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Positive:
23
Mixed:
8
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews
Oct 5, 2023
Season 2 Review:
The prevailing emphasis on Stede and Ed also creates an irregular pace that does a disservice to the supporting characters by first meandering and then sprinting through story lines involving them; a cliffhanger ending for seventh episode “Man on Fire,” the last one provided for review, probably would have had more impact if the crew drama leading up to it felt less abrupt.
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The PlaylistFeb 25, 2022
Season 1 Review:
Every time “Our Flag Means Death” threatens in its first five episodes to really find its voice, it feels like a kid distracted by a new, different two in the next chapter. Ultimately, it’s got enough amusing moments and talented performers to offer some comedic escapism once a week, but anyone looking for another “Shadows” or “Flight of the Conchords,” should sail to other waters.
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Oct 4, 2023
Season 2 Review:
While that undercooked romance is still played for laughs in minor ways, we are now asked to care about it in a way that’s ruinous for the comedy. Darby, a talented comedian, and Waititi, who as a performer has charisma but not a lot of range, work hard but can’t bring much genuine feeling to a relationship that functioned better in cardboard form. The shift in focus also takes time and impact away from the rest of the very capable cast of regulars.
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Oct 4, 2023
Season 2 Review:
It’s not so much that a rom-com can’t or shouldn’t be built around these two men, but that it so clearly prefers to look away from their inconvenient truths. The show’s initial outing at least offered a few comedic jabs in the direction of colonialism, but it was only willing to go so far. The new season doesn’t even bother. Instead, “Our Flag Means Death” erases this moral atrocity [slave owning] altogether.
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Feb 24, 2022
Season 1 Review:
Halfway through its first season, Our Flag Means Death is basically a more violent version of Aardman’s delightful stop-motion cartoon The Pirates! Band Of Misfits, only the gags aren’t as consistent and the action choreography isn’t as inventive. Darby and many other talented performers have been set adrift in a sea of good intentions.
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RogerEbert.comMar 2, 2022
Season 1 Review:
“Our Flag Means Death” is always stuck feeling like it’s either trying too hard, or not trying enough; it plays out like the kind of comic experiment that must have been fun for its actors and filmmakers, while we struggle to get on board with its freewheeling dopiness.
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