The Son

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Season 1
  • Network: AMC
  • Series Premiere Date: Apr 8, 2017
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 36 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 36
  3. Negative: 9 out of 36
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  1. Greendevil1978
    May 1, 2017
    5
    I wanted to like this more. I really did. But the pacing really drags. The flip flopping back and forth each hour means neither narrative progresses much each week, either. That said, I think Brosnan does a good job (though would have liked to have seen Sam Neill handle it. Not sure why he dropped out!) and the rest of the cast, including the younger version of McCullough, is good, asI wanted to like this more. I really did. But the pacing really drags. The flip flopping back and forth each hour means neither narrative progresses much each week, either. That said, I think Brosnan does a good job (though would have liked to have seen Sam Neill handle it. Not sure why he dropped out!) and the rest of the cast, including the younger version of McCullough, is good, as well. And there are a few great action scenes. But for the most part you keep wishing the thing would hurry up and move along.… Expand
  2. GrantD243
    Jul 21, 2019
    6
    The acting is great the story has its moments, but ultimately it's a fairly mediocre western show.

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Metascore
57

Mixed or average reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Emily VanDerWerff
    Apr 10, 2017
    50
    For now, the series functions much the same as the oil the McCullochs desperately seek in the early 1900s storyline: It’s obvious something is there, but nobody has figured out how to get to it.
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  2. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Robert Rorke
    Apr 7, 2017
    63
    Without a great authoritative figure to lift the entire piece to a mythic level, The Son may have been better off in book form--where readers can imagine the Texas described in its pages.
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Lorraine Ali
    Apr 7, 2017
    70
    [Pierce Brosnan's] awkward drawl is one of the most jarring mood-killers in The Son, and those twinkly eyes are often more playful than dangerous. Even though the journey may be a bit bumpy, The Son still offers an easy ride into the Old West.
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