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
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27

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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