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13
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8
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Critic Reviews
Oct 7, 2022
Radio TimesOct 7, 2022
Oct 7, 2022
Season 1 Review:
Not all of the stories contained in The Midnight Club work equally well, and a few purposely don’t really work at all. Collectively, however, they mount a compelling case for why stories matter and why scary stories in particular do, inelegant or imperfect though they may be — and along the way, draw some jolts, a few gasps and a great many tears.
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Oct 7, 2022
Season 1 Review:
The show only has a period setting because that's when the book The Midnight Club came out, not because it's integral to the story. And the dialogue actively works to undermine the setting. ... But that's a relatively minor complaint on a show that does the big things right. Flanagan and his collaborators have once again delivered an emotionally potent horror drama, this time adding in a YA element to keep things fresh.
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RogerEbert.comOct 7, 2022
Season 1 Review:
It’s unlikely to be anyone’s favorite of the Flanagan projects. However, it could be a new horror fan’s first. And, perhaps more importantly, it could be something that really speaks to a young person who has been forced to deal with death in an unfair way, looking for a story to help them figure out how to write their own.
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Oct 7, 2022
The GuardianOct 7, 2022
Season 1 Review:
Occasional missteps aside, Flanagan’s reverence for the literature from which his work derives keeps this Pike tribute intriguing throughout. The performances are uniformly excellent. ... No amount of screen presence can detract from the narrative being an overstuffed mess in need of a purge. ... While The Midnight Club isn’t lazy, simply acknowledging a reliance on well-worn tropes isn’t the same as subverting them.
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The PlaylistOct 7, 2022
Season 1 Review:
It’s easy to imagine some viewers taking to how much time it gives to the whimsy of these characters, and without the series abusing the heartstrings usually laid bare when presenting warming, curious fictional beings who are terminally ill. But as it unfolds so erratically, the series leaves more to be desired, despite giving so much—at the least, it needs some special organization.
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The Daily BeastOct 7, 2022
Oct 7, 2022
Season 1 Review:
Bland and unfocused. ... Lovable as they are, and despite solid performances from the young cast, these characters are mostly one-dimensional. ... This premise could have played to his strengths, if only he hadn’t been too distracted by gimmicky plot elements to refine his story lines and too reverent of his ailing characters to plumb their darkest depths.
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