Fortitude

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Season 1
Season #: 3, 2, 1
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
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Critic Reviews

  1. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Tirdad Derakhshani
    Jan 29, 2015
    50
    Fortitude has a lot going for it, but it lacks a unifying focus or center of gravity. Scenes seem slapped together without much forethought and with little connective tissue.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Jan 28, 2015
    50
    Fortitude is great to look at and will eventually provide the basic pleasure of a convoluted mystery solved, but it’s a distinctly chilly piece of storytelling.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Jan 27, 2015
    50
    Simply being cryptic, though, doesn’t really advance the story, and at a some point, as hypnotic as all those snowy backdrops are, it’s easy to grow impatient with the assiduous, disjointed nature of the plotting.

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#59 Best TV Season of 2015
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#57 Most Discussed TV Season of 2015
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#66 Most Shared TV Season of 2015

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User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 98 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 69 out of 98
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 98
  3. Negative: 14 out of 98
  1. PoeticDumpling
    Feb 26, 2015
    10
    Each week this show gets weirder and weirder and better and better... this show isn't just another murder mystery... it is different... forEach week this show gets weirder and weirder and better and better... this show isn't just another murder mystery... it is different... for that it wins major points. Just finished episode 6 and I am on pins and needles to see the rest of the season.… Full Review »
  2. GSF1
    Apr 11, 2015
    3
    Fortitude lacks a coherent plot and the storyline that it has is contrived and annoying. The characters are undeveloped and un-engaging. ItFortitude lacks a coherent plot and the storyline that it has is contrived and annoying. The characters are undeveloped and un-engaging. It seems as though the writers tried to superimpose humanity on them by creating an absurd degree of emotional turmoil for every main character that manifested in soap opera revelations and melodramatic confrontations and speeches at many points in each episode. Because the characters uniformly lack pathos, it just felt like an embarrassing display of emotion without context. It also made this cast of fine actors appear to be overacting much of the time. Points for the visual experience only.… Full Review »
  3. KristiMac
    Dec 10, 2015
    0
    This show was highly recommended by a friend whose taste I respect, and hence I tried very, very hard to like it - somehow I watched theThis show was highly recommended by a friend whose taste I respect, and hence I tried very, very hard to like it - somehow I watched the entire season. Despite its intriguing premise and awesome setting, t's probably the poorest-quality BBC series I've ever seen. Acting quality is limited, cliches are abundant, dialogue is what you'd expect from some dumb network primetime show in the US. Stanley Tucci is useless. The sheriff - while very easy on the eyes - has a totally unbelievable school-kid crush that reduces him to middle-school maturity. Just awful all-around - exacerbated by its untapped potential.… Full Review »
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