Vikings
History | The History Channel | Release Date: March 3, 2013
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
75
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 41 Critic Reviews
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38
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3
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
VarietyBrian LowryFeb 28, 2013
Season 1 Review: If it's not high art, the moody exercise achieves a level of atmosphere and momentum that makes it work as a mild diversion, and the plot and pacing pick up in subsequent hours. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldGlenn GarvinMar 4, 2013
Season 1 Review: Vikings is at least fun to watch, in a sword-swinging, head-chopping, maiden-despoiling sort of way. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandFeb 28, 2013
Season 1 Review: Mostly, though, Vikings is disappointing because so much of the component parts are good but are ill served by flabby direction and a gassy script. Read full review
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