"The Messengers" is an appealing and entertaining cross between "Heroes" and "Supernatural" and has the potential to be just the hit The CW needs and viewers deserve.

Full Review | Aug 7, 2018

The rapture is coming -- again

Full Review | Aug 11, 2017

A general rule of thumb in TV reviewing: When press notes do a better job of explaining a show's intent than the show itself, viewers beware.

Full Review | Aug 13, 2015

Fans of apocalypse tales will want to watch on.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 26, 2015

The Messengers seems to have its sci-fi basics in order.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Apr 21, 2015

It's clearly a letdown, and while letdowns in TV are not exactly shocking, they remain unwelcome.

Full Review | Apr 21, 2015

Anyone have a good "shoot 'The Messengers'" line I could borrow to close with? I've stopped caring enough to dream up my own.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4 | Apr 21, 2015

It is smartly assembled - Stephen Williams, who directed 26 episodes of Lost, made the good-looking pilot - and there may be enough gas in these characters to get them somewhere interesting.

Full Review | Apr 20, 2015

What's it about? Oh, that's a good question, and one that (based on a single episode) is impossible to answer.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Apr 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.

Full Review | Apr 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!

Full Review | Apr 20, 2015

The CW has given birth to good series late in the year before, but The Messengers seems far-fetched, even by its standards.

Full Review | Original Score: C | Apr 17, 2015

Fingers crossed, as there's potential here for an notable, complex plot moving forward.

Full Review | Original Score: 7.3/10 | Apr 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.

Full Review | Apr 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.

Full Review | Original Score: C+ | Apr 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.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Apr 17, 2015

The Messengers is one of those teasing constructs that elicits more skepticism than enthusiasm, initially revealing little about the nature of the threat or what must be done to prevent it.

Full Review | Apr 15, 2015

Putting wings on a human-looking character, even an angel, is never a good idea outside of a kiddie church pageant. That said, The Messengers certainly offers enough in its premiere to be worth a return visit next week, just to see where it's going.

Full Review | Apr 15, 2015

While the initial pacing is a bit slow, the story is intriguing enough that The Messengers warrants a second look.

Full Review | Original Score: 6/10 | Apr 15, 2015