Legends

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Season 1
  • Network: TNT
  • Series Premiere Date: Aug 13, 2014
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 27
  3. Negative: 2 out of 27
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Critic Reviews

  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Aug 12, 2014
    30
    Presumably Legends is meant to seem more serious than those shows ["Rizzoli & Isles" and "Major Crimes"] and skew more male in its viewership, but it succeeds only in being more mechanical, predictable and thin.
  2. Cleveland Plain Dealer
    Reviewed by: Mark Dawidziak
    Aug 7, 2014
    30
    Obvious similarities to the Jason Bourne films and other espionage stories are only part of the derivative drama's problems. The lurching plot turns are preposterous. The supporting characters are thinly drawn. The structure is terribly disjointed. And the dialogue ranges from ham-fisted to stilted.

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#71 Most Discussed TV Season of 2014

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User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 83 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 58 out of 83
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 83
  3. Negative: 8 out of 83
  1. Ravens1294
    Oct 9, 2014
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. Sean Bean killed it in Legends. He's the best part of the show and he was the perfect man for the role. Martin Odum is a DCO agent that is questioned about who he really is and that leads to him finding out he is not the man he believes himself to be. The mystery is very interesting and it's nice to see how larger the mystery becomes. The show really didn't get good until the 5th episode. The show started to use the Verax story line and Odums involvement with them and it was really good. The show was better with the Verax story line and it was weaker with a case episode. They're not as interesting. The final 4 episodes were really good and the episodes 7 and 8 led to the 2 hour season finale. Well, the writing was good and bad at times, acting was solid, nothing new, but Sean Bean was amazing and very convincing though. The 2 hour season finale was a really good surprise and the last act was amazing. I do think the series will be cancelled because of the poor ratings. I do hope there is a second season though. They could do one more season because Bean was setup, DCO has been closed down, and Verax has gotten away with it. I would like to see the remaining story lines taken care of. It was a pretty good show in the end.… Full Review »
  2. RichardGonci
    Aug 24, 2014
    5
    This show shamelessly uses every device ever conceived by actual writers, throws them into a writing Cuisinart, and churns out a hilariousThis show shamelessly uses every device ever conceived by actual writers, throws them into a writing Cuisinart, and churns out a hilarious melange every week. I finally realized they use the top-secret "JB" principle: use primarily character quirks from lead characters from other shows and movies whose names conform to that principle: Hence: the utterly erratic behavior of Jack Bauer; the past identity confusion of Jason Bourne; and continental accent of James Bond. Throw in supporting characters whose loyalty may be suspect, estranged exes, adorable children who serve no useful function whatsoever, and you get a Mulligan Stew that would confound even Mulligan himself. BTW, it's virtually impossible to deliver a "spoiler" review on this show, as it is so disjointed and schizophrenic in its plot structure, that even the most dedicated viewer can barely keep up. It's like having Thanksgiving dinner with your extremely bi-polar great uncle... many stories, not all connected very well. That said, I watch it regularly for the raucous ride.… Full Review »
  3. BogKid
    Aug 14, 2014
    7
    Are the negative critics really trying to kill Ned St---, er Sean Bean?

    I'm not going into an intelligent analysis of this new show. Some    Are the negative critics really trying to kill Ned St---, er Sean Bean?

    I'm not going into an intelligent analysis of this new show. Some doubt that I could. Yes, I spotted some of the dramatic flaws, some of the unbelievable plot turns designed simply to drive forward the action. Hey, "Legends" ain't "True Detective", but it ain't just junk either. It's pretty good escapist fakery -- and it stars Sean Bean. Darn it, I just like it.    … Full Review »
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