The Midnight Gospel

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 20, 2020
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 60 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 49 out of 60
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 60
  3. Negative: 8 out of 60
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  1. OlivierPiel
    May 1, 2020
    0
    I gave up 5 minutes in. I couldn't pass the neurotic navel-gazing and the insufferable spitfire inane dialogues.
  2. seel82
    Apr 24, 2020
    3
    This isn't particularly good, too bad cause it looks like it has all the tools to be. But it just isn't. There's no coherence, no story, and no reason to care about the discussion.
  3. FatLadRoss
    Apr 22, 2020
    2
    Oh my god! I sat down with my daughter (we both loved adventure time) and just stared at the screen for the first 10 minutes. We looked at each other, shrugged shoulders, asked why there was a tiny president and then what an earth where the monotone ramblings in the background all about. (Turns out it was about drugs, how cutting edge!)

    I then looked deeper in to what this was all    Oh my god! I sat down with my daughter (we both loved adventure time) and just stared at the screen for the first 10 minutes. We looked at each other, shrugged shoulders, asked why there was a tiny president and then what an earth where the monotone ramblings in the background all about. (Turns out it was about drugs, how cutting edge!)

    I then looked deeper in to what this was all about, I now realise it's a podcast with animation over the top. Unfortunately neither the podcast or the overlaying animation offer anything worth sticking around for. The ramblings of the podcast are boring, it fades in to background noise while you watch the poorly drawn animation that goes nowhere and ultimately adds nothing to the context of the podcast.

    On the scale of 'I want to be cool and like this because I feel like I should' I give this 137 out of 10.

    In summary, pretentious claptrap that can only be enjoyed while off one's box on class A's.    … Expand
  4. bluewizardx
    Mar 12, 2021
    0
    The animation is great, but the content doesn't hold up. A lot of the dialogue is Eastern philosophy fetishism. The rest is recycled mysticism. It's all pretty meaningless when you get down to it.

Awards & Rankings

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#27 Best TV Season of 2020
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#43 Most Discussed TV Season of 2020
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#15 Most Shared TV Season of 2020

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Darren Franich
    May 7, 2020
    100
    Gospel's not for kids, but it reflects the ecstatic innovations that made Adventure Time such a trip. Ward directs every episode and finds moments of religious astonishment alongside gloopy horror, all of it served with chatty humanism and palpable sweetness. ... The result is a new kind of masterpiece: easy to like, easier to worship.
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  2. RogerEbert.com
    Reviewed by: Brian Tallerico
    Apr 23, 2020
    70
    It can be legitimately transcendent at times – Ward has so much creative energy that the frames burst with detail and Trussell is a great podcaster in terms of how much he truly engages with his subjects. It can also be damn overwhelming. I don’t recommend binging all eight because the onslaught of new age ideas and hyperactive visuals can be a bit much to take consecutively.
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  3. Decider
    Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    Apr 21, 2020
    70
    It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but The Midnight Gospel is fascinatingly strange, and if you listen to what is actually talked about, you may come away with some insight into the human condition.
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