EPISODE
The Messengers - Season 1
A mysterious object plummets to Earth, sending out a shock wave that causes five strangers to die, only to miraculously come back to life moments later. But Vera isn';;;;;;;;;;;t the only one affected: she';;;;;;;;;;;s instantly connected to four other strangers, who also collapse only to miraculously come back to life hours later.
21 March 1967, Colorado, USA
23 January 1988, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
10 April 1958, Charleston, West Virginia, USA
12 April 1979, Pirmasens, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
17 January 1981, Lisbon, Portugal
April 17, 2015
The oddest thing about The Messengers is that its tone is somehow askew, like a dress that looks amazing on the rack but doesn't quite fit when worn by an actual human being.
April 20, 2015
The only episode available for review has the feel of a kid dumping out his toy box -- hey, look! It's a bullied teen with superhuman strength!
April 17, 2015
Fingers crossed, as there's potential here for an notable, complex plot moving forward.
April 17, 2015
With such a complicated subject matter, The Messengers certainly has its work cut out for it to stay coherent while still staying accessible.
April 17, 2015
The Messengers is a fantasy series about the coming Rapture and the five new angels forced to join forces to fight the devil himself. But it's sunk by sinfully hokey plot twists.
April 20, 2015
What's it about? Oh, that's a good question, and one that (based on a single episode) is impossible to answer.
April 17, 2015
The CW has given birth to good series late in the year before, but The Messengers seems far-fetched, even by its standards.
April 15, 2015
While the initial pacing is a bit slow, the story is intriguing enough that The Messengers warrants a second look.
April 20, 2015
Could The Messengers deliver some kind of coherent story without sensationalizing, or worse, trivializing the beliefs of millions? Who knows? But skipping it shouldn't be the end of the world.
April 21, 2015
The Messengers seems to have its sci-fi basics in order.
