Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

justincward Strangely topical story of a British mission to set up a new global trade system which is doomed but they've come too far to stop.Wow, I thought to start with - for once, you can't see where the set ends and the CGI starts. The costumes, sets and ethnic and historical details may or may not be accurate, but they're certainly convincing. The sense of 'being a witness', at least on the ships Terror and Erebus, is real. Slow, but you know what's coming. Or think you do.One by one, each of the stiff-upper-lipped crew, prime quasi-British luvvies to a man-jack, is going to starve, go mad, or... eh? Have gay sex? Ok, fine, must have happened, it's 2018 not 1845. But hey! Let's have more of the personality breakdowns, the Victorian medical issues, the hopeless bible-thumping, the gay love gone wrong - and oh. The magic giant invisible polar bear. Yes, you read correctly. A giant invisible polar bear that delivers seal meat to the igloo of the Inuit woman whose father the Marines shot, thinking he was the giant polar bear. I'm up to Ep03 and I fear this is going to get worse. I hope there aren't puppets to come.What a waste! There was absolutely NO NEED to supernatural it up; what were the producers smoking? No, really. What were they smoking, because the only explanation for the way this exciting, suspenseful, tragic and mysterious story turns into sort of Alien:1845 is that somebody turned up in the script room with a bag of prime weed. That or they got lead poisoning.There are good bits, but it's like picking weevils out of a mouldy ship's biscuit.Ultimately guilty of a completely self-indulgent failure to entertain and the definition of disappointing.

Naive-fox Seldom does a show or a film with such an assuming title live up to it. But 'The terror' does indeed honor its name and set some solid baselines its counterpart wannabe horror productions would do well to follow. Because the real horror does not lie in the gore, the paranormal or a loud and strident music score. The terror, the real terror hides in the isolation, the uncertainty and the unpredictability of human nature.And not only does 'The terror' create a sense of hopelessness brilliantly, it does it through a masterfully crafted atmosphere, one of the best photography to be seen in any TV show in recent years and an ensemble cast that would put some blockbusters to shame. The actors do such a great job one can even overlook the occasional script flaws -to be expected in any show- out of pure interest in the characters' well-being.It's not easy to get into 'The terror', not a show for the ones looking for random violence or heart-stopping jumpscares. But for those looking for a more complex experience, one that does not treat the viewer as most horror flicks do, this show is a pleasant and rewarding journey with just the right amount of blood and mistery, and a generous serving of witty dialogue. A treat that we may not be offered again in the coming years in any suspense genre show.

Rabh17 I'm not one for Historical dramas usually...but I like the stolid, emotionally gritty realistic re-imagining of what happened to a British expedition attempting to cross the Arctic. The portrayal of the Captains and the slow emotional degradation of the crewmen was riveting viewingI only have One Quibble: They Aren't Cold.The Set is perfect. I see master craftsmanship both on the ship and on the surrounding 'ice'.... but the Men Aren't COLD.Oh yes, they've got the coats on and they act miserable...but to me there's something missing. There's a certain hunching of the shoulders, the barely suppressed shivering, the involuntary twitching that comes from never actually being WARM.These guys are in the Arctic...in WINTER...but their Breath almost never fogs when they're outside. The Ship is LOCKED in ICE. These are Wooden Hulls from two centuries ago...but everyone is cozy comfy inside when ICE should be threading it's way inward.When they're outside, the hats and mufflers come off and the officers engage in long conversations as if it's Mid-October in a park. The Arctic is a place where men start losing fingers, toes and entire Limbs from prolonged exposure...but these guys AREN'T COLD! Other'n that...it's great drama.

Harold Boss This show looks super gorgeous. The atmosphere is amazing.However I think the directing and editing falls very short.We receive a lot of melodramatic, meaningless scenes. We see characters behaving with great strength and then shortly later we see them behaving with incredible weakness.The horrifying scenes with the bear are juxtaposed with long mild sections where we see tough men going soft and batty.It becomes very hard to identify with or even like any of the characters.Also there are are huge temporal gaps in the narrative, sometimes months passes without action and then we telecope in to see a bit of manly melodrama.What are the crew doing for years frozen in the ice? They seem to be always busy and under strict command yet there is absolutely nothing they can be doing for months and months.All these little character/story inconsistencies make for a series that always feels odd and uneasy (in ways that were unintended).Also I"m not sure the CGI monster bear is really up to scratch.