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Positive:
12
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Critic Reviews
The IndependentMar 31, 2023
The TelegraphMar 29, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Away from the core electrical condition being a somewhat jarringly obvious metaphor for the difficulties of puberty – Periods! Orgasms! Whatever next! – The Power is filled with thrills, and will appeal to a wide audience from teenage fans of Stranger Things to nostalgic adults fresh from bingeing Yellowjackets or The Last of Us.
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Mar 29, 2023
Season 1 Review:
There are some dark corners of humanity explored over the course of the first season, anchored by strong characters in fascinating situations. But by trying to do a little too much at once, the impact is lessened. ... But there's real reason to be excited for a second season, one unburdened by the need to set up the premise, and instead can focus on all these flying sparks, ready to set the world on fire.
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ColliderMar 29, 2023
Season 1 Review:
At least for now, the story of the show is incomplete and only hints at the deeper ideas from the original story, which still stands alone in all it managed to achieve. The first season of The Power still lays a serviceable if frequently slight foundation for it to dive into the darker elements that made the novel such a sharply sinister work.
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iMar 31, 2023
Season 1 Review:
The script's brush strokes are generally broad, and the multiplex blockbuster vibe will suit some viewers more than others. The marital battles between Toni Collete's mayor Margot and her husband (John Leguizamo) lean towards cliché, and, later in the series, the wide-eyed recounting of the science behind the rise of the girls' power feels somewhat hokum. It's the ideas behind the drama that are most exciting.
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The GuardianMar 31, 2023
Season 1 Review:
The series only covers about a third of the book and would therefore seem to offer time to explore alternatives, even if ultimately they end the same way (electrical power corrupting as inevitably as any other, and all that). So far, however, the adaptation seems to be following the original’s path, which feels like a missed opportunity.
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Mar 30, 2023
Season 1 Review:
If the broadness of its scope is intriguing, the broadness of its storytelling sometimes comes as a disappointment. Particularly in the first half of the nine-episode season, The Power too often relies on archetypes over complex characterizations, and talking points over nuanced conversations — though by the final installments, it does manage to generate enough sparks to make a theoretical second season look much more promising.
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Mar 29, 2023
Season 1 Review:
The Power falls short of expectations dramatically. Not for any lack of commitment by the cast, and neither for any shortage of real-world locations, which help to ground the events which unfold. Failure on this occasion feels more fundamental and comes down to originality. Combined with some sluggish pacing and frequently fragmented narrative choices, audiences will be hard pressed to make it beyond the third episode, which is ironic since that is when things start to get interesting.
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Mar 31, 2023
Season 1 Review:
It feels like it’s going to be an exhausting show to watch; for every moment that will be interesting and show the real change in the power dynamics between men and women, there might be two others that will feel like we’re barely in one story before we rocket to another.
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