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. Carewolf
    Sep 3, 2019
    6
    There is something seriously weird with the animation and in particular the camera movements. I has the unnaturaly swooping CGI camera over land, and in fight scenes they just seem to be shaking the camera up and down and back and forth just to make things look terrible (probably because otherwise it would just be puppets bumbing into each other US: World Police style).

    The enemies are    There is something seriously weird with the animation and in particular the camera movements. I has the unnaturaly swooping CGI camera over land, and in fight scenes they just seem to be shaking the camera up and down and back and forth just to make things look terrible (probably because otherwise it would just be puppets bumbing into each other US: World Police style).

    The enemies are really cartoonishly evil. There is a lore reason (ish) for that, but it gets really old really fast. And the rest of the world seemed to base their action more on what is needed to progress the story than what would be more in line with their character...

    In short:
    Interesting world
    Terrible camera work (and CGI camera work)
    Silly villains
    Inconsistent characters.    … Expand
  2. ScienceAdvisor
    Nov 9, 2019
    5
    The movements of both the puppet's limbs and lips are triggering an uncanny valley effect, ripping me out of any immersion. When they focus the camera so that you cannot see legs the effect is less of a distraction, but then you pickup more of the desync with the lips. Also the story was quite childish, making little to no sense in many respects. It is clear that they were trying toThe movements of both the puppet's limbs and lips are triggering an uncanny valley effect, ripping me out of any immersion. When they focus the camera so that you cannot see legs the effect is less of a distraction, but then you pickup more of the desync with the lips. Also the story was quite childish, making little to no sense in many respects. It is clear that they were trying to appeal to adults, but failed. This should be considered a child's program in the 4-12 year old range, at which I would consider it an 8, but labelled adult this is merely a 5.… Expand
  3. geewah
    Jan 15, 2021
    6
    Disappointing.
    The dead eyed Gelfling puppets as well as some really clunky dialogue are too distracting, from what is a decent prequel story.

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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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