Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.7 |
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About
"A legend stretched thin into TV fantasy filler"
Loosely inspired by the Old English epic, this series follows Beowulf as a wandering warrior who returns to the Shieldlands to protect its people from monsters and political scheming after a decade away. It trades the poem's grim, mythic weight for a lighter, more soap-opera-ish fantasy adventure, mixing monster-hunting with village intrigue. The pace is episodic and the tone uneven, swinging between earnest drama and cheesy action, carried mostly by its cast's game performances rather than the writing or effects, which often feel budget-constrained.
the game performances trying to elevate a shaky, low-budget fantasy premise.
you want fidelity to the original poem or high-end fantasy production values.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | The Return | 6.5 | 253 | 44 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | The Gathering | 7.2 | 190 | 44 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Episode #1.3 | 7.3 | 176 | 44 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Episode #1.4 | 7.3 | 151 | 46 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Episode #1.5 | 7.5 | 154 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Episode #1.6 | 7.5 | 151 | 42 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Episode #1.7 | 7.4 | 140 | 40 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Episode #1.8 | 7.5 | 127 | 42 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | Episode #1.9 | 7.5 | 124 | 45 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | Episode #1.10 | 7.4 | 159 | 44 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | Episode #1.11 | 7.4 | 212 | 44 min | |
| ▶ | 12 | Episode #1.12 | 7.7 | 340 | 42 min | |
| ▶ | 13 | Episode #1.13 | 7.7 | 492 | 42 min |