The Musketeers

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Season 1
Season #: 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
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Critic Reviews

  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Genevieve Valentine
    Jun 19, 2014
    83
    A well-acted romp that carries just enough weight to justify tuning in, The Musketeers is a campy delight; no one ever hands over a blade when tossing one with a flourish will do, and this time, that’s just as it should be.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mary McNamara
    Jun 23, 2014
    80
    Refreshingly realistic in some ways (there is much jumping out of high windows, but the jumper is often actually injured) and soothingly romantic in others, "The Musketeers" is a captivating balance of spectacle and story, true enough to the essentials of the original, modern enough to understand the necessity of humor and self-reference.
  3. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Nancy DeWolf Smith
    Jun 23, 2014
    80
    While the series is not without humor--including the occasional sexual witticism--it is never camp, a huge plus for devotees of genuine drama.
  5. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    Jun 23, 2014
    80
    The adventure is good, the characters are better than good, and the playful, often insulting repartee is someting you might hear from college buddies on holiday in Cabo. These Musketeers are worth a bite.
  6. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Tirdad Derakhshani
    Jun 19, 2014
    80
    Old-fashioned it may be in spirit, but this adventure tale is nothing if not exciting.
  7. Uncle Barky
    Reviewed by: Ed Bark
    Jun 20, 2014
    75
    [The episodes] sequentially get better and deeper, with the tragic back stories of Athos and Aramis fueling hours three and four.
  8. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Alessandra Stanley
    Jun 20, 2014
    70
    The Musketeers is an old-fashioned reinvention that is faithful to the spirit of the novel even as it changes the words.
  9. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Jun 20, 2014
    70
    It's a little cheesy, but never takes itself very seriously.
  10. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Darren Franich
    Jun 13, 2014
    67
    This lighthearted, thin import is worth a watch. [20 Jun 2014, p.60]
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  11. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Jun 20, 2014
    60
    A fine but unexceptional retelling.
  12. The Lincoln Journal Star
    Reviewed by: Jeff Korbelik
    Jun 30, 2014
    58
    It's a ho-hum procedural with a new story each week, but I like how the series strives for authenticity in setting and costumes.
  13. Boston Herald
    Reviewed by: Mark A. Perigard
    Jun 23, 2014
    58
    The Czech Republic location shoots convincingly suggest medieval France, but the episodes run an unwieldy 75 minutes long. Capaldi is terrific and commands the screen as if he’s on an HBO series while everyone else is in a cartoon.
  14. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Diane Werts
    Jun 19, 2014
    58
    Colorfully drawn. But all inside the lines.
  15. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Wiegand
    Jun 19, 2014
    50
    Hodges has done a good job weaving new plot twists and characters into the familiar story. The Musketeers may not be either the greatest treatment of the Dumas tale or the most revolutionary, but it is fun for all, and all for fun.

Awards & Rankings

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#73 Best TV Season of 2014
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#38 Most Shared TV Season of 2014

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 25
  3. Negative: 3 out of 25
  1. VonSeux
    Jul 19, 2014
    8
    Having watched every Musketeers adaptation I could get my hands on, I can say this tale have enough new content and changes to keep youHaving watched every Musketeers adaptation I could get my hands on, I can say this tale have enough new content and changes to keep you interested while respecting the source maetrial. The only thing I miss are bigger names on the cast. BBC rarely does a bad series, and this one keeps the tradition.… Full Review »
  2. GamerElite999
    Jan 15, 2017
    5
    very predictable. good guy always wins and the bad guy always dies. there i saved you lots of wasted time . Seriously tho, you can watch thevery predictable. good guy always wins and the bad guy always dies. there i saved you lots of wasted time . Seriously tho, you can watch the first 10 mins and the last 15 and still know exactly whats going on..… Full Review »
  3. mariojmartin
    May 31, 2015
    7
    For a show that has taken an exceptional care to recreate the costumes and streets of the XVII century; gun power muskets have unrealistic eyeFor a show that has taken an exceptional care to recreate the costumes and streets of the XVII century; gun power muskets have unrealistic eye accuracy and sound like modern rifles, while single shot pistols are actually colt .45 revolvers, and the royal musketeers dress like wandering cowboys. Sometimes I am confused if I am watching a Western. The script is nothing exceptional, but, we can still enjoy one of the best portraits of Cardinal Richelieu with Peter Capaldi.… Full Review »
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