I want expecting much when it came up as a suggestion in my prime lists.

if you're a homophob, not for you.
if you're not into girl power, strong women, not for you.
if you're racist, not going to be for you.

if you like fantasy, crossed with "crime" solving, military-ish with superwomen? you're in luck.

it's surprisingly engaging. charmed with a while lot more kick-assery going on.

wow i must say i wasnt expecting much from this show actually but this was breathtaking the story the action the plot everything was flawless i loved the beautiful ladies and the action i cant wait till wednesday from now on

Despite the season preview at the end of the pilot previewing some intriguing "witchy" scenes ahead I think I'm going to pass. Wasn't certain beforehand how YA oriented this will be but from what I've seen that is certainly the target audience (if I had known it would air on Freeform I wouldn't have bothered - just thought that this being at SXSW would mean something different..).
Lots of stuff gets skipped over or is handled superficially which is weird for a show declaring sisterhood/their squad to be something crucial.

Good first episode. I was expecting mediocre CGI, stiff acting and lots of lesbians. I only got lesbians so far. Color me surprised. Let's see if it keeps up.

I could have ended the spree war in the first episode. Uber eats them a delivery of Popeyes biscuits with no drinks.

War won

OMG, teen melodrama on witchcraft fantasy genre background. Overall story excruciatingly boring. Coming of age stuff, is caretural. It's bad.

Gets better as the story develops, but is geared toward more of a YA audience.
Interesting alternative view of history.

Strike Witches did it better.

Motherland: Fort Salem is a show that is built upon an interesting premise, with the accompanying world-building and believable characters helping to make the viewing experience enjoyable. As a whole, I have praise for the series overall, but I have some criticism for some aspects of the show, which while doesn't detract from the overall experience, doesn't necessarily help with it either. For those that know, that final scene with General Aldar in Season 3 was...what was that....Like respect to the cast and crew for working on this show for 3 seasons, but the CGI and special effects truly were distracting at times. It was genuinely bearable for a good amount of the show, but I'm guessing producers were ambitious with Season 3 but the special effects couldn't keep up. Must have been a studio or money issue, since the special effects were embarrassing, even in the final stretch of the series. I still really enjoyed the show, so I would recommend it, but it has its shortcomings.

There's no way three seasons is going to do it for me. I want mooooore!

This has to be the best show that no one knows about it is seriously under rated I just wish there was a book series as they always give more detail. But this is a new magic system and magic is public it is going to be great along as it doesn't get cancelled

Episode 4 of S2 made it clear that the writers have no fuckin idea what to do with this show. It's all over the place. The actors were already mediocre, now they're just confused. Nothing makes sense anymore. I can't see this show improving in any way.

Very very very well worked this series, and especially the potential it has.

A turn of the screw very well carried out and without falling into certain situations unlike other series.

A majority of women in the main cast, a few men assuming secondary roles but well managed.

Very good theme, good photography and a good cast.

A highly recommended series.

I thought it was absolutely fantastic, great acting and storyline

I just finished the first episode. I can't believe how much character development went into the first episode. So far the material is fresh and current. The acting and special effects are far and away better than most shows in the past decade. Keeping politics out of this, the show is about the U.S. military and it's struggle against an encroaching terrorist group called the Spree. The twist is that the U.S. military is comprised solely of witches. The Spree seem to be comprised of witches as well. I'm interested to see where this series goes.

The lesbian stuff is overblown not that it mattered. It was a little bit light on character development, but there wasn’t much time before the action started, so I was okay with how it was handled. The show moves at a quick pace and good story line as far as I’m concerned. I loved it. Definitely worth a watch.

This was actually decent, with a really interesting ending. It had a few lows with some lazy dialogue and writing, but overall was much better than expected. It feels like the next season will open up the story properly. First season had a lot of character development and some really good twists.

Not just the lesbian witch show I thought it will be from the trailer.

Very entertaining fantasy and science fiction series. It has touches of adolescent history. Waiting for new chapters.

Great worldbuilding in this series, I do appreciate when writers make an effort to produce a consistant backstory to add depth to scifi and fantasy.
I really enjoyed it, and am looking forward to the next season.

First 5 episodes are shitty and will make you want to stop watching. By episode 6 things get better. And episode 7 onwards, the show really picks up.

It's a tragedy that more people don't know about this show already. This has to be one of the best shows to come out in the last five years or so.

Over the past few years most of the 'good' shows (ie - shows that have been running for a long time) have ended and there's been a huge void with nothing to replace them - but I think Motherland has the potential to be one of those shows.

Right from the beginning, the storytelling is clear and captivating, there's a rich foundational history with much more to discover, and new elements are introduced at the right time so there's no confusion about how things work.

The actresses are all doing a phenomenal job. I love Raelle's character and her raw badassery, Abigail is exactly the type of person I'd want to have on my team in a fight, and Tally is so genuinely _good_ and kind that you can't help but love her.

I'm really excited for the future of this show and the cast.

I was warded away from this series by its unappealing poster and description of the story. Nothing about either appealed to me. But, spurred on by recommendations, I started watching it two days ago and became completely caught up in the characters, the direction and the plot, and, therefore, binged the first season in a day and the second season today. When the cliffhanger is picked up in the next season, I will probably rewatch the first two seasons again but, alas, that may be a year or so in the waiting. I give this series an 8 (binge worthy) out of 10 [Fantasy Drama]

black girl of the trio , her spellcasting act was bad .


maybe teenagers might buy the
bad acting,
no decent story.

Why do these shows always bring on some cheesy villain who constantly makes it out alive? This one is really bad because the guy just cannot act. It's like watching a really bad Syfy movie whenever he's on screen.

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This turned out to be really good. This is an alternate America where it appears that Women are the ones in power. It was interesting to see that a Matriarchy did not solve the world's problems. The women in power are just as bad as men in the real world.
That aside, the rest of the show was really good and by the end, I wanted more. But it is not meant to be :(

How I rate:
1-3 :heart: = seriously! don't waste your time
4-6 :heart: = you may or may not enjoy this
7-8 :heart: = I expect you will like this too
9-10 :heart: = movies and TV shows I really love!