Reign (2013)
The CW | CW | Release Date: October 17, 2013
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
11
Negative:
4
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30
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamaraOct 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: With an attitude far more 16th century than anything in the actual show, the CW assumes its (mostly female) viewers are either too stupid or too narcissistic to appreciate the actual drama of a young queen in a foreign court. So instead Reign offers yet another sexed-up version of high school. Read full review
25
USA TodayRobert BiancoOct 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: This is a show, and a network, that doesn't just insult your intelligence; they assume you don't have any. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyOct 17, 2013
Season 1 Review: Reign at several points is laugh-out-loud funny. Too bad it's not a comedy. Read full review
10
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanOct 15, 2013
Season 1 Review: What The CW is doing here (and Kane perpetuates with her take on teenage girls and their intelligence) is approaching television with the perspective that the target audience is profoundly idiotic. Read full review
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