Eye Candy

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Season 1
Metascore
54

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
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Critic Reviews

  1. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Adam Smith
    Jan 7, 2015
    75
    With the suspenseful Eye Candy, we have a pretty good show, especially for teens who get a thrill out of being creeped out.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    Jan 12, 2015
    60
    The prologue is well-handled, suspenseful and alarming, but much of what follows seems at least a little bit silly or confused.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    Jan 12, 2015
    60
    If you’re up for an hour of the ominous, Eye Candy earns its way into the next generation of noir.
  5. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Tim Stack
    Jan 7, 2015
    42
    While Justice is a winning actress, she's miscast here and not helped by a story line that feels like one of those old USA TV movies that would have starred Shannen Doherty and Rob Estes. [16 Jan 2015, p.69]
  6. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Allison Keene
    Jan 9, 2015
    30
    Eye Candy is fractured and campy, with mind-numbing dialogue and a total lack of plausibility.

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User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 73 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 73
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 73
  3. Negative: 10 out of 73
  1. buffnfaith
    Jan 13, 2015
    9
    Easily one of the best pilots of this season. It's a thriller aimed at a younger audience, a mix of creepy, fun, exciting and intriguing allEasily one of the best pilots of this season. It's a thriller aimed at a younger audience, a mix of creepy, fun, exciting and intriguing all at the same. Victoria is amazing, and the rest of cast is promising, Great cinematography and music selection. If you like Pretty Little Liars or Teen Wolf, you'll love this one.… Full Review »
  2. lucastle1
    Jan 20, 2015
    10
    One of the best tvshows EVER, i'm in love with eye candy, cannot wait to see the whole season, victoria justice is doing a very good job, hopeOne of the best tvshows EVER, i'm in love with eye candy, cannot wait to see the whole season, victoria justice is doing a very good job, hope the show get bigger and bigger… Full Review »
  3. OpinionatedGuy
    Jan 13, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Eye Candy is MTV’s attempt to have a much more serious and mature programming. The only “serious and mature” thing about this pilot is the amount of gore that might be a bit too much for MTV’s standards.

    My problem with the pilot of Eye-Candy is that the entire logic in the show is very flawed and that creates plot holes. One of the plot holes is at the start of the pilot. Victoria Justice’s character Lindy and her sister Sara are having fast food though drive-thru take out. In the middle of ordering, Sara went outside the car to go to the toilet. When Lindy was done ordering, she then drives the car to pick up the food only to have cars in a line in front of her, assuming those people are also lining up to pick up their order. By that time, Sara is done with her toilet break. Because the space is too small for her to go back to the car by herself, she decides to wait at the drive through exit for Lindy to pick up the order and then Sara goes back to the car. However, Sara gets kidnapped by a masked man and Lindy tries to get out of the car only to see the the walls between her and the car is too small for the car doors to be opened by her. When she got out and tried to rescue her, it’s already too late as Sara is no longer able to be reached. Sara could have been saved if the drivers of the cars in front of Lindy’s car would try to rescue Sara. But instead, those drivers absolutely did nothing. Nothing at all. The drivers seemed to be a)dicks or b)the writer of the pilot forgot that they existed.

    Another problem that I have with Eye Candy is how this show is very dumbed down for MTV’s demographic. For instance, the romance in this show became old really fast and it’s very cheesy and campy to the point I facepalmed during the sex scene. Any other TV show from The CW has a better romance than this.

    I really like Victoria Justice and I think she can play a very mature role. But the characters in this pilot are so bland and cliched to watch. And the worst part of it is that they’re not even likable.

    As I said, Victoria Justice can play a very mature role. But for the rest of the actors, their acting is not that good. I particularly dislike the acting of the actor who played Ben.

    The good part of this pilot is how it sets up a mind war game between Lindy and the mysterious serial killer. I can see vengeance in Lindy’s eyes and that makes her interesting. But I am not sure if this good part is enough for me to keep watching the show. Maybe not.

    This show would surely delight many MTV viewers. If you love Victoria Justice, you might like this show. But if you’re looking for a serious thriller, Eye Candy is not that show.    … Full Review »
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