Station Eleven

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Season 1
  • Network: HBO Max
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 16, 2021
User Score
6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 51 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 51
  3. Negative: 13 out of 51

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  1. TheWayfarer73
    Dec 27, 2021
    6
    I'm on the third episode. First episode was great. Really took us in and we were waiting with baited breath for the next episodes. Then the non-linear storytelling began and ruined things for us. I wish they just told the story linearly. Jumping back and forth through time is risky unless it's done right. I am not sure if we will continue watching as the story is really going in aI'm on the third episode. First episode was great. Really took us in and we were waiting with baited breath for the next episodes. Then the non-linear storytelling began and ruined things for us. I wish they just told the story linearly. Jumping back and forth through time is risky unless it's done right. I am not sure if we will continue watching as the story is really going in a direction that is uninteresting.… Expand
  2. truerock
    Jan 21, 2022
    6
    Interesting take on the post-apocalyptic genre. Some of the casting and acting was good.
    Mackenzie Davis turned out a very good performance and was well cast for her role.
    Other casting was like the budget overran and they had to go cheap - yet any high school drama club has better actors... so, always very strange why that happens. Clearly casting, acting and writing did not align in    Interesting take on the post-apocalyptic genre. Some of the casting and acting was good.
    Mackenzie Davis turned out a very good performance and was well cast for her role.
    Other casting was like the budget overran and they had to go cheap - yet any high school drama club has better actors... so, always very strange why that happens. Clearly casting, acting and writing did not align in many places.

    Episode 5, The Severn City Airport, is my favorite episode... I almost always enjoy David Wilmot's acting.

    Daniel Zovatto is an interesting casting choice as "The Prophet" and he does a very good job. I wouldn't have thought to cast him in the role - but, it really works in an interesting way.

    I was thinking of rating this a 7 (or even an 8) - but, just too many bad actors strangely cast in minor roles. Perhaps casting directors think minor roles are not important so they carelessly cast the minor roles?

    I'm going to go read the professional reviews for some possible insight as to what was going on.

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    Having thought about it for a while...

    I think a major problem with Station Eleven was Himesh Patel as Jeevan Chaudhary (the audience member who takes care of Kirten the night of the pandemic and for the next several months). Himesh Patel fulfilled the role at an acceptable level. It is just that it was a critical role, and it should have been cast differently with a better actor. I think Himesh is fairly good actor - but, he messed up the series - in my humble opinion.    … Expand
  3. jp_chgo
    Jan 26, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. First 40 minutes were unbearably confusing and annoying. Maybe it got better after the plane crashed into Navy Pier.… Expand

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Critic Reviews

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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Lucy Mangan
    Jan 31, 2022
    80
    Station Eleven is a slow burn. The first few episodes look beautiful but move at a stately pace. If you can stick with it, you will be rewarded.
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  2. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Anita Singh
    Jan 31, 2022
    60
    If you dislike multiple timelines, then steer clear. It moves back and forth, starting with the outbreak and moving to 20 years after, then hopping back to one year after, or one day, or 43 days. In short, it requires commitment.
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  3. Empire
    Reviewed by: Al Horner
    Jan 25, 2022
    80
    Its stately pace and pandemic subject matter won’t be for everyone, but Station Eleven is an achievement of the tallest order, full of tenderness, experimentalism and captivating design.
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