Marcella

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Season 1
Season #: 3, 2, 1
Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
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Critic Reviews

  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Molly Eichel
    Jun 29, 2016
    83
    There’s an artfulness to Rosenfeldt’s killers, and that’s what makes his stories compelling, even if they’re ridiculously improbable. Seeing how Rosenfeldt can keep everything moving cohesively is almost as much fun as the story itself.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Dalene Ravenstine
    Jun 27, 2016
    75
    Friel's winning performance keeps each scene feeling fresh. [1 Jul 2016]
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  3. Yahoo TV
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Jul 6, 2016
    60
    Marcella starts off well, but pretty soon its pace is impeded by a number of subplots and the abrupt introductions of characters whose role in the overall plot is either unclear or irrelevant. The series has a familiar enough cop-show structure, so if you like Friel’s performance, you’ll be carried pretty far along into the season.
  5. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Jun 30, 2016
    40
    Marcella is portrayed as both an excellent detective and a basket case in a way that doesn’t add up (despite the past traumas that are introduced as explanations), and her blackouts feel like plot devices, there just to keep things mysterious. After the season finale, you may find yourself just as much in the dark as Marcella.

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User Score
6.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 29
  3. Negative: 5 out of 29
  1. eevilalice
    Jul 13, 2016
    6
    An often confusing detective show with way too many characters, none of whom are terribly sympathetic. However, I stuck through to the end andAn often confusing detective show with way too many characters, none of whom are terribly sympathetic. However, I stuck through to the end and was surprised a few times by the twists. Marcella could be an interesting character, but the fugue-related memory losses feel like an unnecessary gimmick.… Full Review »
  2. Prosmooth
    Jul 12, 2016
    6
    I'm hard pressed to think of a show that starts off so well and then descends into such complete mediocrity that it's almost like watching aI'm hard pressed to think of a show that starts off so well and then descends into such complete mediocrity that it's almost like watching a completely different show by the time it's finished.… Full Review »
  3. grrlclimber
    Jul 6, 2016
    8
    Friel is amazing as the complex Marcella who's journey of loss and redemption plays out in parallel to solving a cold case reopened from herFriel is amazing as the complex Marcella who's journey of loss and redemption plays out in parallel to solving a cold case reopened from her past. It's a twisted and violent wild ride that keeps you guessing to the end.… Full Review »
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