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Critic Reviews
Nov 12, 2024
Season 1 Review:
Within those first four episodes Dune: Prophecy establishes itself as an exciting, spectacle-heavy series driven by dramatic developments and intriguing secrets but also one with a deep distrust of power, those who wield it, and the belief systems in which religious devotion and political manipulation start to blur.
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The PlaylistNov 18, 2024
Season 1 Review:
No, “Dune: Prophecy” may not quite match the visual spectacle of Villeneuve’s films, but it makes up for it with smart world-building and a sense of magnitude that draws you in. The storytelling, complex characters, and ambitious power plays make this a must-watch and might be more “Game Of Thrones” than the recent ‘GOT’ spin-off.
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Nov 12, 2024
Nov 12, 2024
Season 1 Review:
Only four of Prophecy's episodes were available at time of review, so it remains unclear if the series will be able to stick the landing and deliver a rewarding conclusion to its many mysteries. But, regardless of who makes it out alive, one thing is for certain: Prophecy is a solid foray into the farther reaches of the Dune universe. Long may the Bene Gesserit reign.
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The TelegraphNov 12, 2024
Nov 12, 2024
Nov 12, 2024
Season 1 Review:
It has all the intricate plotting and gossip-worthy soap opera one could want from a tale of the Atreides or Harkonnen clans - or one about the Targaryens and Lannisters. There may not be an original thought in this “Dune” product’s Spice-soaked head, but it is one professionally put-together piece of this sort of entertainment.
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ColliderNov 12, 2024
The GuardianNov 18, 2024
Nov 12, 2024
Season 1 Review:
Dune: Prophecy has lots of elements to introduce, and the series is already a slow, sometimes lugubrious build. But I found myself becoming increasingly invested as it went along. Maybe by the end of the first season, I’ll be hooked. As of now, though, everything could use just a bit more spice.
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Nov 18, 2024
Season 1 Review:
The premiere of Dune: Prophecy lacks the ingenuity and spark of another recent WBD spin-off like The Penguin, feeling both familiar and slight at the same time, despite the clear boatloads of money poured into it. There’s something missing here that it might find shortly, or it could be a long six episodes of political wheel-spinning and terrifying visions. Let’s hope it finds that spice soon.
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Nov 18, 2024
Season 1 Review:
By hewing so closely to its predecessors, Dune: Prophecy undermines its own central tension, implicitly signaling to us that for a very long time, everything in this universe will be pretty much fine. The series’ treading-water quality feels like a portent, one that warns us Hollywood’s prequel formula won’t ever dare to change.
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Nov 18, 2024
Season 1 Review:
Like the movie, whose commercial and critical success suggests people approve, it’s pokey and self-serious and almost entirely devoid of humor. .... As is the case with many films in which classically trained actors are called upon to elevate genre material, “Prophecy” comes across as simultaneously grand and silly.
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Nov 12, 2024
Season 1 Review:
Many of the more character-focused elements of its story are thrilling, and Jessica Barden, Emily Watson, Emma Canning, and Olivia Williams are superb as ancestors of House Harkonnen. But with a lack of cohesive vision, the prequel series fails to live up to the expectation of quality set by the books and films that preceded it.
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Nov 18, 2024
Season 1 Review:
Prophecy was given a paltry six-episode run, which, based on the four made available in advance, is far too little space for the kind of expansive ensemble drama the show seems to be aiming for. .... There are hints of a larger, presumably multi-season story, most of them involving the mysterious visions that increasingly plague characters both major and minor, but they feel more like Lost’s four-toed statues than pieces of a predetermined puzzle, designed to create a sense of mystery without progressing toward any fixed revelation.
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RogerEbert.comNov 12, 2024
Season 1 Review:
The series' creative overhauls have led to a blatant misunderstanding of what makes this world so interesting and what Herbert initially set out to convey when writing the first novel in this series. By the time episode four rolls around, you can't help but ask yourself why you're not just rewatching the films again, which, at their core, understand the franchise they're adapting.
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