our interest, but we're left wondering whether the show's compelling start is actually taking us somewhere, or if instead this, too, is only a deception. Read full review
70
SalonWilla PaskinJan 7, 2013
Season 1 Review: If you are looking for some upscale junk-food--beautifully packaged, nicely performed, delectably plotted, but shot through with hot air and likely to make you queasy by the time you reach the end of the bag--look no further than NBC's soap-mystery Deception, which starts tonight, and is, at least for now, scrumptious. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalSohrab AhmariJan 4, 2013
Season 1 Review: Deception scores a point or two higher than the estimable "Revenge" in some regards. The atmosphere is darker, the story less outlandish, if only slightly, and Ms. Good's heroine boasts an attractively firm moral center. Read full review
67
NewsdayVerne GayJan 4, 2013
Season 1 Review: Been here/seen this--a lot--but familiarity could work in favor of Deception. Read full review
63
St. Louis Post-DispatchGail PenningtonJan 7, 2013
Season 1 Review: Deception isn't like super-soapy "Scandal" or over-the-top "Revenge" (which has gone seriously downhill this season) in that both the story telling and the acting seem more realistic. Read full review
63
People WeeklyTom GliattoJan 3, 2013
Season 1 Review: It's a promising setup, but Deception doesn't allow us the dirty pleasure of enjoying the awful Bowers. [14 Jan 2013, p.56]
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