Outsiders

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Season 1
Season #: 2, 1
Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17
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Critic Reviews

  1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Reviewed by: Gail Pennington
    Jan 26, 2016
    25
    Relentlessly grimy and brutally violent, Outsiders is an exhausting trek through mountain muck.

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#78 Most Discussed TV Season of 2016
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#99 Most Shared TV Season of 2016

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User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 63 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 63
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 63
  3. Negative: 13 out of 63
  1. DakotaFred
    Feb 15, 2016
    0
    Oh god.. how does this have a higher rating than say something like the new series Billions?! I'm just baffled by how dumb viewers haveOh god.. how does this have a higher rating than say something like the new series Billions?! I'm just baffled by how dumb viewers have become. This is the lowest of low dumbed down "entertainment". Yeah right, EVERYONE in Kentucky is a backward arse illiterate incest freak of nature. Please.… Full Review »
  2. Knighthawk81
    Jan 27, 2016
    6
    Nothing is scarier than hillbillies. And that's what you get in "Outsiders," a clan of uncouth mountain men who are sitting on prime coalNothing is scarier than hillbillies. And that's what you get in "Outsiders," a clan of uncouth mountain men who are sitting on prime coal land. Of course the powers that be want to move them out, but most people are afraid of them. That's the set up for the series, which had a pilot that was interesting at times. Thomas M. Wright was great as the reluctant Sheriff's deputy, so I'm curious to see where it goes. But the pilot was also rough because it didn't explain much. I still don't have a feel for the characters or the world.… Full Review »
  3. PoeticDumpling
    Jan 27, 2016
    9
    All the ingredients are here for a gritty, intense dramatic success ala some of the greats like Breaking Bad and some of the sleeper greatsAll the ingredients are here for a gritty, intense dramatic success ala some of the greats like Breaking Bad and some of the sleeper greats like The Red Road. Excellent cast, intriguing premise, Drops the viewer quickly into the thick of the tensions and the primal brutality. It also hinted at some interesting perspectives regarding mountain life versus the lives in the world below (I.e. the caged character mentions that the world below is imprisoned in their own ways or something to that extent versus the freedom of the mountain). This show could strike an interesting, smart balance between the two extreme realities. Promising series.… Full Review »
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