Love, Death & Robots

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 15, 2019
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 264 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 238 out of 264
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 264
  3. Negative: 8 out of 264

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  1. tibzoid
    Mar 17, 2019
    6
    Some flashes of originality but there’s a strong whiff of Axe body spray to this show. Made for 13 year olds and their adult equivalents. Heavy with cliches. Excellent production values. I’m sure most fanboys will froth at the mouth for it. Doesn’t even come close to the smarts of Black Mirror.
  2. Ekkoe
    Mar 18, 2019
    4
    Watched the first episode. Very heavy handed, reinforcing the gender stereotype that men are evil rapists, and characters explicitly explaining each other's motivations (show, don't tell, it's not that hard people). Might be forgiven if the CGI were excellent, but while the set pieces look good, the animations are very mediocre and sound design seemed lackluster during the fight scenes.Watched the first episode. Very heavy handed, reinforcing the gender stereotype that men are evil rapists, and characters explicitly explaining each other's motivations (show, don't tell, it's not that hard people). Might be forgiven if the CGI were excellent, but while the set pieces look good, the animations are very mediocre and sound design seemed lackluster during the fight scenes.

    Not all that impressed. Might watch more episodes to verify.    … Expand
  3. kyjo
    Mar 30, 2019
    5
    Impressive CGI and animation for a TV series. Probably worth a watch just because of that. Too bad those visuals were mostly wasted on such terrible stories, characters and amateurish acting. Out of those 18 episodes maybe 3-4 had interesting story, the rest was just bad.

    Sci-fi aspect - If you're making a sci-fi themed series, at least put some actual science in it! Don't just make    Impressive CGI and animation for a TV series. Probably worth a watch just because of that. Too bad those visuals were mostly wasted on such terrible stories, characters and amateurish acting. Out of those 18 episodes maybe 3-4 had interesting story, the rest was just bad.

    Sci-fi aspect - If you're making a sci-fi themed series, at least put some actual science in it! Don't just make science-y things as background for useless drama or social commentary! It might be cool and popular but it won't help make the story better. No one cares about stupid characters just because they're in space. I'm so tired of these superficial hipster sci-fi wannabes.

    Political aspect - Unfortunately this is another piece of modern entertainment which is riddled with stupid political agitation. Specifically there are retarded feminist tropes and archetypes present throughout the whole series, which just makes those already bad stories even worse. Pity, because the visuals were great.    … Expand
  4. Wuehltisch
    Mar 16, 2019
    6
    It's good overall, yet some stories feel off. Some visual styles are just gorgeous, some are not.
  5. qualifiers
    Apr 1, 2019
    6
    6.5 score. When I watched Love, Death, and Robots I wasn't sure I liked it, but a week later I'm still thinking about these stories. A lot of people are comparing this show to Black Mirror, which feels off the mark to me. While Black Mirror episodes focus solely on delivering dark, philosophical messages and twist endings, these stories are much more about creating fun-to-watch,6.5 score. When I watched Love, Death, and Robots I wasn't sure I liked it, but a week later I'm still thinking about these stories. A lot of people are comparing this show to Black Mirror, which feels off the mark to me. While Black Mirror episodes focus solely on delivering dark, philosophical messages and twist endings, these stories are much more about creating fun-to-watch, action-filled science fiction stories which may or may not have a deeper meaning.

    One of my favorites was Suits, an alien invasion story about future-farmers defending their town. The action's fast paced and the characters are immediately likable. I especially loved how each character's expression was animated. The last shot is a bit of a twist and proposes a different interpretation of the events of the story, but it doesn't hit you over the head with a message like Black Mirror might have done – it's a classic alien invasion story first and foremost.

    The worst of the bunch is probably Witness. The predictable ironic ending made me roll my eyes, but my biggest problem with the episode was main character. The whole episode consists of following the female character around a city, and yet we never get a sense of who she is. Instead, the camera constantly lingers on her breasts at the expense of actually showing her facial expression, and she ends up running around naked for the last half of the short. I had sooo many questions about this character (why doesn't she give her name to the police? why is the first person she calls a Russian junkie? why doesn't she let the killer explain himself?) that were never answered, because at the end of the day, she's not a real person, just a male fantasy.    … Expand
  6. JeBjBo
    Jul 10, 2022
    6
    Favorite episode of the season: Zima Blue
    Least favorite episode of the season: Fish Night
  7. m15964
    Apr 19, 2019
    4
    This is an overrated animated made by Netflix. The stories used in this series are out of range and most of them are used before in some animations or movies. I think the new kind of animating in this package is a well done job and good to watch it but you will be disappointed after each episode!
  8. Flexio
    Apr 14, 2019
    5
    Переоцененное CGI с вкраплениями интересных идей, которые тонут в океане посредственности. Сериал очень сильно перегибает палку с излишней толерантностью, кое-где доходит до откровенной, ничем не прикрытой, наглой мизандрии, что, как раз, напрямую противоречит той самой толерантности. Как всегда, двойные стандарты.Переоцененное CGI с вкраплениями интересных идей, которые тонут в океане посредственности. Сериал очень сильно перегибает палку с излишней толерантностью, кое-где доходит до откровенной, ничем не прикрытой, наглой мизандрии, что, как раз, напрямую противоречит той самой толерантности. Как всегда, двойные стандарты.
  9. CarlElmore
    Jan 24, 2023
    6
    80% of these have some stellar animation and half of the stories are incredibly well written and thought provoking but the other stories are meaningless and provide almost no substance at all other than being tech demos. If the animation wasn't so good across the board then this season would get a lower score.

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Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Graeme Virtue
    Dec 3, 2019
    60
    While every short is well-executed, bingeing them in quick succession dulls rather than sharpens their impact.
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  2. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: David Fear
    Mar 19, 2019
    60
    While many of the entries here fall into an inter-zone of “meh, OK then” mediocrity, there are a handful of highlights as well.
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  3. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Nick Schager
    Mar 15, 2019
    80
    Delivering bleakness and black comedy in distilled form via stories that rarely last more than fifteen minutes, it’s like Black Mirror for the ADD-addled video game crowd. ... Love, Death & Robots is at its finest when it’s short, sweet and satirically nasty.
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