Mayans M.C.

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Season 1
  • Network: FX
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 4, 2018
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 42 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 42
  3. Negative: 12 out of 42
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  1. JennetP
    Nov 7, 2018
    5
    A waste of a strong premise, fine actors, and the opportunity to introduce new perspectives on important issues. I never expected MMC to replicate the brilliance of early SoA, which deftly navigated moral grey areas and avoided sentimentality like the plague. But I hoped.

    Alas, MMC went straight for the plot device that brought sentimentality to SoA: a stolen baby. I wonder: is    A waste of a strong premise, fine actors, and the opportunity to introduce new perspectives on important issues. I never expected MMC to replicate the brilliance of early SoA, which deftly navigated moral grey areas and avoided sentimentality like the plague. But I hoped.

    Alas, MMC went straight for the plot device that brought sentimentality to SoA: a stolen baby. I wonder: is baby-stealing is the new shark-jumping? Anyway, this new stolen baby kicks off a lot of histrionics, just like little Abel did when he was stolen, but, because I had just met the people crying and yelling and tearing their hair out, I just wished they would all shut up and do something interesting. I can take sentimentality if I'm invested in a character, but right off the bat, it's annoying.

    The second problem with the show is its Byzantine plot. It tries to achieve the narrative complexity of a mature series with a lot of short-cuts, such as elaborate back-stories, and ends up being confusing. I often find myself hoping that the next scene will feature a bunch of Mayans riding down the road in a cool formation, but it's usually someone explaining that the smuggled heroin has been stolen AGAIN by someone we didn't know existed five minutes ago.

    Finally, the show lacks the strong female characters of SoA. Emily, the cartel chief's wife, looked like she might have some sand for a while but blew it by getting turned on when her husband beat her. I know that was Sutter giving the middle finger to liberal pieties, but . . . ugh. My verdict. This series could turn itself around if it aimed a little higher. Think Shakespearean tragedy, as SoA did at the beginning, not soap opera.    … Expand

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#67 Most Discussed TV Season of 2018

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Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Uncle Barky
    Reviewed by: Ed Bark
    Sep 5, 2018
    67
    If you liked Sons of Anarchy, which ended up as one of FX’s most-watched drama series, then you’re very likely to roll with this one, too.
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  2. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Sep 4, 2018
    40
    It jams so many subplots into its opening two episodes as to make it nearly impossible to connect to any of the characters in a meaningful way. ... Sutter has found a compelling lead actor in Pardo, whose onscreen chemistry with Olmos and Cardenas has enough fortitude to hold the center long enough for the show to find a map, if it can. First it would have to drop some of its bloat. ... The show’s 67-minute premiere is the storytelling equivalent stuffing 10 pounds of sausage into a two-pound bag.
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  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Peter Hartlaub
    Sep 4, 2018
    75
    Time will tell how well this all fits together. We barely get to know any of the characters in the first two episodes, beyond EZ, Emily, EZ’s carniceria owner father (Edward James Olmos) who has his own secrets … because everyone on this show has secrets. Mayans MC makes a good case to stick around to get to know them. This is more of a good thing, with a chance to make a series that is even better.
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