- Network: Prime Video
- Series Premiere Date: Apr 3, 2020
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I wish Tales From the Loop would press it further. I certainly don’t think it’s a bad show because it doesn’t, but you can feel the show tentatively holding back for fear of scaring you away with sci-fi jargon and technobabble which are frequently used in other anthology shows of this ilk.
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Nobody would accuse Tales from the Loop of being gripping, but it has other qualities, rare in a frenetic era: it is thoughtful, patient, and unafraid to leave its Big Questions open-ended. This is slow television for slow days, and for all the viewers who switch off after 10 minutes worried they are slipping into a coma, there will be others for whom this is a curious joy.
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The drama dwells on concerns that are very human in origin, sometimes using sci-fi elements as a catalyst and sometimes barely integrating them at all.
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It plays like a TV series inspired by paintings. Striking to look at — pretty. Static. Austere. Slow.
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Tales From The Loop feels like something that should be hung on a wall, admired and interpreted rather than a show that a viewer can lean in, watch, and get involved in.
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With a set-up promising untold wonders, it’s a bit of a letdown when the three hour-long episodes made available for review tread such familiar territory.
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In all, the Loop has a striking look, but its stories — at least over the course of the three episodes sent to critics — are a bit too laconically told to justify the sit.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 26 out of 39
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Mixed: 10 out of 39
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Negative: 3 out of 39
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Apr 8, 2020Intense, emotions-driven and smart, I really loved this tv show. A must watch!
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Apr 5, 2020Subtle, eloquent, beautiful. The best Television I have seen in years. Have patience. The reward is great.
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Apr 4, 2020