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. pdw123
    Jul 26, 2017
    8
    The themes of prejudice and discrimination involved in this quasi-historical cowboy-Indian-Mexican saga are engaging, as is the time edited style going between 2 periods in Eli's later and earlier life. I haven't gotten into Brosnan a lot before, but he gives some of his most worthy performances here, as do the other great supporting cast, whom we'll hopefully see more of. I've like thisThe themes of prejudice and discrimination involved in this quasi-historical cowboy-Indian-Mexican saga are engaging, as is the time edited style going between 2 periods in Eli's later and earlier life. I haven't gotten into Brosnan a lot before, but he gives some of his most worthy performances here, as do the other great supporting cast, whom we'll hopefully see more of. I've like this and "Turn" on AMC, as it seems the network does a better job with period pieces and the dialog is much more intelligent than the millennial intended schlock like "Walking Dead" and "Preacher". Hopefully, we "adults" paying thru the nose for cable will see more of the former than the latter from this network in the future.

    That said, some of the gore and violence might be a turnoff for some as the scalping, lynching, and Indian torture scenes seem very realistic---but hey, that's how violence really is and it just adds to the effective dramatic tone here. I don't like watered down violence, as folks needs to see violence as an abhorrent thing as it is. Nice work for once and on the nice production design too, AMC. Keep doing your multi-cultural research, and good job!    … Expand

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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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