The Divide
WE | WE - Women's Entertainment | WE tv | Release Date: July 16, 2014
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
SlateWilla PaskinJul 25, 2014
Season 1 Review: All the pieces are here, not just for a real potboiler, but a satisfying character piece, the sort of show that can flood my living room anytime. Read full review
80
TimeJames PoniewozikJul 16, 2014
Season 1 Review: There’s a certain amount of melodrama in the premiere (which is all that was previewed for critics), but the beginning fits a fair amount of nuance into a package that could have been a soapbox. Ireland in particular gives Christine fine shading, and the way that race plays into the story--and into Adam’s career ambitions--feels more natural than engineered. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamaraJul 16, 2014
Season 1 Review: The Divide is a tense and thoughtful drama, with what promise to be complex characters and at least one breakout performance. Read full review
80
The New York TimesAlessandra StanleyJul 15, 2014
Season 1 Review: It is a smart, intense thriller inspired by the Innocence Project. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterAllison KeeneJul 15, 2014
Season 1 Review: The series, which moves along at an engrossing clip, and never allows its characters easy outs, clearly has aspirations to break out of legal-thriller and activist-centric conventions, and should appeal to crime fans as well as those who enjoy a novelistic approach to television. Read full review
80
Philadelphia InquirerDavid HiltbrandJul 15, 2014
Season 1 Review: The leads are extraordinary. Ireland brings a nervy and riveting conviction to the role of the advocate. For Gupton (NBC's Prime Suspect), this is a charismatic, career-making role, and the most potent inducement to watch The Divide. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandJul 15, 2014
Season 1 Review: The strength of the show is that it reflects the truth that the justice system was created and is administered by men and women, who have complicated thoughts and points of view, and who may mean well, or be blinded by their own frailty and ambition. Read full review
70
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenJul 14, 2014
Season 1 Review: It’s not perfect--the pace is a bit plodding at times,; some characters hew a little too close to types--but overall The Divide is an engaging endeavor. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertJul 15, 2014
Season 1 Review: The actors aren’t bad at all, but the script seems to block them from deepening their performances and coloring in the gray along the way. Read full review
50
VarietyBrian LowryJul 15, 2014
Season 1 Review: There’s no nice way to say the leads simply aren’t especially compelling, which might help better sell this otherwise familiar tale that hinges on a central mystery built around a death-penalty case. Read full review
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