Swamp Thing (2019)

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Season 1
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 56 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 43 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 56
  3. Negative: 7 out of 56
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  1. AthanasiosT
    Jul 9, 2019
    6
    Plenty of horror moments in a dark and atmospheric swamp. Nice effects with a tribute to "The Thing", good photography. Acting is the weak part of the show, starting with the leading female character and following with the rest. I don't know if it's the director's fault, the writing or they're just bored, but they should really work harder. The show is ok, but it can get much much better.
  2. Ascospore
    Jun 2, 2019
    5
    Pretty clumsy pilot - cliched, with bland protagonists, some lousy writing and wooden acting.
  3. Paper_Kay
    Jun 4, 2019
    5
    I can't watch things where the lead "scientist" is a thirteen-year-old Botox commercial who's so much smarter than everyone not even laws of biology apply to her. Dude, I wear more protective gear when I'm mixing pigments, yet alone walking in on a corpse mutilated by an unknown pathogen. Of course, that would make it difficult to gawk (act), wearing a mask. Pity, because this is just myI can't watch things where the lead "scientist" is a thirteen-year-old Botox commercial who's so much smarter than everyone not even laws of biology apply to her. Dude, I wear more protective gear when I'm mixing pigments, yet alone walking in on a corpse mutilated by an unknown pathogen. Of course, that would make it difficult to gawk (act), wearing a mask. Pity, because this is just my genre and I actually loved watching The River, even though or maybe because it was so campy.… Expand

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Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Reason.com
    Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    Oct 12, 2020
    85
    While Swamp Thing is determinedly derivative—or rip-off-ish, if you prefer—its extraordinary execution makes it a lot of spooky fun to watch.
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  2. Paste Magazine
    Reviewed by: Jacob Oller
    May 31, 2019
    80
    Sometimes the plot can’t find its balance between silly schlock and seriousness. ... But even these tropey elements can’t bring down dialogue that knows when to alternate between breezy and sweltering or stop punchy jump scares from peppering its scenes with periodic spikes in blood pressure.
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  3. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Brian Tallerico
    May 30, 2019
    50
    The best elements of “Swamp Thing” feel deeply inspired by John Carpenter’s “The Thing,” and there are even a few flashes of icky body horror that brought the master of that, David Cronenberg, to mind. In between those visual flourishes is a show that would fit in fine on The CW, complete with flat dialogue and dull characters.
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