<P> In his review of the first four episodes, Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter felt while there were "no superheroes, no mission and no clear bad guy" in these early episodes, he "found (him) self enjoying quite a bit thanks to the solid introductions to the human side of its characters, an often innovative structure, fine use of its New Orleans backdrop and a few moments of real cleverness . If, on some levels, Cloak & Dagger is oddly sluggish, there's a lot happening in these early episodes, some of it fun ." Reviewing the first two episodes, IGN's Joi Childs awarded the episodes an 8.5 out of 10, noting, "Tackling a variety of relatable subjects while embracing the thrill of discovering new powers, Cloak & Dagger delivers an emotionally honest and surprisingly resonant premiere . The pacing can feel a bit slower than one might expect or want from a superhero TV show, but thanks to the drama, effects, mystery and chemistry between the main protagonists, the premiere builds a solid foundation for Marvel's newest series ." Merrill Barr at Forbes wrote, "Without question, it can be said Cloak & Dagger plays right into the hand of the audience it's gaming for . This is one of the darkest and moodiest YA series to ever YA...Unfortunately, the series suffers from the problem many shows of its type do: it takes far longer than it should to dive deep into the meat of its story ." In comparison to the other Marvel Television series, Barr felt Cloak & Dagger "exists somewhere between the light - hearted, broad stroke nature of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and very mature dramatic overtones of any of the Netflix series". Abraham Riesman of Vulture felt "there's a lot going on in Cloak & Dagger, and if it can keep up its pace of invention and revelation, it promises to be your essential superhero watch of the summer ." He also praised "Marvel Television's willingness to boil a superhero concept down to the elements that work best and, beyond that, be purely inventive," enjoying the change of location to New Orleans over the New York setting from the comics . </P> <P> For io9, Charles Pulliam - Moore said, "Cloak & Dagger isn't exactly a show for die - hard comic book purists looking for a live - action translation of the superheroes they love, but that ultimately works out in its favor because that's not what it's trying to be . Cloak & Dagger wants you to see the power in and importance of being able to see across differences--a bit of a cheesy message, perhaps, but one that we could all stand to remind ourselves of more often ." He was critical of the pacing, a common issue across many of the Marvel Television series, but conceded, while the "forward momentum from scene to scene is lacking...all of the performances are stellar ." Giving the series a "B", Entertainment Weekly's Darren Franich was "pessimistic and optimistic about Cloak & Dagger, and hope the show's openhearted thoughtfulness can energize its rather bargain - bin super-mythology ." He felt the series took the "rough outline" of the comics "and cleverly modernizes it in unexpected directions" and throughout the early episodes the New Orleans location "finds unexpected ways to root Tyrone and Tandy in the local culture ." Franich was also critical of the pacing . Giving the first four episodes 2 out of 4 stars, Allison Keene of Collider was more critical of the series . She was also critical of the pacing, called the writing "shaky", wished more was done with the New Orleans setting, and felt that attempting to split the early episodes between both Johnson and Bowen, resulted in "jarring edits, half - baked plots, and quickly - forgotten side characters ." </P> <P> Upon announcement, Riesman felt one of the show's potential strengths was the fact that Marvel had a unique opportunity to tell a story "without needing to appeal to any kind of rabid fanbase or honor any iconic stories," because the characters have neither "any famous archnemeses," nor "a widely read graphic novel" that fans would be expecting to see . He concluded saying, "Cloak & Dagger could be something unique and potentially lovely: an attempt to build a new bit of filmed superhero iconography (mostly) from the ground up . There's so much to mine in this genre . It deals metaphorically with the burdens, risks, and liberations of power--and it has the storytelling freedoms offered by high - concept science fiction, fantasy, and magical realism ." </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Award </Th> <Th> Category </Th> <Th> Recipient (s) </Th> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> Teen Choice Awards </Td> <Td> Choice Summer TV Show </Td> <Td> Cloak & Dagger </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Choice Summer TV Star </Td> <Td> Olivia Holt </Td> <Td> Won </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aubrey Joseph </Td> <Td> Nominated </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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