Undercover

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Season 1
User Score
4.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 2 out of 4
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  1. jeremyp
    Nov 19, 2016
    6
    This show becomes messier and more convoluted every episode. What was the writer thinking. His other work was so much better. The story is taken in skeleton frame from a true story of an undercover cop who uses a woman as a cover and even gets her pregnant, so he can infiltrate a green movement, while committing crimes. They should have stuck with that story. Instead it throws so manyThis show becomes messier and more convoluted every episode. What was the writer thinking. His other work was so much better. The story is taken in skeleton frame from a true story of an undercover cop who uses a woman as a cover and even gets her pregnant, so he can infiltrate a green movement, while committing crimes. They should have stuck with that story. Instead it throws so many implausible scenarios in that it becomes comical. Okenedo, a great actress, doesn't help by being so ultra serious and intense that she comes off as a farcical character. In the end we are left with no clue about the bad guys motivations. Why go to such lengths? You expect an aria and get a ditty.… Expand

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#90 Most Shared TV Season of 2016

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Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Danette Chavez
    Nov 16, 2016
    75
    Okonedo and Lester shine in their roles as marrieds and determined professionals; their performances keep the whole thing from completely going off the rails, even during the goofy conclusion. Undercover isn’t exactly a misstep for Moffat, but it does lack the focus we’re accustomed to seeing in his work.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Meredith Blake
    Nov 16, 2016
    50
    Like both “Criminal Justice” and “The Night Of,” “Undercover” is concerned with the collateral damage wrought by the legal system, with its corrosive effect on lawyers, judges, defendants and, in this case, undercover cops. Unfortunately, these worthy and relevant themes get lost in the overgrown narrative weeds.
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  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Mike Hale
    Nov 16, 2016
    40
    In the end, it doesn’t really come close to making sense, which is the worst thing you can say about this type of show.
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