Gunpowder

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Season 1
User Score
6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 36 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 36
  3. Negative: 7 out of 36
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  1. Oddmoore
    Jan 9, 2018
    2
    This series was a disappointment. This is unfortunate because the plot is an interesting one and the cast consist of some excellent actors.
    The problems are the lack of a backstory and the nonexistent character development. After all was said and done, I simply didn't care about anyone or their "my religion is better than your religion" battles.
    It was three episodes of drawn out    This series was a disappointment. This is unfortunate because the plot is an interesting one and the cast consist of some excellent actors.
    The problems are the lack of a backstory and the nonexistent character development. After all was said and done, I simply didn't care about anyone or their "my religion is better than your religion" battles.
    It was three episodes of drawn out speeches of no import or impact, a foiled plot and one exquisitely lame battle scene.
    In the end I felt like I had finished a poor meal. well, I paid for it, may as well finish it.    … Expand

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Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. Yahoo TV
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Dec 19, 2017
    70
    The bulk of Gunpowder is a reasonably exciting costume drama combining history and suspense, with fine performances by Sherlock’s Mark Gatiss as the King’s vindictive secretary of state and Peter Mullan (Top of the Lake, Ozark) as Henry Garnet, a Jesuit priest sympathetic to Catesby’s efforts.
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  2. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Jen Chaney
    Dec 18, 2017
    40
    [Gunpowder] takes its precious time with weighty moments yet still skims the surface of things in a way that never fully engages nor illuminates its key characters.
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  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Dec 18, 2017
    50
    The series is handsomely dressed, and Mr. Blakeson has the blunt ability to ratchet up tension that he showed in the 2009 film “The Disappearance of Alice Creed.” But Mr. Bennett’s script, while it delineates the issues, doesn’t make us care about the people involved.
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