Powerless

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Season 1
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Feb 2, 2017
Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 26
  3. Negative: 1 out of 26
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  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Wiegand
    Jan 31, 2017
    0
    It’s plotless, humorless, laughless and pointless. The less said, the better.

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User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 82 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 82
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 82
  3. Negative: 24 out of 82
  1. FelpsShazam
    Feb 3, 2017
    8
    Is a funny TV Show, with a good and charismatic cast. They needs improve the jokes, is the only thing that i found it forced.
    I want to see    Is a funny TV Show, with a good and charismatic cast. They needs improve the jokes, is the only thing that i found it forced.
    I want to see the next episodes. It was a good start.    … Full Review »
  2. giantsloar
    Feb 2, 2017
    8
    Based on the premiere, this show looks really cute and clever. The cast is great and I LOL'd a few times. Vanessa Hudgens is adorable andBased on the premiere, this show looks really cute and clever. The cast is great and I LOL'd a few times. Vanessa Hudgens is adorable and Danny Pudi is in great form. I'll be back!… Full Review »
  3. my02
    Apr 18, 2017
    8
    I think it's hysterical.
    I saw the trailer months ago & thought it looked like a great idea...then I forgot about it....then recently saw 8    I think it's hysterical.
    I saw the trailer months ago & thought it looked like a great idea...then I forgot about it....then recently saw 8 episodes are already on Hulu. I checked metacritic & saw middle-of-the-road reviews, but so far I've watched 6 & think it's totally funny. In fact many of the comedy lines are easily something I could see on Big Bang Theory, & still I think the comedy 'timing' is better orchestrated here.

    Vanessa Hudgens: I knew the name from always hearing about the Disney HighSchoolMusical craze...then I saw the movie Spring Breakers, which makes me cringe thinking how vile the 3 girl characters were in it (but still recommend & especially James Franco was hauntingly brilliant).
    Then I saw her on a talk show & thought "omg she's totally likeable & funny".
    On Powerless, she's a confident breath of fresh air, great self-deprecating comedy timing....she steals the screen as the total beauty keeping her head held high as the world craps on her. I'm a new fan.

    The guy who plays the boss, Van Wayne (Bruce's castaway cousin desperate to gain a shred of dignity) plays 'pathetic' hysterically.

    Honorable mention to the actress playing (Jackie?) Van's assistant putting up with him.

    Everyone's pretty good here, I think the rest of the cast will continue to grow into their characters....but at least they 'have' characters, which is a good sign.

    Just the concept itself, working at Wayne Securities in Charm City (outside of Gotham) where 'super villans' are always flying around blowing stuff up like it's just everyone's normal day-to-day work week is much more original than just another Hero Show (or Office Show).

    So far (6 episodes I've seen), there seems to be a world of new office situations, that wouldn't take place in other offices, available.

    I hope it keeps going.    … Full Review »
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