Netflix thriller climbs up top 10 with new season despite being labelled ‘tripe'
Not one for nervous fliers, Departure kicks off with a nightmare plane journey from New York to London which results in the plane going missing.
Archie Punjabi, who has not one but two airline thrillers to her name after co-starring in the Apple TV Plus hit Hijack, here plays investigator Kendra Malley.
Malley is parachuted into the crisis to find where exactly Flight 176 might be and then piece together what went wrong in the air – and she has to go rogue to do so.
The twisty, turny thriller first debuted in 2020, and sees Punjabi play opposite the late Hollywood legend Christopher Plummer as her mentor.
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A new season of the fast-paced season has just arrived on Netflix, landing the show on the streamer's top 10 TV chart.
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However, many of those who have already tuned into the 18 episodes on the streamer have not been singing its praises.
The first season of Departure currently holds an 80% rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 10 reviews, but subsequent seasons were clearly not reviewed widely enough to rank.
Taking to X, @Toryscott described the show as 'the biggest load of tripe' added: 'Dreadful script, a timeline that makes no sense, wooden acting, weird Americanisation and a ridiculous plot.
'So many good shows never get made. How did this get made? How?'
The Devil's Leap . The four-episode show follows climbing guide Paul (Philippe Bas) and his antagonistic teenage daughter Sara (Maïra Schmitt) on a trek which pits them against killers.
. The four-episode show follows climbing guide Paul (Philippe Bas) and his antagonistic teenage daughter Sara (Maïra Schmitt) on a trek which pits them against killers. Scrublands . A journalist investigates what he initially thinks is a straightforward story about a small town a year on a priest shooting dead five parishioners.
. A journalist investigates what he initially thinks is a straightforward story about a small town a year on a priest shooting dead five parishioners. A Good Girl's Guide To Murder . In the summer holidays before entering her last year of school, Pip decides to use her A-Level extended project to investigate an unsolved case.
. In the summer holidays before entering her last year of school, Pip decides to use her A-Level extended project to investigate an unsolved case. Countdown. Following the murder of a Department of Homeland Security agent, Nathan Blythe (Euphoria star Eric Dane) puts together a task force of agents from various agencies who are each known for their unconventional methods.
Meanwhile over on Google reviews, viewers had similarly harsh criticisms. @Giles Webberley shared their two star review, writing: 'In brief, the story is quite passable but it is handled appallingly. Awful writing, directing, acting and editing. I gave it the second star because it made me chuckle.'
@PS echoed their sentiments, writing: 'We laughed all the way through season 2, not in a good way. More Trending
'Badly written, badly directed, badly cast, badly edited. This was truly dire. Bored, wooden acting. No chemistry. Scenes edited at silly moments.
'Was there no run through or quality check? Did you just say 'that'll do,' and toss it out there?'
However, others shared their positive reactions, with @Peggy McEwen praising Panjabi and Plummer's performances. @NJ2001J added: 'Love the entire show from season 1 to 3 keeps you hooked. Defo a must watch TV series.'
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