The Frankenstein Chronicles

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Season 1
Season #: 2, 1
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7.3

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  2. Mixed: 3 out of 24
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  1. night4
    Mar 29, 2018
    4
    Pros:

    - Sean Bean
    - Costumes

    Cons:

    - Literally everything else
    - Massive, massive pacing issues

    The first 5 episodes of each "season" (I wouldn't really call 6 measly episodes a season, but whatever) go along at a decent pace. The final episode of each season completely changes the entire show, and not in a good way. I really hope this doesn't get a third season.
  2. Antares8001
    Sep 20, 2018
    6
    Seldom have I ever been so baffled by a season finale.
    The first five episodes set up a charming yet gritty and authentic feeling victorian era crime mystery. It features believable characters, solid dialog, interesting takes on historic figures and events and a fresh take on classic mystery/crime tropes. I also have to say that the costumes, sets and locations are on point.
    Then however    Seldom have I ever been so baffled by a season finale.
    The first five episodes set up a charming yet gritty and authentic feeling victorian era crime mystery. It features believable characters, solid dialog, interesting takes on historic figures and events and a fresh take on classic mystery/crime tropes. I also have to say that the costumes, sets and locations are on point.
    Then however we get to the final episode. And the show quickly devolves into a jumbled mess. It feels like the writers, now they had spent all this time setting up an intriguing mystery, just wanted to solve it in the most lazy way possible. I found myself rolling my eyes and thinking "Come on, that's how decided to go about it?". The final episode also throws the entire pacing out of wack and feels extremely rushed itself. It changes the entire feeling and atmosphere of the show. We go from a mature and gritty crime/mystery drama with a twist, to a campy second rate mystery adaptation that you'd expect from a Sci Fi channel production.
    Do yourself a favor and stop watching after episode 5, just make up and ending yourself (you'll probably do better) and you'll get one of the best pieces of historical fiction out there.    … Expand

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  1. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Feb 22, 2018
    75
    Some archetypes are overly familiar and a few twists take too long to develop, but fans of period garb and Brit-accented chatter should be able to look past it. Thanks in no small part to nuanced turns from Bean and “The Crown” star Vanessa Kirby(!), The Frankenstein Chronicles feels authentic even when it’s dropping names like Mary Shelley and alluding to characters like Dracula.
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