The Shannara Chronicles

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Season 1
Season #: 2, 1
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6.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 319 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 195 out of 319
  2. Mixed: 49 out of 319
  3. Negative: 75 out of 319
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  1. Iheartnapalm
    Jul 24, 2016
    0
    Oh god. So bad. It's insanely cheesy and over-dramatic, and not in a likable way. Almost every character is annoying, save for the lead girl and the script is just awful.
  2. Bruny
    Jan 7, 2016
    0
    No, can't go on watching this. If this is Shannara i'm Gandalf the jedi. It has nothing of the books aside some background, the elves seems taked directly from jersey shore, in the worst cases.And their king is gimli. no. nope. no.
  3. Bitash
    Feb 7, 2016
    0
    Can i score -10? Thats how bad it was, teenager movie with horrible acting and all polished fake sets, cheap clothing. Filled with models. Im helping humanity by writing this review, please dont watch, unless you have time to waste. Its perfect for my 12 year or niece, this is more like a Disney series
  4. Ryantist
    Jan 14, 2016
    0
    Shallow, heartless and trite. But then what more could I have expected from MTV. I enjoyed the books enough as a kid and hoped for some easy and engaging fantasy here, but the terrible dialogue, worse acting and forced scenes were just unbearable. Definately geared for the idiot MTV youth audience. All glitter with no substance.
  5. DmnHunter
    Jan 16, 2016
    0
    I tried i seriously tried......... 7 books jumbled and mixed together nothing like the actual series. **** this my wifes name is Amberly and was like i could get through this halfway i stopped. Nothing but **** the whole show. Read the books so much better and more fantasy. This show is nothing but MTV trying to be new. After reading the whole stories and trying to watch this. This tv showI tried i seriously tried......... 7 books jumbled and mixed together nothing like the actual series. **** this my wifes name is Amberly and was like i could get through this halfway i stopped. Nothing but **** the whole show. Read the books so much better and more fantasy. This show is nothing but MTV trying to be new. After reading the whole stories and trying to watch this. This tv show just sucks....The concept for a show just sucks... it even ruins the books. If you watch the show and pick up the book because you like the show get ready to be VASTLY disappointed because the show is so left field from the books it's like calling black white......If you think this tv show like the books turn your ****ing tv off and just read the end of the series the ELF STONES of SHANARA where AMBERLY is the BROTHER mom did not die dad did not die they stole the stones the had the elf song FYI in the books ELVES ARE DEAD LONG LONG LONG DEAD. and Amberly becomes the next druid and her brother who could only do illusions traded the stones to the river goddess to perform one illusion that was actually reality. This show is a joke and should be burned in fire.… Expand
  6. ptheeth
    Jan 16, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Shannara books were just a masterpiece of the fantasy genre. This show destroyed everyhing that built up the readers imagination many years ago. Elves thinking to elegant drinking meetings, love stories, ... What?? And the story is pot pourri of all the books written by Brooks in different periods, with different styles, just invented, no real relation with Shannara apart from some names and some characters profile.
    How to destroy another masterpiece? The Shannara chronicles is probably the best "howto" i have found.    … Expand
  7. HippoJnr
    Aug 17, 2016
    0
    I suppose if you've never read the series of books you might find the show mildly amusing. However, if you're a true fan of the novels you will be highly disappointed. In fact, I couldn't bring myself to finish watching the first episode. Yes, the new earth is something that was created after we blew ourselves to pieces, however, no where does it say in the books that there are rotting carI suppose if you've never read the series of books you might find the show mildly amusing. However, if you're a true fan of the novels you will be highly disappointed. In fact, I couldn't bring myself to finish watching the first episode. Yes, the new earth is something that was created after we blew ourselves to pieces, however, no where does it say in the books that there are rotting car parts everywhere, (only once in my recollection do they visit the old cities of stone.) This was an adaptation of the Elfstones of Shannara, Amberle was a frightened young woman, scared of the elcrys and the message it gave her, running away shamed her royal family and caused a rift between the two kings sons. I realize this is the age of the empowered woman, however not every story has to portray as such, it's the journey to ascend over top your fears that's the real triumph of this novel. I give this show a zero simply for the fact that MTV has cheapened the synopsis of the book/s and gave it a thrown together format. I'm surprised that Terry Brooks agreed to such a fiasco as this. As I said, you may disagree but that probably means you didn't read the book/s.… Expand
  8. xEnergizerbunny
    Sep 6, 2016
    0
    Everyone I know or know of was a huge fan of this show including me.Until they read what happens in the book the fact that Wil and The Rover get married and have kids and not the princess basically turned all heads away.What was a show everyone at school talked about went to a "You still watch that" type of show.I mean this isn't your classic happy ending and crowds may want thingsEveryone I know or know of was a huge fan of this show including me.Until they read what happens in the book the fact that Wil and The Rover get married and have kids and not the princess basically turned all heads away.What was a show everyone at school talked about went to a "You still watch that" type of show.I mean this isn't your classic happy ending and crowds may want things different and spicey but not a show you watch and just feel disappointed completely.If they made it clear that Will and the princess would be together instead of the rover I feel it would bring some fans back but at this stage you have to get rid of the rover or this show is Ganna go down hill fast....… Expand
  9. orabbi
    Feb 3, 2018
    0
    Why Terry? Why???????????????? Feels like Jersey Shore meets Shannara. The only thing this series makes me want to do is go back and read the book again and hopefully forget that I ever saw this.
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Metascore
52

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 15
  3. Negative: 4 out of 15
  1. Colorado Springs Gazette
    Reviewed by: Terry Terrones
    Apr 6, 2016
    91
    First rate production value, interesting characters and an intriguing story make for a world well worth escaping to.
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  2. Collider
    Reviewed by: Adam Chitwood
    Jan 21, 2016
    80
    Some of the romantic elements are a cheesy, and the exposition is really clunky at times, but for the most part the show is continually compelling and complex.
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  3. The Wrap
    Reviewed by: Ned Ehrbar
    Jan 5, 2016
    50
    Fantasy fare like this generally has a pretty low bar to clear and a pretty forgiving target audience, but the heavy-handed jargon, pointy elf ears and brooding self-seriousness of The Shannara Chronicles might be too much for even those fans. It doesn’t help that the characters seem to be allowed to switch from talking dour fantasy-novel heroes to bored millennials whenever the mood strikes them.
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