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Positive:
21
Mixed:
8
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews
The GuardianMay 16, 2025
Season 1 Review:
Though the pacing improves and the characters’ interactions become more meaningful as the series goes on, when “stupid fucking humans” remains the bulk of the commentary and “I don’t have a stomach so I can’t throw up but if I did, I would” are a representative sample of humour, it feels like a wasted opportunity.
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The IndependentMay 14, 2025
Season 1 Review:
For the story of a (possibly) murderous robot learning the value of love, it has surprisingly little soul. But it is, still, a romp. Skarsgård’s ability to pair his chiselled, leading man good looks with a very goofy sense of humour (recently utilised to good effect in Succession) makes Murderbot an enjoyable, lightweight watch.
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The PlaylistMay 13, 2025
Season 1 Review:
While “Murderbot” is interesting to think about as a weird, somewhat wild swing for Apple TV+, it doesn’t exactly thread the needle of all these competing interests and genres. Instead, it feels purposely unclassifiable. That’s fine, in and of itself, but the show is never as funny or mysterious or heady as perhaps the filmmakers intended.
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RogerEbert.comMay 16, 2025
Season 1 Review:
Skarsgård, for his part, is excellent here, offering up a performance that nails the character’s tightrope-walk between playing along as an unfeeling droid and warming up to its meek, weak charges. I do wish that was enough, though, and despite the elegant production design and admirable effects, “Murderbot” feels like a sci-fi comedy still searching for identity.
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May 15, 2025
Season 1 Review:
Unfortunately, “Murderbot” falls short in its attempt at balancing a light sci-fi saga and a deeper understanding of its protagonist’s psyche. Too much of the show’s story is told through Murderbot’s inner monologue, which is amusing at times but too often feels intrusive.
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