Falling Water

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Season 1
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
50

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 14
  3. Negative: 2 out of 14
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Critic Reviews

  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Neil Genzlinger
    Oct 12, 2016
    60
    After the four episodes made available for advance viewing, things were clarifying somewhat and an addictive quality was emerging, but not everyone may get that far.
  2. Collider
    Reviewed by: Allison Keene
    Oct 11, 2016
    60
    Falling Water feels ambitious and maybe even a little pretentious, but we’ll see if it ends up earning a full season of viewer attention.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hank Stuever
    Sep 15, 2016
    58
    The only thing that’s crystal clear is that this won’t be a short trip, so it’s up to a viewer to decide if the show is languorously absorbing or just painfully slow. Two episodes in, my vote goes to painfully slow, while certain others may be tantalized by Falling Water’s many secrets.
  5. The Salt Lake Tribune
    Reviewed by: Scott D. Pierce
    Oct 13, 2016
    50
    There's something going on here. What it is is completely unclear in the first episode.
  6. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Oct 12, 2016
    50
    The elements for a very good show are all in place but the show keeps getting in its own way.
  7. Los Angeles Daily News
    Reviewed by: Rob Lowman
    Oct 12, 2016
    50
    The mystery along with its intriguing premise might have been enough, but the main problem with the show is the slow pacing. It’s easy to drift.
  8. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Oct 6, 2016
    50
    Dazzlingly shot and intriguingly cast. ... After four episodes, I'm thinking this ponderous, pretentious thriller asks too much of us with too little immediate reward. [10-23 Oct 2016, p.19]
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  9. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: Spencer Kornhaber
    Oct 13, 2016
    40
    Promising a web of Jungian symbolism, Lynchian surrealism, and Abrams-y subterfuge, but nearly no compelling characters, little narrative cohesion, and blah cinematographic vision, it represents the preposterous pinnacle for the if-you-confuse-them-they-will-come trend.
  10. Yahoo TV
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Oct 13, 2016
    40
    The problem with Water is that it keeps promising revelations that are constantly withheld, as though we might not keep watching if the show tipped its hand about what all this dream investigation is really about.
  11. Variety
    Reviewed by: Sonia Saraiya
    Oct 5, 2016
    40
    Perhaps, if one took copious notes, consulted the show website’s “About” page, and discussed each element thoroughly in a subReddit, the convolutions in Falling Water would yield rewards. As it is, it’s hard to imagine finding the time for this dull, plodding thought experiment.

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User Score
5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 21 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 21
  3. Negative: 6 out of 21
  1. GunnerMcDagget
    Apr 9, 2018
    4
    Falling Water starts off feeling like a slower version of Twin Peaks. Over the course of the season it introduces some amazing concepts butFalling Water starts off feeling like a slower version of Twin Peaks. Over the course of the season it introduces some amazing concepts but the pace never moves beyond a slow crawl. For a show with such a deep and complex back story, poor writing results in a shallow experience with no real conclusion.… Full Review »
  2. temptershell
    Sep 13, 2017
    4
    Surrealist series about dreams, murders, mystery and bad script. Nothing is consistent, nice or logical. The first few episodes introduced theSurrealist series about dreams, murders, mystery and bad script. Nothing is consistent, nice or logical. The first few episodes introduced the viewer into a complicated storyline, but the last episode does not explain anything.… Full Review »
  3. ishkibable
    Jan 14, 2017
    10
    For OA watchers who loved uncovering a deep mythology, but after all the build up got blue balls from the ending... this show provides a deepFor OA watchers who loved uncovering a deep mythology, but after all the build up got blue balls from the ending... this show provides a deep mythology, but the build up leads to climax and completion. I'm a bingafile and not a profound critic, but after OA's cringe worthy ending, this show made me feel whole again.… Full Review »
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