TWILIGHT OF THE GODS Reviews Are In: "Zack Snyder Finally Has A Winner On His Hands"

TWILIGHT OF THE GODS Reviews Are In: "Zack Snyder Finally Has A Winner On His Hands"

All episodes of Zack Snyder's animated Norse mythology series, Twilight of the Gods, are now streaming, and so far, the reviews have been surprisingly positive...

By MarkCassidy - Sep 19, 2024 07:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Netflix
Source: Via Toonado.com

All episodes of Twilight of the Gods are now streaming on Netflix, and the review embargo for Zack Snyder's adult animated Norse mythology series lifted around the same time the show premiered.

This isn't always a great sign, but the first wave of reviews have been mostly very positive.

Snyder's work has rarely gone over well with critics, but his last Netflix collaboration - the Rebel Moon movies - really came in for a drubbing. So far, Twilight of the Gods has fared a lot better.

Though there are some negative verdicts, the majority of write-ups praise the animation style, world-building, voice-acting and bloody action - although it sounds like Snyder may have overindulged in the graphic violence and sex a little too much for some tastes.

Have a read through the reviews below, and we'll be sure to update once we have a Rotten Tomatoes score.

The impressive voice cast features Sylvia Hoeks (Blade Runner 2049, The Girl in the Spider’s Web) as SIGRID, Stuart Martin (Jamestown, Babylon) as LEIF, Pilou Asbæk (Game of Thrones, Ghost in the Shell) as THOR, John Noble (Fringe, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King) as ODIN, Paterson Joseph (Peep Show, The Leftovers) as LOKI, Rahul Kohli (iZombie, The Haunting of Bly Manor) as EGILL, Jamie Clayton (Sense8, The L Word: Generation Q) as THE SEID-KONA, Kristopher Hivju (Game of Thrones, The Witcher) as ANDVARI, Peter Stormare (Fargo, Prison Break) as ULFR, Jamie Chung (The Hangover Part II, Once Upon a Time) as HEL, Lauren Cohan (The Walking Dead, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) as INGE, and Corey Stoll (House of Cards, Ant-Man) as HRAFNKEL.

Stone Quarry Animation developed the series with Xilam Animation, a Parisian production company behind the likes of Oggy and the Cockroaches.

Twilight of the Gods has been rated TV-MA, with notices for language, nudity, sex and smoking.

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PantherKing
PantherKing - 9/19/2024, 7:47 AM
Might have to binge it this weekend. This might to turn out to be another blue eye samurai
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 9/19/2024, 7:48 AM
@PantherKing - honestly, I doubt that. Snyder has done nothing in the past that has me thinking he can come close that. But I love to be proven wrong
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 9/19/2024, 7:48 AM
@PantherKing - I've watched a few eps... It's pretty good, but nowhere on that level. Snyder can't help himself with the gratuitous gore and sex to the point that it becomes laughable.
The1st
The1st - 9/19/2024, 10:29 AM
@bkmeijer1 - Agreed, it seems like Primal and 300 rolled up in a trademark Snyder package. Could be fun though. It'll be like Blue Eye only in that it has nudity though I'm afraid.
TheFinestSmack
TheFinestSmack - 9/19/2024, 2:01 PM
@bkmeijer1 - thank you for being honest about doubting that.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 9/19/2024, 7:47 AM
Sounds like it's the same old same old. Great visually, but narratively lacking.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 9/19/2024, 7:55 AM
Still seems kinda mixed to me but that’s better than outright negative which I think was the critical reception The Rebel Moon films got (haven’t seen them)…

Anyway even as someone who isn’t really a big Snyder fan , I think this looks fun!!.

Going by the trailers , It’s like him doing his own D & D Campaign in the world of Norse mythology which is cool…

I like the animation aswell as the voice cast (for the most part) so I’ll give it a shot.

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harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 9/19/2024, 7:58 AM
these good reviews will hopefully prove to WB that audiences are ready for synder's Justice league 2 & 3 back to back
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DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/19/2024, 9:59 AM
@harryba11zack -

ROFL!
TheVandalore
TheVandalore - 9/19/2024, 8:06 AM
Finally has a winner.....

FiNaLlY hAs A wInNeR.........

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SILENCE!!!!

You will be silent, whelp. Suckle back upon the rotten tit that most comforts your weakness. Do this as a favor to us all while you SHUT THE [frick] UP and let THE MEN TALK!!!
UncleHarm1
UncleHarm1 - 9/19/2024, 10:28 AM
@TheVandalore - User Comment Image
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 9/19/2024, 2:06 PM
@TheVandalore - he had some winners with Dawn of the Dead, 300 and Watchmen. And those convince he needs someone else writing the story so he can focus on visuals
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 9/19/2024, 8:16 AM
"Finally has a winner"


Wait, 300 and Watchmen werent!?!?!?!?!
TheVandalore
TheVandalore - 9/19/2024, 8:36 AM
@vectorsigma - life makes more sense once you factor into every life equation that you coexist with nothing but barely functional retards who absolutely think they are more intelligent than they all actually are.... We are surrounded by idiots who think highly of themselves, who latch on the stellar achievements of the startlingly few smart individuals and use this boost of confidence to go out into the world and make bad decisions with tremendous confidence.

The majority of people who yap yap yap along and keep pushing this toxic Snyder narrative year after year are in fact the very fart sniffin retards who think they are clever and in the majority. These are people who sign petitions to Get The Acolyte renewed and praise Agatha All Along like maniacs. You are the "woke" Disney agenda lapdogs who think the world is evolving in your direction just because a bunch of pedophiles and trans themselves got promotion at the house of mouse and are green lighting this garbage lol

It gets cancelled immediately though and you then are just victims. But hey, look, a Zack Snyder news story to twist into some flame bait for the idiots.

"...FINALLY HAS A WINNER...."

"...suckers..."
Drace24
Drace24 - 9/19/2024, 8:46 AM
@TheVandalore - You seem very sad.
SteelGunZ
SteelGunZ - 9/19/2024, 9:27 AM
@TheVandalore - BOL! nicely put.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/19/2024, 9:57 AM
@vectorsigma -

They were. Watchmen was a masterpiece. 300 was very good.

But everything else he's done ranged from bad to complete garbage.

vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 9/19/2024, 11:02 AM
@DocSpock - i agree good sir. Mark just made it sound like snyder didnt have any hits until now.

I recognize his good and bad works too. I even havent seen rebel moon part 2 after seeing all of his films prior that.

Netflix made the mistake of giving him complete control. Shouldve stuck with directing and producing
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 9/19/2024, 11:05 AM
@TheVandalore - this is me towards those defending Deadpool and Wolverine so I completely understand where you are coming from
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/19/2024, 11:26 AM
@vectorsigma -

Yup. Snyder should be used for FX, action scenes, & big fights. No creating and directing. He has turned into Michael Bay and doesn't even know it.

SATW42
SATW42 - 9/19/2024, 11:28 AM
@TheVandalore - how does not liking Snyder become a culture war thing?
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 9/19/2024, 1:27 PM
@vectorsigma - not my quote! I like some of his earlier movies too.
SpiderParker
SpiderParker - 9/19/2024, 2:31 PM
@vectorsigma - Lets see, both movies received mixed reviews, 300 did nice numbers but Watchmen flopped, fans seem to have a cult following but after Watchmen, 15years have passed and all his movies have been trash since.

So, the only project that didn't bomb at the Box office is 300 and the only movie that got decent reviews is a recut of a recut of a recut, which spectacularly is probably the longest movie to exist and the review still seems over hyped and manipulated. More like did Snyder finally have a winner?
vectorsigma
vectorsigma - 9/19/2024, 9:42 PM
@MarkCassidy - i understand that, but maybe you can choose a better quote to put in the headline imo. It will garner the same clicks as it is a snyder related article anyway 😅
st1s
st1s - 9/19/2024, 8:35 AM
Can't wait for the Director's Cut
Drace24
Drace24 - 9/19/2024, 8:49 AM
Yeah, Zack. Go and take credit for the work of underpayed animators and writers. It's your success, totally!
RegularPoochie
RegularPoochie - 9/19/2024, 8:53 AM
So the well know Snyderists love it and others is here and there? I'll give this a chance like I do for everything and make my own opinion.
SATW42
SATW42 - 9/19/2024, 9:04 AM
I... the reviews you collected seem to be mostly negative... Visually awesome but hollow. That's not a ringing endorsement.
SteelGunZ
SteelGunZ - 9/19/2024, 9:23 AM
Slow motion action scene cartoon with unbeatable girl bosses, I'll pass!
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/19/2024, 10:00 AM

Sh!tty Snyder anime.

Pass.
TheNewYorker
TheNewYorker - 9/19/2024, 12:20 PM
I think I would be okay if I never saw another Snyder project again. Yeah, I’d be good with that. Wonder how long it’ll take for him to release a special cut
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 9/19/2024, 12:52 PM
Caught one episode, and so far it's not bad at all if you remotely care about Norse mythology.
URCOMMENTSUCKS
URCOMMENTSUCKS - 9/19/2024, 3:20 PM
I'm so tired of adaptations of Thor outside the MCU (not that the MCU is any better; that thing they call Thor is Thor in name only) being depicted as cruel sociopaths who have no value for life. I suppose Norse Thor was called the Protector of Mankind just because it sounded cool, not because he was actually an epic hero who stood against evildoers.

Granted, I've seen one and a half episodes so far, and so far I like the series, despite my frustration with this revisionist concept that Norse Gods were "ahtually" bad and Jotnar were just victims.

It has authenthic Nordic vibe to it and atmosphere. Zack Snyder clearly read more books on Norse Mythology than His Mediocrity Taika Waititi did, even if he read only one.

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