Waco

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Season 1
User Score
6.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 48 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 48
  3. Negative: 12 out of 48
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  1. eagleeyeviking
    Jun 20, 2018
    6
    Despite being more of a retelling of events rather than a constructive dissection of the events and reason behind the events that unfolded near Waco, "Waco" is nevertheless a thrilling, well-acted (especially by Michael Shannon), and compelling miniseries.
  2. section20mi6
    Feb 12, 2018
    6
    While sequence of events are paced adequately in this mini-series to keep audience engaged, story line is seemed to be biased and Taylor Kitsch's performance as a cult leader requires more work.
  3. CoKronakan
    Jul 31, 2018
    6
    It tells a tragic true story which depicts the U.S government as the 'bad guy' because of their arrogance and trying to keep their glory high, which leads to a lot of dead people. Also disrespecting regulations. Plus the FBI is going through a changing time and this causes them to act more in violence rather than negotiating. The directing style is really basic and it makes it a chore toIt tells a tragic true story which depicts the U.S government as the 'bad guy' because of their arrogance and trying to keep their glory high, which leads to a lot of dead people. Also disrespecting regulations. Plus the FBI is going through a changing time and this causes them to act more in violence rather than negotiating. The directing style is really basic and it makes it a chore to watch at some times. Visuals and sound was great. The actors did a great job, no wonder the series had so big names in the cast. They outperformed in my opinion. I loved Taylor Kitsch's acting roles until now but this made me hate him so much. He performed so well that from now on when I will see him I will think Waco. But the actors are just not enough to save this show. So overall it's an average TV series, which could have been a lot better without the massive pacing issues and the rest of the faults. Because sadly the actors are just not enough to save this show.… Expand

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Metascore
56

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Emily VanDerWerff
    Jan 30, 2018
    60
    It’s in the interactions between the Branch Davidians and the federal government that the Dowdles best capture the sense of an easily avoidable yet nonetheless inevitable catastrophe. Where they struggle is in conveying how it would feel to live a life so tightly entombed in cataclysm that manipulation and abuse become simple facts of life, not dark horrors to overcome.
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  2. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Jan 24, 2018
    50
    Skimming the treatment Koresh’s manipulative dark side in Waco, a story that puts the humanity of the Branch Davidians and that of Koresh at its forefront feels ... weird. And this is but one of several niggling oversights in a story that begs for a new consideration.
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  3. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Jan 24, 2018
    67
    No one is totally innocent in the Waco siege, including many of his followers, but the “Waco” series seems overly eager to vindicate Koresh. And that taints an otherwise well-told story.
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