Knightfall

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Season 1
Season #: 2, 1
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5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 64 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 64
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 64
  3. Negative: 20 out of 64
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  1. BangkokJoe45
    Dec 25, 2017
    6
    Less than enamoured with the season premiere. Then episodes 2 and 3 confirmed my initial disappointment. Basically the story line hovers on day time soap opera, and not the realistic freedom that the History Channel gives you. I knew by the first two episodes of Vikings and Game Of Throne that they would be "keepers". In KNIGHTFALL , for instance, would any woman of that time period, everLess than enamoured with the season premiere. Then episodes 2 and 3 confirmed my initial disappointment. Basically the story line hovers on day time soap opera, and not the realistic freedom that the History Channel gives you. I knew by the first two episodes of Vikings and Game Of Throne that they would be "keepers". In KNIGHTFALL , for instance, would any woman of that time period, ever deny the King of France ? I think not. Or would the Queen of France at that time period, ever have the freedom of roaming amoung peasants unnoticed ? No again! KNIGHTFALL lacks the realistic aura necessary to capture a trekkie following.… Expand
  2. Poisonedblade
    Mar 22, 2019
    4
    Costumes, setting, and action are all good.
    But, Knightfall forgets that the audience has to like or relate to the characters in order for the drama to work. If characters do bad or stupid things without their motivations being justified or properly explained, then the story doesn't matter. The show also needs more emotion... happiness, sadness, triumph, etc... It feels like you're    Costumes, setting, and action are all good.
    But, Knightfall forgets that the audience has to like or relate to the characters in order for the drama to work. If characters do bad or stupid things without their motivations being justified or properly explained, then the story doesn't matter. The show also needs more emotion... happiness, sadness, triumph, etc... It feels like you're watching characters march from plot point to plot point because the story demands it.    … Expand
  3. jaasieljunior
    Mar 5, 2018
    6
    De fato, Knightfall deixou a desejar. Embora seja uma nota mediana, a série era vista como grande expectativa em termos de batalhas, guerras.. mas a série nos poupa de tudo.é arrastada e completamente difícil de maratonar. o protagonista não me convence e foi completamente mal escalado. Contudo, a história , se bem planejada nas próximas temporadas, possa nos surpreender.
  4. Spartan91
    Apr 4, 2019
    4
    This is sort of an average/below average show. It's okay on acting and has pretty good production values. The action has its moments and historical accuracy is about what you'd expect from a show like this, bad to horrible. The story on the other hand moves between average and just bad. At it's best it's just tired clichés, even if it has it's moments, and plotlines kind of develop the wayThis is sort of an average/below average show. It's okay on acting and has pretty good production values. The action has its moments and historical accuracy is about what you'd expect from a show like this, bad to horrible. The story on the other hand moves between average and just bad. At it's best it's just tired clichés, even if it has it's moments, and plotlines kind of develop the way you expect them too. Season 1 episode 7 one storyline made this go from just unimaginative to completely moronic ex-machinas, this was the worst and dumbest but not exactly the only case in this series.
    If you have nothing else to watch and need something that looks good but is ultimately more than forgetable and sometimes frustratingly moronic, this can be it.    … Expand

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#46 Most Discussed TV Season of 2017
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#54 Most Shared TV Season of 2017

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47

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 12
  3. Negative: 2 out of 12
  1. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Dec 6, 2017
    30
    In piecing together the why and how of the Templars’ decline showrunner Dominic Minghella and his writing team lazily paste together a collage of conceits familiar to any sword and/or sorcery fan--and many of those films did a better job at selling such a story.
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  2. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Emily VanDerWerff
    Dec 6, 2017
    40
    The shots are perfunctory, designed to give us just enough information to keep following the story and nothing more. The performances are fine, but they rarely rise above BBC historical reenactment. The scripts are so wrapped up in explaining how everybody’s connected to everybody else that they become exhausting.
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  3. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Steve Greene
    Dec 6, 2017
    50
    Ambitious in its scale, but hamstrung by its conventions, Knightfall often confuses violence and brutality for visceral authenticity.
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