In an action and exciting atmosphere, this series follows a soldier who has a fruitful career in the army. He is tasked to do a mission that is so perilous. He begins his journey but things turn around when he discovers that he's the unlikely savior of humanity and the whole staying of human kind is depend on his work.
Despite being billed by Syfy as an action-packed drama, it's surprisingly lackluster. Drearily paced, the plodding post-apocalyptic series is as familiar as it is pedestrian.
When they talk about better TV shows dramatizing the apocalypse, they won't be talking about Dominion, whose ambition makes it complex enough that only the most devoted fans are likely to stay for the full ride.
The optimistic side of me looks at the pilot and sees interesting character developments and the promise of a war between humans and angels, which could offer some truly thrilling and unique visual moments from this TV series.
Dominion's opening night close-out is strictly same-old, same-old, with one of the mysterious tattoos translated to read, "Beware of those closest to you." Cue the ominous music. Wow, what a twist.
Maybe the Thursday pilot's portentous whispers in candle-lighted spaces will seem less pretentious and more profound as Dominion moves past initial exposition from a cast trying not to sound like they're from all over the planet.
Boston Herald
June 16, 2014
As the Big Bad of the piece, Gabriel appears for perhaps 40 seconds of the 90-minute premiere and is still the most interesting character here. He gives Dominion a wing and a prayer of surviving.
