The Terror

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Season 2
  • Network: AMC+
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 26, 2018
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 45 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 45
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 45
  3. Negative: 12 out of 45
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  1. Felindie
    Oct 15, 2019
    5
    Highly disappointment after the great season 1, the whole story was so boring.
  2. BioTofu
    Nov 26, 2019
    4
    It had a nice beginning when the the story was shrouded by a mist of mystique but once the curtains fell half way into the season everything just fell apart with it. the protagonist also became such an unlikable jerk around that time.
  3. greenisgood
    Oct 25, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. TL;DR - True Historical Events wrapped in a thin veil of Supernatural, this was how I felt about the first season of The Terror because of the excellently harrowing experience Season 1 provides. Season 2 took that thin veil and turned it into a heavy and thick blanket of Supernatural, the weight of this thick blanket unfortunately overshadows the True Historical Horror of the subject matter. The by product of what I just described is a lackluster experience with good and wasted acting performances. The writing really let the show down as the otherworldly horror aspect of the show is too overwhelming, this is also very surprising since the supernatural addition to the story is one of the most bland and overused tropes in horror.

    The Good
    Acting was good all around, nowhere near the performances of Season 1 but I think this is due to the stakes not being as high as it was in the first season. Eiji Inoue was the stand out performance for me this season even though he is one of the supporting cast, his screen presence and delivery overshadowed everyone else.
    Unfortunately Inoue's role is not too important in the overall story; Cristina, Shingo Usami, George Takei, Naoko Mori and C Thomas Howell turn in the next best portrayals. Derek Mio the lead along with Kiki Sukezane who is the main antagonist turn in a sometimes good sometimes uneven performance but this is mainly due to weak writing and character motivations rather than acting skill.

    Cinematography was good for the most part barring some post production effects like a reoccurring focus/out of focus combination effect being very distracting rather than adding to the excellent shot composition and art direction for the sets and costumes considering the period piece nature of the show.

    The Bad
    Writing of the show really let it down, on a major level when it came to the supernatural side of the story. It felt very front and center compared to the real human story going on in the background, as if the writers decided that maybe the subtlety of the first season was too much and this time the horror side of the show needs to be dialed up.
    It ends up hurting the show taking away from the historical side of the story which should have remained the primary focus.

    The trope of possession was used too many times, overused by the end of the season. But this possession was lethal only when it needed to be while most of the time the spirit would covertly try to make things happen it felt very disconnected.
    Dialogue writing was also not the best this season, some decisions, character reveals and character motivations felt weak and contrived just to add on the drama eventually providing a very bland and meandering experience.

    The Terror Season 2 was uneven, slow and ultimately boring because the writers and the season decided to focus on the Spirit/Yurei horror aspect of the show. Either the supernatural horror should have been dialed down to allow the real human horror to take center stage or if the paranormal was the primary focus it should have been written better into the story with a more unique angle.    … Expand
  4. tufrull
    Nov 29, 2020
    4
    comparing with season 1 its not a good season. min 75 character is nonsense..

Awards & Rankings

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#58 Best TV Season of 2019
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#67 Most Discussed TV Season of 2019
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#89 Most Shared TV Season of 2019

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. i
    Reviewed by: Rachael Sigee
    May 9, 2022
    80
    Moments of visceral body horror were used sparingly and to shockingly good effect in a show that is carefully choreographed to unnerve viewers from the off.
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  2. The Telegraph
    Reviewed by: Michael Hogan
    May 6, 2022
    40
    The result is suspenseful and atmospheric but slow-burning to the point of inertia. The story works better as a righteously angry family saga than a fantasy chiller. Worth a look out of historical interest but for far superior drama, seek out the first series.
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  3. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Aja Romano
    Aug 20, 2019
    80
    In its most successful episode, Chester confronts a Japanese prisoner of war who taunts, threatens, and ultimately bonds with him over their shared love of baseball and their exhaustion with the battlefront. It’s a deeply compelling episode of television and warrants a place for The Terror in any list of the year’s must-watch series. But it has nothing to do with ghosts. I wish The Terror had done a little more work to make its ghosts feel as necessary as its timely history lesson.
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