By The first two episodes of Marvel’s “Agatha All Along” have hit the Disney+ streaming service with the professional critics reviews held until release.
Now that they’re out, the reaction so far is mixed. With 34 reviews counted, the series sits at 74% (7.1/10) on Rotten Tomatoes from 34 reviews, and over on
Here’s a sampling of review quotes:
“Agatha All Along may take its title from a flashback, but everything else about the show (so far) suggests that there’s more than enough to mine when all you’ve got is all Agatha, all the time.” – David Fear, Rolling Stone
“It’s the rare Marvel project that feels justified not by its role in some yearslong master plan, but its own creative potential. Even in her diminished state, Agatha is still capable of some enchantment.” – Alison Herman, Variety
“The show is a worthy successor to WandaVision, not only because it gives us more TV parodies and catchy songs, but also its sharp writing, intriguing mysteries, and colorful characters.” – Joshua Yehl, IGN
“‘Agatha All Along’ is off to a strong start, and it seems that Marvel Television (a subsidiary of the MCU to distinguish between the films and the series) has an Emmy contender here.” – Alison Rose, FlickDirect
“In Kathryn Hahn’s hands, it is a real fusion of writing and performance, the result being a brilliant, capricious villainess who is also, depending on your perspective, the show’s heroine.” – Michael Idato, SMH
“Several of these actresses are delightful screen presences, but their screentime feels both squeezed and rushed; they’re all thrown at the viewer in short order, and are then competing with one another for room to establish their own backstories and arcs.” – Christian Holub, EW
“The project mostly avoids feeling like one of those Marvel tales that exists solely to set up other Marvel tales. Unfortunately, it also stops short of feeling like a series that needs to exist for its own sake.” – Angie Han, THR
“Agatha All Along slogs down its chosen path, with the coven squabbling and bonding through a series of frenetic but unexciting trials. The virtues of the theme of female empowerment are outweighed by the tired, generic story lines.” – Mike Hale, New York Times
“We need to invest in this coven, especially the new members, and if you get halfway through a show and still aren’t sure why anyone or anything matters, then you better be laughing, cowering, or cheering more often than “Agatha” can conjure.” – Ben Travers, Indiewire
“Agatha All Along” will stream with weekly episodes through to the season finale on October 30th.
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