❮ The Last Post
Season 1
Season Premiere:
Sep 11, 2017
Metascore
Mixed or Average
59
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Mixed or Average
5.2
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
38% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
50% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
13% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Dec 22, 2017
91
Deliberate without being plodding and sumptuous without losing sight of the troubles below the surface, The Last Post is more than the standard period fare.
Dec 21, 2017
80
It's difficult to tell apart the military personnel in the pilot, and it isn't until the end of the third hour that a larger narrative arc emerges. But the first half of the season (the portion screened for critics) is taut, brisk, moving and gorgeous.
Dec 21, 2017
70
The socio-sexual side of the story is the real point of it all, and there’s a certain sauciness therein. But the military aspects of the tale are almost too familiar.
Dec 21, 2017
58
The Last Post seems to be one-third military thriller and two-thirds soap opera. Some sequences are harrowing. Others strain plausibility.
Dec 21, 2017
50
Though gorgeously shot and replete with a who’s who cast culled from top-tier British television shows, the first three episodes available for review suffer when they step gingerly around colonial politics, appearing as uncomfortable as its mid-century characters are in exploring those messy intersections between peacekeeping and oppressive foreign occupation.
Dec 19, 2017
50
The Last Post trades too heavily on cliches in character development, but benefits from strong performances, especially by Raine, Buckley, Elma and Neumark Jones.
Dec 21, 2017
30
There are only two or three recurring characters with dialogue in the three episodes sent to critics, only one of which is bestowed with a shred of backstory or distinctive personality. Even ignoring the impolitic elements of character development, however--which again, Moffat really shouldn’t have--the greater sin of The Last Post is that the writing is stodgy and unrealistic plot is as parched for tension and excitement as the dunes in the desert where these men and their families are stationed.
User score
Mixed or Average
56% Positive
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11% Mixed
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33% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
Jan 19, 2018
8
Excellent story arc, good acting, a setting never explored before, and an enjoyable British mid-60s era make for a great Season 1 of the Last Post. I am at a loss why this show has such a poor rating - perhaps the reviewers were expecting something different? Yes, it is a bit soapy, and I have no doubt that the show may not be historically accurate, but most historical dramas are not accurate (even the ones that claim to be.) This is the best Amazon series I have seen (which isnt saying much, granted). I I enjoyed this show from start to finish and look forward to season 2.
