The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Aug 30, 2019
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 122 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 109 out of 122
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 122
  3. Negative: 6 out of 122
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  1. OlivierPiel
    Sep 3, 2019
    0
    Had to stop 15 min in. The cinematography is nauseating: Maybe puppets and camera action do not work and felt disjunct (in particular when the eyes do not move with the rest of the body). The villains are not so much scary as unbelievably grating in their design and voices. Really unbearable. Plus, the story background, the world building at the start of the show, doesn't make any senseHad to stop 15 min in. The cinematography is nauseating: Maybe puppets and camera action do not work and felt disjunct (in particular when the eyes do not move with the rest of the body). The villains are not so much scary as unbelievably grating in their design and voices. Really unbearable. Plus, the story background, the world building at the start of the show, doesn't make any sense whatsoever.… Expand

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#31 Best TV Season of 2019
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#18 Most Discussed TV Season of 2019
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#84 Most Shared TV Season of 2019

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Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Ed Power
    Jan 3, 2020
    60
    There are real pleasures to be had watching beautiful puppets running, kissing and poking each others’ eyes out. But the Dark Crystal is in such a hurry to create a splash it plunges off the deep end too soon.
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  2. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Jack Seale
    Dec 4, 2019
    60
    Those invested in this world will lap up every nuance, meaning that, for better or worse, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is unabashedly a fans-only thing.
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  3. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Nick Schager
    Sep 3, 2019
    100
    The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance isn’t just a masterwork of practical puppeteering, production design, and CGI artistry. .... This return to the planet Thra exceeds any and all nostalgia-tinged expectations, delivering a multi-strand quest that’s exciting, funny, charming, and mythic—and sure to satisfy newbies and die-hards alike. ... It’s the rare prequel (or sequel, for that matter) that not only justifies its own existence but proves to be an immediate genre classic in its own right.
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