The Cape
NBC | Release Date: January 9, 2011
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 25 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
12
Negative:
5
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30
SalonMatt Zoller SeitzJan 11, 2011
Season 1 Review: The source of the show's downfall is more basic: It rushes through everything, pulverizing potentially engaging characters and story until the whole production starts to feel like a long trailer for itself. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanJan 10, 2011
Season 1 Review: It's a series that looks like a whole bunch of cooks decided to build the most creatively awesome and different kitchen imaginable, forgetting for a moment that none of them can really cook. Read full review
30
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenJan 9, 2011
Season 1 Review: For anyone who's seen the "Spider-Man" films (or even the last, worst season of NBC's "Heroes"), there's little to recommend about this new series that has its bloated, two-hour debut. Read full review
30
TimeJames PoniewozikJan 7, 2011
Season 1 Review: There are also, unfortunately, a stiff performance by star David Lyons, as a cop, on the run for A Crime He Did Not Commit, who becomes the eponymous superhero, and the kind of dialogue that gives comics a bad name ("One man can still make a difference!"). Read full review
25
Slant MagazinePeter SwansonJan 6, 2011
Season 1 Review: The Cape falls into a wasteland of its own making, where neither the stakes nor the jokes can distract one from the thinness of its writing. Read full review
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