Marvel's Inhumans

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 29, 2017
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4.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 188 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 61 out of 188
  2. Mixed: 31 out of 188
  3. Negative: 96 out of 188
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  1. TheSwissMocha
    Oct 1, 2017
    0
    Watched the fullepisode and tried telling myself out out deserves a chance but id be lying to you all if i said this was watchable. There are plenty of other good shows
  2. JorgeLestre
    Nov 23, 2017
    2
    It lacks commitment, entertainment and seems to have been written in a caffé with nothing better to do. The characters are childish and uninteresting.
  3. eagleeyeviking
    Oct 2, 2017
    4
    The premise and themes introduced in "Marvel's Inhumans" are actually quite interesting and compelling. However, soapy melodrama, a bland overall feel, uninspired action, confusing character powers, unnecessary flashbacks to scenes that happened less than 5 minutes ago, and cheap special effects render this production dead on arrival.
  4. Mgrasso99
    Oct 3, 2017
    6
    I liked it but I am not sure it is going to make it. I think bolt needs to talk I find it really hard to get into this with him not speaking. The action was good, the actors are all great but it needs something. I will watch a few more episodes to see if it gets better but....if not.i have to say good bye.
  5. norse
    Oct 30, 2017
    0
    Wooden acting, a trite and way too obvious plot, boring action scenes and stupid characters doing stupid things. If you expected anything from Marvel's Inhumans other than a sad waste of production cost, you'll be disappointed.
  6. AyHy
    Oct 24, 2017
    2
    Yecch.

    I think maybe the first rule of screenwriting is "give the audience a reason to care." Somehow, Marvel's Inhumans completely fails at that. You've got basically five Good Guys: a spoiled and entitled queen, a spoiled and entitled princess, a mute king, a big tough military guy with hooves, and a weird arrogant face-tattoo guy. None of them have any kindness or humor or sense    Yecch.

    I think maybe the first rule of screenwriting is "give the audience a reason to care." Somehow, Marvel's Inhumans completely fails at that.

    You've got basically five Good Guys: a spoiled and entitled queen, a spoiled and entitled princess, a mute king, a big tough military guy with hooves, and a weird arrogant face-tattoo guy. None of them have any kindness or humor or sense of duty to anyone but themselves. It is unclear why they are Good Guys.

    Then you've got one Bad Guy: Ramsay Snow, who wants to overthrow these "let them eat cake" nitwits and end the caste system on the moon. Actually, he sounds like a Good Guy, but they're sure to play very very sinister music whenever he's on screen so we know we're supposed to root against him.

    The Good Guys get sent to Earth kind of like that He-Man movie from the '80s, and we watch them be total jerks to ordinary people. Then the Bad Guys chase them to Earth and we watch them have a bunch of inconclusive fights and say a bunch of "tough girl" one-liners.

    This show sucks.    … Expand
  7. Marvel_Reviews
    Nov 17, 2017
    0
    I'D RATHER STICK MY FACE IN A REFUSE BAG FILLED WITH WET GRASS THAN WATCH THIS!
    The thing is that as a child I loved Black Bolt. The Inhumans were always close to my heart but unfortunately, the current ABC show does not capture the elements that make these heroes special. The program fails in numerous categories of filmmaking like the bad costume and set design, the terrible script, poor    I'D RATHER STICK MY FACE IN A REFUSE BAG FILLED WITH WET GRASS THAN WATCH THIS!
    The thing is that as a child I loved Black Bolt. The Inhumans were always close to my heart but unfortunately, the current ABC show does not capture the elements that make these heroes special. The program fails in numerous categories of filmmaking like the bad costume and set design, the terrible script, poor editing and bad acting. There is nothing on earth that can dignify watching this series.    … Expand
  8. DonMega
    Dec 29, 2017
    0
    Had a lot of trouble watching past the first episode. Very boring show, terrible script, acting and overall just boring characters
  9. brockcheese
    Sep 30, 2017
    3
    I had the misfortune of seeing this in Imax and wow is it bad. I was laughing throughout the whole show because of how unintentionally hilarious some of the decisions were.
  10. mrmonster
    Sep 30, 2017
    1
    Marvel's Inhumans is absolute trash. i am shocked that something so bad came out of Marvel Studios. First and foremost, this looks like the cheapest thing Marvel has ever made. it looks fan made. And don't even get me started on this shows actors; they're all terrible.
  11. Fiestykitten
    Oct 1, 2017
    0
    Oh the ham! The cheese! The terrible generic late 90's villains, predictable plot and cheap effects. This is just shockingly bad and doesn't deserve to exist in 2017 or even 1997. There is no subtlety here with the writing... no coolness or special something to make it shine atop the garbage pile. Instead of taking a more creative, more thoughtful path (one that earns our respect, loyaltyOh the ham! The cheese! The terrible generic late 90's villains, predictable plot and cheap effects. This is just shockingly bad and doesn't deserve to exist in 2017 or even 1997. There is no subtlety here with the writing... no coolness or special something to make it shine atop the garbage pile. Instead of taking a more creative, more thoughtful path (one that earns our respect, loyalty and love), someone has cranked the handle on this one and run off with their money. I found this insulting to watch and utterly vapid.… Expand
  12. HJRodrigo
    Oct 1, 2017
    5
    I have only seen the two-hour TV pilot, so my review is not of the entire series. I think the special effects and costumes are somewhat passable, but unfortunately, there was no compensating for the poor quality of writing in the TV pilot. The choreography of the fights was surprisingly very amateurish. I have my doubts as to whether the series will be salvageable.
  13. Wulfrune
    Oct 4, 2017
    0
    I can only do a partial review because my albeit limited intelligence could only stomach 20 minutes of it and those 20 minutes were of head-shaking disbelief. A woman whos hair passes her things, a giant teleporting dog all leads to a mesh of a ridiculous storyline with equally bad acting. Go on, challenge yourself, see if you can stomach more than 20 minutes of this rubbish before youI can only do a partial review because my albeit limited intelligence could only stomach 20 minutes of it and those 20 minutes were of head-shaking disbelief. A woman whos hair passes her things, a giant teleporting dog all leads to a mesh of a ridiculous storyline with equally bad acting. Go on, challenge yourself, see if you can stomach more than 20 minutes of this rubbish before you lose the will to live.
    Cancelled before the end of the first season, mark my words.    … Expand
  14. CineAutoctono
    Oct 3, 2017
    3
    "Inhumans" is already again, the first series I saw, and the first time I experimented a series, obviously was not as I expected, because the plot was regular, but in terms of performances, special effects and history were disappointing , in fact the first two chapters were a waste of ice water for fans of the Marvel series, and for fans of the series in general.
  15. Dubeau
    Sep 29, 2017
    4
    Based on the 2 hour premiere: You have a big problem when some of the secondary characters are more interesting then the main ones...I like the dog and Crystal, Karnak, Gorgon, Aura...The outfits and costumes goes from horrible to good. The moon city feels like cement walls everywhere and somewhat cold. The actions scenes are done well in general. The main villain is just miscast: he looksBased on the 2 hour premiere: You have a big problem when some of the secondary characters are more interesting then the main ones...I like the dog and Crystal, Karnak, Gorgon, Aura...The outfits and costumes goes from horrible to good. The moon city feels like cement walls everywhere and somewhat cold. The actions scenes are done well in general. The main villain is just miscast: he looks weak, with very little emotions, almost no charisma. Even when he got speeches to make, he sounds flat and unconvincing. And the lines they told are just very generic at times. The story is there but is widely presented. Sometimes the sequences are too short, sometimes too long...which breaks the rhythm all the time. The special effect are fun for Karnak and the dog, but just wrong for Medusa. Her character in general is truncated with poor choice of wardrobe and hair piece that look horrible. I feel for the actors, they have to live with those bad choices that surrounded them. I saw the pilot and I am in no curiosity of seeing more. I give it a 40%… Expand
  16. Hype2x
    Nov 4, 2017
    0
    Ever since Iron Fist came out, there was a big red flag that chances of Inhumans project turn Garbage. And the reason is known: Scott Buck
    Before the negative response to Iron Fist came out, Scott Buck was linked to Inhumans. The First image comes out and yeah...Many speculated that Inhumans is going to fail like Iron Fist...Not only it Failed WORSE, it has thrown a Middle Finger to late    Ever since Iron Fist came out, there was a big red flag that chances of Inhumans project turn Garbage. And the reason is known: Scott Buck
    Before the negative response to Iron Fist came out, Scott Buck was linked to Inhumans. The First image comes out and yeah...Many speculated that Inhumans is going to fail like Iron Fist...Not only it Failed WORSE, it has thrown a Middle Finger to late legend Jack Kirby whose property is Inhumans.

    This show is why Nobody takes the genre seriously. Dull, Uninteresting, Unispiring, Ugly Trash, Inhumans set such a low set for MCU that not even Batman & Robin or TASM2 or Suicide Squad or Fan4stic or X-men: Origins have reached. Yes even them which were piss poor.

    Characters are all unlikable, The villain becomes the Hero, The main female's iconic hair gets cut during the 1st Episode, CGI is garbage, Action-scenes seem to be made by 3 year old kid. Even the cute Lokjaw doesn't save this from being the Ugly Garbage Pile of S*it.
    -99999 / 10    … Expand
  17. TheRightWay
    Oct 19, 2017
    1
    This is a horrible show. The quality is like a **** high school drama show. The acting is like plastic and the dialogue even worst... WTF happened marvel? NOT WORTH YOUR TIME.
  18. virtualpion
    Oct 30, 2017
    2
    Would love to be able to rate things on Metacritic without having to fill in > 150 characters as some kind of penance for doing so. Sigh! Need ten mor
  19. AthanasiosT
    Oct 5, 2017
    1
    Either I'm getting too old, or this show is aiming at an audience of 10-12. If it's the latter, add 7 to my score. After the Defenders, Daredevil, Iron Fist, etc. how could Marvel produce such a bad written, childish show? I really don't get it. I could see max. 10 minutes from the 1st episode and then switched my tv off.
  20. MichaelOzerov
    Oct 15, 2017
    9
    My personal opinion that this show is great. I really like this actors in this roles, they are amazing. Also i heard a great music during all episodes, nice jokes, nice story, nice special effects (of course Medusa's hair and Lockjaw too), maybe I'm blind, but for me everything is great. Yes, there are some minuses, but they are insignificant. I'm a big Marvel fan and I saw all of theirMy personal opinion that this show is great. I really like this actors in this roles, they are amazing. Also i heard a great music during all episodes, nice jokes, nice story, nice special effects (of course Medusa's hair and Lockjaw too), maybe I'm blind, but for me everything is great. Yes, there are some minuses, but they are insignificant. I'm a big Marvel fan and I saw all of their projects. I can say that this is not the worst project that Marvel did. I'm glad that I do not believe commercial critics and saw the Inhumans TV series. I want to advise you to watch this series.… Expand
  21. darzia2001
    Oct 6, 2017
    9
    I watched despite the horrible reviews and Im glad I did. I feel like the negative reviews are purposely set to get the show cancelled. Most of the reviews seem copy and pasted.
  22. Duvall
    Oct 16, 2017
    1
    I've watched all 4 episodes to date, and this show is just embarrassingly bad in nearly every way, even by Marvel TV standards. This is like taking a 20 or 30 year backward step in tv time. The special effects are almost non existant, and when they use one its like something you would have seen in the 80s. The story SUCKS, the dialog is terrible and even the cinematography is horrible. II've watched all 4 episodes to date, and this show is just embarrassingly bad in nearly every way, even by Marvel TV standards. This is like taking a 20 or 30 year backward step in tv time. The special effects are almost non existant, and when they use one its like something you would have seen in the 80s. The story SUCKS, the dialog is terrible and even the cinematography is horrible. I wont mention the acting, because I havent seen any.
    Someone scammed Marvel to shoot a show in Hawaii, and thats all there is to say about it. I really cant believe it isnt cancelled yet.    … Expand
  23. piciaxel
    Nov 5, 2017
    9
    I believe that certain people which are focused on the visual effects are doing this series a injustice
    The story and the overarching plot is both interesting and poses some really interesting philosophical questions about our socio-politic reality
    if u are a cinematographic puritan this is not your series, otherwise i strongly recommend it
  24. Ededed
    Oct 11, 2017
    0
    Medusa and the hair, the giant dog that saves the day and a normal who starts a coup d’etat. Kept looking for something decent in this show and was at every turn sorely disappointed. The Marvel brand is long past overextended and the blame falls on inept tv executives who buy up these minor comics hoping they will get the next Avengers or Fantastic Four. Pull the plug quickly and let thisMedusa and the hair, the giant dog that saves the day and a normal who starts a coup d’etat. Kept looking for something decent in this show and was at every turn sorely disappointed. The Marvel brand is long past overextended and the blame falls on inept tv executives who buy up these minor comics hoping they will get the next Avengers or Fantastic Four. Pull the plug quickly and let this horrible experiment go away.… Expand
  25. Willybats
    Oct 1, 2017
    8
    this show may be not be that good according to a lot of people.
    they say its not up to tv standards...but guys...thats cool!
    medusaas hair is a mess But they did something about it crystal is unerused in the 1st two episodes but we see that shell have a great role so just let the series follow its path because i have one thing to say left and its that MAXIMUS IS AMAZING he just is    this show may be not be that good according to a lot of people.
    they say its not up to tv standards...but guys...thats cool!
    medusaas hair is a mess But they did something about it
    crystal is unerused in the 1st two episodes but we see that shell have a great role
    so just let the series follow its path because i have one thing to say left and its that MAXIMUS IS AMAZING he just is AMAZING and ill watch the series to see what they are doing to his character but yeah besides black bolt, maximus and crystal(i hope) the cast isn;t really great :/
    and i give it 8 to give it a chance    … Expand
  26. UnicornSlayer
    Oct 19, 2017
    10
    I hate all these bad reviews so much!! I really like the show and i hate that it's getting all these negative reviews! I was a little sceptic in the beginning, but i really like it now! I am so glad i kept watching! I am giving this a 10 because i like where they're going with this. They could maybe invent something so Black Bolt can speak, cause now i am super curious! I wouldn't say thatI hate all these bad reviews so much!! I really like the show and i hate that it's getting all these negative reviews! I was a little sceptic in the beginning, but i really like it now! I am so glad i kept watching! I am giving this a 10 because i like where they're going with this. They could maybe invent something so Black Bolt can speak, cause now i am super curious! I wouldn't say that the effects are as bad as everyone says they are! Come on guys give the show a shot!… Expand
  27. pqr1951
    Sep 30, 2017
    8
    All you haters miss the point of the whole thing. I remember reading the Fantastic Four comic that introduced the Inhumans back in the mid-1960s. This television show seems pretty faithful to the comics. That means goofy costumes, sometimes ridiculous, exaggerated behavior, and sometimes nutty story lines. All the negative reviews demonstrate that some of us have forgotten that it's calledAll you haters miss the point of the whole thing. I remember reading the Fantastic Four comic that introduced the Inhumans back in the mid-1960s. This television show seems pretty faithful to the comics. That means goofy costumes, sometimes ridiculous, exaggerated behavior, and sometimes nutty story lines. All the negative reviews demonstrate that some of us have forgotten that it's called entertainment, even escapism. You all seem to expect some sort of cinematic apotheosis, some sort of revelation. Get over the self-importance. You haters all say it's bad, the worst thing on television, but I'll bet you all watch the next episode, and all the episodes of Star Trek Discovery, and Marvel's Agents of Shield and any other sci-fi-fi show you can find.… Expand
  28. laeknir45
    Sep 30, 2017
    4
    I don't know... I can't say that it was as terrible as others have here. It certainly wasn't as terrible as the new Star Trek. But... Inhumans was extremely slow, rather dull, and didn't have much of a focus on actual story. Some of that comes from having superpowered people with really "meh" powers, and frankly I don't like or follow Inhumans in the comics either because the charactersI don't know... I can't say that it was as terrible as others have here. It certainly wasn't as terrible as the new Star Trek. But... Inhumans was extremely slow, rather dull, and didn't have much of a focus on actual story. Some of that comes from having superpowered people with really "meh" powers, and frankly I don't like or follow Inhumans in the comics either because the characters just don't seem interesting. The story itself has been done to death: "we should take over the world because we can, might makes right," but with rather lame superpowers, could they really? The main antagonist takes out the ruling family, or at least chases them off in a partially effective coup, and he seems to have no powers at all. Too much of a focus here was spent on showcasing the various powers, but when the powers aren't that interesting (prehensile hair, or stompy hooves, really?)... it goes nowhere fast. And the silent king, it seems he can't decide much of anything and just gets himself captured. It's possible he did so because he didn't want to kill anyone, but this is precisely where a comic book could provide such exposition and explanation and a TV show can't (at least not well). As for the absolutely gigantic dog which teleports... is it an Inhuman? Or did the Kree modify the genetics of animals as well? If not, why would a derpy dog have terrigen-activated powers? I get that in this new form of storytelling where you get binge-able long story arcs, not everything will or can be explained in one episode. But this was so dull and ploddingly slow that I kept wondering why they'd even bother making this show. On the positive side, there were a few moments of humor and I did like the "Crystal" character (the only one who didn't have a stupid power). But why did this rather diverse group of Inhumans consider themselves family, and why have an entire lower caste of Inhumans all with "meh" genetic powers? Wasn't the whole thing about Inhumans that they would develop powers that were needful and helpful, if not to the person directly then to the Inhumans as a group? Many things just seemed off in this story. A "lower caste" of enhanced humans was done better with the Morlocks, mutants who are forced to live underground. With Inhumans, you'd think at least some would develop powers to help them expand their city, or enhance quality of life, if indeed their powers are meant to develop as "what's needful" rather than just random genetic weirdness like the Morlocks of mutantkind.… Expand
  29. fireblaster315
    Nov 21, 2017
    10
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  30. atassi
    Oct 24, 2017
    7
    A lot of people d'ont like science fiction. so they can't like the marvel universe in general specialy on TV. Marvel funs should like to watch marvel inhumans season 1 on TV even it could be much better.
    For me, the inhumans is an important part of the marvel universe and should be more important then the x-men or the avengers. After all, they were created by Stan lee and Jacj Kirby very    A lot of people d'ont like science fiction. so they can't like the marvel universe in general specialy on TV. Marvel funs should like to watch marvel inhumans season 1 on TV even it could be much better.
    For me, the inhumans is an important part of the marvel universe and should be more important then the x-men or the avengers. After all, they were created by Stan lee and Jacj Kirby very early in 1965.
    The marvel inhumans serie should focus on the story and scenario and forgot about the special effects.
    Black bolt should be able to speak from time to time. Even in his solo serie he can speak with the good technology (power inhibitor). Black bolt is very skilled in martial arts like Dardevil and Karnak. He doesn't need to use his super powers on TV. As king of the inhumans, he should have all the powers imaginable. Medusa d'ont need to have hair. The inhumans serie was nice to start with but need big improvement over time. The serie is original.    … Expand
  31. naniin
    Nov 16, 2017
    3
    "Нелюди" или "Сверхлюди" (слава нашему переводу) Довольно таки скучный, неинтересный и дешевый сериал от Marvel. Те-же "Агенты ЩИТ" намного лучше этого безобразия, давайте поподробнее.

    Изначально должен был выйди фильм в 2019 году, но почему-то решили сделать сериал (точно не помню почему) сериал доверили Скотту Баку который был шоураннером "Железного кулака" от Netflix. Я лично считаю    "Нелюди" или "Сверхлюди" (слава нашему переводу) Довольно таки скучный, неинтересный и дешевый сериал от Marvel. Те-же "Агенты ЩИТ" намного лучше этого безобразия, давайте поподробнее.

    Изначально должен был выйди фильм в 2019 году, но почему-то решили сделать сериал (точно не помню почему) сериал доверили Скотту Баку который был шоураннером "Железного кулака" от Netflix. Я лично считаю Кулака худшим сериалом Netflix и Marvel. Потом пошла информация что сериал будет снят на IMAX камеры, и у меня вопрос? Что там было снято на IMAX камеры? Я именно сейчас про первые две серии сериала. Из графики только отдельный респект за Локджо.

    Персонажи и их поступки. Дааа, вот это классно. Горгон которому было приказано не говорить об Аттилане людям. Что же он делает? Он когда отправляется искать типо погибшего Тритона, лезет в воду сука с копытами! Его находят серфлангисты и он ВСЕ ИМ РАССКАЗЫВАЕТ! Что он блять на Луне живёт и у них там есть большая собака. Ну да ладно, это ещё не все, поговорим про Медузу. Королева Аттилана у которой сверхспособность это её волосы. Во второй серии (или в первой) ей их обстригают, теперь это очень "важный" персонаж сериала, она переводчик для Черного Грома. Во второй серии её пытается убить Оран, но Медуза прокалывает ей бок, хотя она знает что у Оран блять есть регенерация. Почему Медузе так было сложно воткнуть этот нож ей в голову? Можно подумать это все? Нет, ещё нет. У нас ещё один персонаж. Карнак. Он весь такой стратег и гений. В первой серии на него нападают три нелюдя, он же умеет предугадывать любые действия. Но, во второй серии, ОН НЕ СМОГ ПРЕДУГАДАТЬ ЧТО ОБЛОМАЕТСЯ КАМЕНЬ И ОН УПАДЁТ ВНИЗ И РАЗОБЬЁТ СЕБЕ БОШКУ. Мда... про остальных персонажей мне попросту лень говорит, скажу вкрацее. Кристал красивая, но её любовная линия с пацаном вообще не нужна. Черный Гром, Король Аттилана, для которого блять даже субтитры не сделали, хотя зачем? У нас же есть Медуза. И у которого способность это его крик, кричит он только в последней серии.. Ну и Максимус, человек который хочет сдать нелюдем, но у него конечно ничего не выходит и Черный Гром его оставляет на разрушенном Аттилане. Довольно таки интересный злодей, прям вообще.

    Серии сериала. Они как я и говорил скучные и неинтересные, так ещё и персонажи почти ничего не делали пока находились на земле. Тупо ходили и искали друг друга, как интересно блять, я уже на начале почти каждой серии хочу спать.

    Ну и сюжет. Который подан очень плохо, как и сам злодей данного сериала.

    В итоге, в сериале плохо почти все. Кроме Актёров, Локджо и первой интересной серии.

    3,625/10. Если ABC захочет продлить данный шедевр на 2 сезон, я тупой буду орать.    … Expand
  32. Mudget
    Mar 7, 2018
    4
    Stuck through it all, as a diehard Marvel fan going way back, and at present, it's not good. In fact, it reminds me of how I felt after watching the first season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The overall story is solid, but that's thanks to Marvel's vision in the first place. Production values are too low for this genre, special effects are traded for easy-outs (i.e. Medusa's missing hair -Stuck through it all, as a diehard Marvel fan going way back, and at present, it's not good. In fact, it reminds me of how I felt after watching the first season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. The overall story is solid, but that's thanks to Marvel's vision in the first place. Production values are too low for this genre, special effects are traded for easy-outs (i.e. Medusa's missing hair - you can just hear the conversation that led up to that one - "how do we get around doing this pricey effect?), dialogue is pedestrian, and it just seems disorganized overall. I haven't had a problem with the acting, and because I dream of one day seeing a cinematic Marvel Universe that includes everyone showing up in each other's business - including the Inhumans), I am personally willing to let them give a second season a shot. S.H.I.E.L.D. went from this quality to something quite special and good, there's no reason to think Inhumans couldn't as well. But give us another season like this one, and forget it. Someone more qualified can reboot them later.… Expand
  33. Teh_Beavs
    Oct 26, 2017
    5
    I love the idea of this show and potentially how it could tie in with other marvel universe. I love cheese I expect this to be cheezy. However, costume design.. i dunno just bland or falls flat? I am also very aware alot of the cast is "acting very hard" if that makes any sense many scenes feel forced. I will keep following to see if anything starts to fall into place *crosses fingers*. II love the idea of this show and potentially how it could tie in with other marvel universe. I love cheese I expect this to be cheezy. However, costume design.. i dunno just bland or falls flat? I am also very aware alot of the cast is "acting very hard" if that makes any sense many scenes feel forced. I will keep following to see if anything starts to fall into place *crosses fingers*. I feel like medusa's nerdy scientist counterpart whatever her name is fell right out of a 3 stooges bit. XD… Expand
  34. Fiend_Zero
    Dec 4, 2017
    2
    From what could have been a great Marvel movie along the lines of Guardians of the Galaxy and then demoted to a TV spin-off from Agents of Shield, Inhumans has failed to live up to even Marvel's worst small-screen efforts, let alone the show it sprang from.

    Marvel's proven it can take even the silliest of settings and spin it into gold. Just look at Thor, a movie that probably should    From what could have been a great Marvel movie along the lines of Guardians of the Galaxy and then demoted to a TV spin-off from Agents of Shield, Inhumans has failed to live up to even Marvel's worst small-screen efforts, let alone the show it sprang from.

    Marvel's proven it can take even the silliest of settings and spin it into gold. Just look at Thor, a movie that probably should have been terrible, but turned out great. The problem with Inhumans lies not with the idea but the execution. The story is predictable, the dialogue is cheesy, the characters are wooden, and you know you've got a problem when the best acting is coming from the only guy who's a mute. Even Iwan Rheon seems like he's drowning, trying to keep his head above the bad writing. This is not Game of Thrones.

    To be fair, the fight scenes are entertaining. Mortis is funny. Maximus (a.k.a. Loki with a beard) is somewhat fun. That's about it.

    Agents of Shield has witty dialogue, likable characters, interesting stories that cleverly borrow ideas from the comics, clever tie-ins with the movies, and a self-aware sense of humor. Daredevil and Jessica Jones have dark, gritty atmospheres, flawed, human protagonists, and a dramatic sense of poetry and tragedy. This show has a magic bulldog.

    I made it six episodes in and I can't do it anymore. I'd rather rewatch Iron Fist or Defenders over this, and they're both pretty bad. The show has passed the point of no return. It can't be saved. It's got gangrene and it needs to be amputated.    … Expand
  35. ozymandias79
    Nov 18, 2017
    2
    Inhumans didn't look too bad, but after enduring about 4 episodes, I had to switch off. Another reviewer said this looks like a fan-made project, which is a good description. It's a slow meandering bore. Compare Inhumans to something like 'The Gifted" and the quality differences are very obvious.
  36. Kai82
    Dec 16, 2020
    6
    In short: Flawed execution of a great story, enjoyable characters and interesting concepts but still enjoyable enough. Longer version: I saw the negative reviews from fans and critics and was curious as Inhumans were handled well in Agents of Shield. So I started watching the first episode and later the whole show. Rarely if ever were I so divided. The story, characters and concepts /In short: Flawed execution of a great story, enjoyable characters and interesting concepts but still enjoyable enough. Longer version: I saw the negative reviews from fans and critics and was curious as Inhumans were handled well in Agents of Shield. So I started watching the first episode and later the whole show. Rarely if ever were I so divided. The story, characters and concepts / ideas were excellent. The execution however is sometimes really bad. I mean wooden acting, scenes that reminded me of plays at school instead of a show with this budget and other scenes that did not work as intended atop of some bad special effects (I am normally not the guy who rants about this). To be fair they have also sometimes good acting, well done character moments and scenes that make me think how good the show could be if everything was this excellent. Lets start at the beginning: The Inhumans were created long ago by an alien race from normal humans as powerful soldiers to fight for them. Later they abandoned the project and the Inhumans formed their own secluded society while later migrating to the moon to hide their presence. An Inhuman is practically a human with dormant genes that can give him/her superpowers. As passage rite every Inhuman is exposed to Terrigen mist which activates the genes. This is however as much a curse as a blessing. The changes are random and unpredictable. You can get something awesome or mutated into a horrible appearance or even both. For example the king of the Inhumans and his brother were differently cursed by this. Black Bolt the king got voice powers strong enough to destroy a city at full power (in the comics even more from continent to small planet destroying powers). Even a small whisper can kill people around him and he has to live with it. His brother Maximus was transformed into a baseline human and is looked down by others because of it. There is also a strict caste system as the resources and living space is limited (The powers you get also affect your later status but you can also be a prisoner of your role caused by abilities). The story starts shortly after the Inhumans destroyed a lunar rover because it came to close to their hidden home of Attilan on the moon. Maximus started a coup against his brother as there are many unhappy with the caste system. The royal family must hastily flee to Earth and are separated while being hunted. The rest I wont spoil. The story for itself is enjoyable and works well. There are some good twists and reveals that kept me entertained. Sadly there are some scenes that are poorly directed / done / acted. It took me out of the immersion and I can fully understand why others disliked the show. While I am at it: It was a bad idea to give the show an IMAX theatrical release. The people were hyped and expected something far greater. It was a disappointment and a good example for being over-hyped. Back to the review: The acting is similar. There are so many good moments and poor moments. I made the school play example earlier on and I was even not looking for this. I blame it on the script or director as I think the main characters are proven actors. I like all of them and their arcs. Be it Anson Mount as Black Bolt who works so well as silent protagonist in many scenes. Serinda Swan as Medusa also delivers strong scenes as do Ken Leung as Karnak and Eme Ikwuakor as Gorgon. Again there are also bad scenes. Iwan Rheon as Maximus is such a great humanly villain (Unintentional joke). I fully understand his motives and flaws. So much character development but not everything is done well but from the potential I say this could have been pure gold. I must also point out that the special effects are somewhat weak. I find Attilan pretty boring and the effects of superpowers were sparingly used. The fight choreography however improved greatly and at the end I will give positive credits here. Overall this will become my prime example for a hit and miss show. It is so good on paper but does not always deliver. If they introduced the characters into Agents of Shield with their staff and direction it would have been awesome (There is a gap between season 3 and 4 of 6 months in universe that could be used). It is not great but also not as awful as other people rated it.… Expand
  37. NeuroShock
    Dec 6, 2017
    3
    The arguments against this show are very poorly constructed but well-justified.
    STORY: 1/10 –The more I watched the show the more I found myself rooting for the villain and hating the heroes. The hero’s goals are to support their governmental system of slavery, classism based of eugenics, and the injustice based of the powers of an autocracy. The villain is fighting for freedom of the    The arguments against this show are very poorly constructed but well-justified.
    STORY: 1/10 –The more I watched the show the more I found myself rooting for the villain and hating the heroes. The hero’s goals are to support their governmental system of slavery, classism based of eugenics, and the injustice based of the powers of an autocracy. The villain is fighting for freedom of the slaves of society who are forced into hard labor. As a result I found myself rooting for the villain and actively disliking the heroes.
    - The characters do illogical things and often character motivations of the secondary cast do not make sense. Secondary characters help the primary characters without knowing who they are OR why they should help while at the same time dealing with the abusive heroes.
    + Ken Leung (Karnak): had some of the most interesting dialogue in the series. Eventally poor writing holds this character back.
    - Serinda Swan (Medusa) is a terrible actress who did not seem to get her character. She does an OK job as the season goes on.
    ~ Anson Mount (Black Bolt) they seem to just wonder around without really knowing what to do. The disconnection you feel from this character comes from their inability to communicate with others and especially the audience.

    SOUND: 4/10 For me music is not important until it actively stands-out as bad … and hear the soundtrack often consists of songs that drowns out the dialogue in the worst way. Some of the time the soundtrack includes words which makes this problem even worst.

    Jokes: Most are unfunny and fall flat.

    SPECIAL EFFECTS 7/10: Most people hate the poor looking special effects but I do not think they are that much of a problem compared to the poor story, and character motivations.

    OVERALL:
    - Nonsensical Character motivations
    - Story where the hero’s defend a government based on slavery (caste system) though eugenics
    - Villain more likable then the heroes
    - Jokes fall flat
    + Karnak is entertaining hero.    … Expand
  38. Xantdee
    Jan 11, 2018
    2
    Okay, this is officially horrendous. Pretty much the worst marvel series I've watched.

    The supposed good guys are a bunch of royal family arrogant jerks constantly giving out comments about humans being inferior to them. Cannot and will not sympathise with such characters. The supposed bad guy is Ramsay Bolton who actually seems the most rational guy in the series, but he is painted as    Okay, this is officially horrendous. Pretty much the worst marvel series I've watched.

    The supposed good guys are a bunch of royal family arrogant jerks constantly giving out comments about humans being inferior to them. Cannot and will not sympathise with such characters.
    The supposed bad guy is Ramsay Bolton who actually seems the most rational guy in the series, but he is painted as evil for wanting to abolish caste system and overthrowing the royal family (with few to none casualties).

    Philosophy aside, the plot is just bland to the point of "I don't wanna watch it anymore", the characters' motivation is completely irrational and some characters that you might actually be interested in are there only to be killed for no apparent reason.    … Expand
  39. Metacritic420
    Dec 26, 2017
    2
    Style over substance when it comes to this series.
    Stylish, good action & actors but poor character development & plot which makes it hard to enjoy. I quit after 2 episodes as I got bored & distracted, I normally enjoy such shows and prefer to finish any series I start.
  40. bw14916
    Jan 21, 2018
    3
    Inhumans is a royal mess. Despite its 8 episode season, a lot of it just feels like filler and never gets your invested in the storyline. Maximus is portrayed well by Iwan Rheon but he doesn't get enough to do, and that can be said for most of the characters. Crystal is the worst character, coming off as annoying and entitled. This show should be avoided.
  41. tomgain
    Mar 4, 2018
    10
    This show was excellent! This is also, a perfect example of why I don't listen to reviewers. Professional reviewers are so, out of touch with what real people want to watch, they write their reviews based on the politics of the industry and they are almost always wrong. I really enjoyed the show. Then so many people out their are followers with no opinions of their own that they decideThis show was excellent! This is also, a perfect example of why I don't listen to reviewers. Professional reviewers are so, out of touch with what real people want to watch, they write their reviews based on the politics of the industry and they are almost always wrong. I really enjoyed the show. Then so many people out their are followers with no opinions of their own that they decide what they like based on some professional reviewer before they even watch the show.
    I really like this show. Even the characters that they didn't have time to develop properly because their were only eight episodes like Crystal, they clearly set up for further development in the next season. You can tell that unlike a lot of shows like arrow where they are clearly making up the story-line as they go along they put in the effort to planed the plot of In-humans out ahead of time all the way for several seasons.
    The only thing I can really complain about is they did such a good job making the bad guy- Maximus evil and twisted that it was hard for me to watch. Especially in the first couple episodes where it was about Maximus betraying everyone and taking over I got really angry. (not a spoiler he is like this practically from the beginning) Many people like a really screwed up bad guy, but for me I am going to have to avoid shows with Iwan Rheon in them. He does such a good job playing evil twisted characters it is more than i can take.
    After I got through the first couple episodes everything else was Amazing! I especially liked how even in an eight episode season they where able to tie everything up in a really satisfying manner, with no cliffhanger at all, and yet still leave it open enough that you really, really want to see season two.    … Expand
  42. Chris725364
    Oct 18, 2018
    1
    The writing is really bad, like really, really, bad! and I am only giving it a 2 because it's watchable and some of the actors are decent, and some of their plotlines are not the worst things in existence, but there are far better things to watch and I have no idea how shows like this even make into air

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Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 20
  3. Negative: 12 out of 20
  1. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Oct 2, 2017
    10
    At no point during the two-hour premiere does the action choreography, the writing, or the monsoon of hilarious excuses for special effects serve to justify this show’s existence. Swan and Mount are stiff and joyless, although given the insipid dialogue they’re saddled with, who can blame them for wearing a look of constant constipation?
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  2. Yahoo TV
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Sep 29, 2017
    0
    I’d like to say that Marvel’s Inhumans is so spectacularly awful, it’s worth tuning in just to witness the superhero train-wreck. But alas, Inhumans does not even yield sarcastic pleasures--it’s just bad. Bad in a dull way, bad in an irritating way. ... Marvel’s Inhumans is just inhumane.
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  3. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Sep 29, 2017
    20
    Crammed with incessant exposition and shoddy special effects akin to those in ABC’s “Once Upon a Time,” “Inhumans” disappoints from start to finish.
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