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

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  1. Positive: 195 out of 319
  2. Mixed: 49 out of 319
  3. Negative: 75 out of 319
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  1. ganglio
    Nov 18, 2017
    5
    I don't want to give this show a too negative review as I like to see more high budget fantasy TV shows like game of thrones. Shannara gets respect in terms of production value, filming in New Zealand and somehow always ending in a cliffhanger that makes you want to see more.

    I started the books series some years ago, but stopped as it was too much cliché for my taste. The TV show    I don't want to give this show a too negative review as I like to see more high budget fantasy TV shows like game of thrones. Shannara gets respect in terms of production value, filming in New Zealand and somehow always ending in a cliffhanger that makes you want to see more.

    I started the books series some years ago, but stopped as it was too much cliché for my taste. The TV show obviously suffers from the same. Examples:
    - Go into a creepy dungeon and split up when a crossroads come to "cover more ground"
    - Main dialogue of Will: "stay close" or "stay away because I can't protect you"
    - Evil characters who are evil because they just love being evil

    The main actor has no real personality and, in season 1, a bad need for a shave. You don't know why he is special, how his magic works. All actors stay flat clichés, which is probably more due to the writing of the show and not so much due to acting. It is clearly a show oriented towards teenies but with quite some violence. In the absence of any alternative good fantasy tv shows, I probably continue to watch it as a guilty pleasure.    … Expand
  2. hgjccghk
    May 8, 2017
    10
    Amazing show amazing characters. awesome mythology and world creatively setup by the writers and directed wonderfully :D would recommend this to anyone who likes fantasy adventure and maybe a bit of romance!
  3. Spydar71
    Sep 15, 2017
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved the novels and I really wanted to like this show. I thought the overall ending was weak compared to the novels and it is such a shame. The sacrifice made by her at the end to become the Elcrys was so powerful in the book and this series just shat all over it. The characters are pretty flat and one tone. Wil showed no character growth at all. And considering the ordeal he went through, there should have been more.
    I'm sorry that this great story was not given the proper treatment it deserved. As a tween/YA series I'm sure its good for the young ones with all the "sexy sexy" and easy, digestible (baby food imo) plot lines for the masses who have probably never read the books or have read much at all. To any of you that actually rated it in the green, I highly recommend that you read the books. This series is about as true to its source material as "Queen of the Damned" by Anne Rice was. Truly a travesty in my eyes. I will not return for season 2 unless I have absolutely nothing else to watch and then I would re-watch something else. Horrible, SAD. So SAD. I hope "Wheel of Time" gets better treatment than this.    … Expand
  4. deaconfrost31
    Oct 28, 2017
    10
    I really do enjoy this show. I started reading the books at a young age and was fascinated by the story telling. Terry Brooks continues his legacy as one of the greatest fantasy/science fiction writers of all time. While the show does not follow the books verbatim it does stay true to the narrative in my opinion and I really hope that it is allowed to continue for multiple seasons.
  5. Leah14
    Nov 2, 2017
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was hopeful that this series would go along the lines of the books. I pretty much bought and read all the books in High School, and to this day still have them. The show at first was fantastic until I realized how MTV's version has deviated so much from the original story in the books. I don't know why Terry Brooks would agree to these changes made in the name of political correctness. Eritrea was not a lesbian in the books, however the enmity between Eritrea and Amberle is similar as it was in the books because they both fell in love with Will. There are literally dozens of tv series in which their actors portray the LBGT community. Why couldn't MTV stick to the original story on one show? I wonder what they will do to the other female characters later in the series such as Wren. The original story is fantastic, but in the name of "pc", a great story is being changed. BTW, i don't have anything against the LBGT community, but imo MTV should have kept the series to the original story.… Expand
  6. 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.
  7. andresmontoya
    Jun 26, 2018
    9
    The Shanna Chronicles is a show everyone would loved to watch! The acting is so good, the way they set the creatures like trolls and gnomes, that was a good job, so original and full of creativity. Ivana Baquero makes the show go like a shooting star, she's so good on being Eretria
  8. Pr0sper0
    Sep 22, 2018
    10
    Amaizing, for those who like sci-fi, like me, it was really really good. I hope we have the season 3 soon.
  9. Safan
    Oct 13, 2020
    10
    What about season 3??? Season 1 and 2 its amazing. Im waiting for season 3 please accept my request..
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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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