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8
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10
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Critic Reviews
Jan 11, 2019
Season 1 Review:
To the extent that The Passage is political, it's the age-old horror/sci-fi skepticism about science empowered by government but untempered by moral considerations, the same perspective that's driven everything from the big ants of Them! to the relentless microbes of The Andromeda Strain.
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Jan 11, 2019
Season 1 Review:
It's a lot of plot for 43-minute episodes, but creator Liz Heldens aptly threads the needle, balancing disparate elements into an action-adventure series with just enough mythology and mystery to keep the audience guessing. As an emotional anchor, Gosselaar's hunky, post-"Saved by the Bell" persona is perfect for a father figure/GI Joe/tortured soul like Brad. His has natural chemistry with the young Sidney, who deftly stays on the right side of the line between cute and cloying.
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Jan 13, 2019
Season 1 Review:
A better-than-average show of its type ... For now, "The Passage" should appeal to those who like their popcorn TV less touchy-feely and more action-oriented than NBC’s fall hit, "Manifest." For those interested in similar vampire-infection material done with more subtlety and menace, the four seasons of "The Strain" can be streamed on Hulu.
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Jan 13, 2019ColliderJan 14, 2019
Season 1 Review:
It’s an incredibly game, consistently charming ensemble for a show that, overall, is brimming with potential. The opening chapters aren’t exactly love at first bite, but there’s something to this show’s wonky pseudo-science and earnestly beating heart that kept me enthralled all the same.
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Jan 10, 2019
Season 1 Review:
The Passage is a solid example of adequate network television. ... The problem with The Passage is one that plagues practically every network TV drama: a need to keep exposition and plot development flowing at all costs, particularly at the cost of nuance. ... That said, in the second and third episodes, The Passage does a better job of slowing down and exploring the dynamics between its characters.
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TV Guide MagazineJan 17, 2019
Season 1 Review:
It's a slow road to apocalypse in the absorbing, if derivative, opening chapters of this Stephen King wannabe based on the epic horror trilogy by Justin Cronin. [21 Jan - 3 Feb 2019, p.13]
Jan 14, 2019
Season 1 Review:
Much of The Passage feels like [...] a placeholder waiting for the sharper, crisper second draft. Sidney and Gosselaar’s bond is charming--and proof that Gosselaar, despite bad luck with recent projects, has become a reliable player on television. But it’s reliant, too, on a dynamic that feels lazily overmotivated.
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Jan 14, 2019
Season 1 Review:
There is no piece of information delivered fluidly or artfully in The Passage. Maybe if this had been a cable or streaming show with 55 minutes per episode, there might have been time for breathing. Instead, the first three episodes are an aggressive information dump punctuated by sweet bonding with Wolgast and Amy and creepiness with veiny creatures who aren't called vampires even if everybody keeps asking why they aren't called vampires.
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Jan 13, 2019
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