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- Netflix
- May 4, 2018
- Netflix
- May 4, 2018
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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57% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 Critic Reviews
65
57% Positive
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
43% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The Rain‘s greatest strength might be its clever hand with doling out information. If post-apocalyptic fiction has become too rote and familiar over the last decade, a good mystery yarn never loses its appeal, and The Rain spins mysteries well, dropping reveals and intriguing tidbits with impeccable timing. That quality makes The Rain a great binge show.
Once you get over the ludicrousness of a killer virus whose host is the weather, The Rain is a taut, tense thriller. The first Danish original series to come from Netflix, it’s gratifyingly fast-paced and unfailingly dark.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 95 User Ratings
4.9
36% Positive
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
22% Mixed
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
42% Negative
40 Ratings
40 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 95 User Ratings
4.9
36% Positive
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
22% Mixed
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
42% Negative
40 Ratings
40 Ratings
I'm not going to lie, I started watching this show with very low expectations and I was pleasantly surprised! In fact, I couldn't stop watching this show so I watched all 8 episodes within 8 hours!
The first episode is infuriating because of the choices the children make, however, the character development for both of the main characters truly shows throughout the episodes (and 6 years they had to grow up as best as they could). Each episode kept me on my toes and I really liked the way the story progressed. I didn't find a lot of holes in the storyline either, the writers really did a good job at the whole post apocalyptic- what do we do now? storyline. I truly hope we get a second season out of this! I would love to know more about the characters and see where it is heading!
I would advise everyone to watch it in Danish with the subtitles! The dub was terrible and I only made it 2 minutes in with that before I realized I was able to switch it. Also please make it past the 1st episode before reviewing the show, it is the first episode so there needs to be background story development! Second and onward were just amazing!
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SEASON 1
Though Netflix’s latest binge-a-thon doesn’t always handle the logistics of that situation in a completely convincing way, its premise provides a sturdy backdrop for the suspenseful story of a girl striving to protect her younger brother at all costs.
Despite some shaky attempts to build a convincing world, The Rain has much in common with “The Walking Dead.”
Within the first ten minutes, it becomes obvious that it will be another post-apocalyptic drama about a virus that devastates humanity, leaving precious few people behind to figure out how to scrap their way toward continued survival. If you’re into that sort of thing, it will grab your attention right away and, based on the initial three episodes made available to critics--most likely hold on to it. But if you’re at all fatigued of dramas about the demise of humanity, you may find it hard to soldier through, especially if you try to swallow all eight episodes in a sitting or two.
Despite his best efforts, for a show where humanity is under attack, you ultimately need a reason to root for at least most of the humans. The Rain never gets to the point where you’re pulling for the water droplets, but this is one barren wasteland that makes it difficult to care about anything other than surviving it.
It's basically a mid-tier CW or Freeform show. The execution is thin, but the premise is juicy and after watching three episodes sent to critics, I have enough curiosity to keep going.
First off, if you cannot withstand watching a show with subtitles and must have it dubbed if it's in a foreign language. Then I highly recommend that you avoid this show. As the dubbing for The Rain is terrible and will throw you off.
Now onto the actual review of the show.
The Rain is far from perfect, but if you stick with it. It actually starts to pick up and gets really good. For the first 2-3 episodes. I was constantly reminded that these were immature kids having to deal with a post apocalyptic world, but when things started progressing further and further. They kind of "woke up" in a sense. Which allowed the show to become so much better. As it moved away from high school drama. To actually fearing what we all deem to be harmless.
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SEASON 1
The Rain was a very interesting concept on the post-apocalyptic genre, a fresh new take! The Rain has its up's and downs, and Netflix definitely had the show going well from the start but it definitely got a bit repetitive after a short while and almost predictable at some stages, where you would think oh that is about to happen and it actually happens. The predictability makes you want to start skipping to the good parts of an episode as you have already unravelled the plot section for that episode. I cannot fault the writers though as the concept and the way the background was given was beautiful, I would have suggested a better main actor as the actor playing Simonè definitely felt lacklustre and rather annoying from time to time.
All in all, though, The Rain was truly captivating in the good sections and you definitely find yourself falling in love with some of the characters, and your emotions start to follow along to theirs'.
Footnote, I personally found this show a lot better in the subbed version as the dubbed version found the translations to be a bit off in some places and really did not feel as good as with it was the subbed version.
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SEASON 1
Very nice concept but absolutely trash
It is one of those shows where within the first 30 minutes it becomes apparent that the only real threat to the main characters is themselves, by being incredibly dumb.
The actual threat (The Rain) is just the reason they keep doing dumb things.
Obviously something has to go wrong for the show to become interesting but it just does it in the most boring generic way every other series does.
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SEASON 1
To be fair, I have not finished nor intend to finish the first season.
With that being said, let me be quick to tell you that the acting is instantly noticeable. So noticeable that it will drive you mad. What's more is that the plot barely improves. The show moves at such a slow rate that it takes 4 or more episodes for the show to truly progress.
What's mad is the decisions made and how poorly written the characters are. Very little is to like about this show. Watching the beginning and ending of the series may be the absolute biggest thrill the show has to offer.
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SEASON 1