atz orig ▁Va anch ig ▁of ▁Asia ' s ▁Got ▁Tal ent , ▁who ▁came o ed ▁as ▁a ▁singer . ▁Dan iele ▁Lu ppi ▁composed ▁the ▁main ▁theme , ▁whilst ▁Peter ▁Nash el ▁and ▁Eric ▁V . ▁H ach ik ian ▁are ▁compos ers ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁score . ▁ ▁Epis odes ▁ ▁Season ▁ 1 ▁ ▁Christmas ▁special ▁ ▁Season ▁ 2 ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁season ▁of ▁Marco ▁Pol o ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁negative ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics . ▁On ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁holds ▁a ▁rating ▁of ▁ 3 4 %, ▁based ▁on ▁ 4 4 ▁reviews , ▁with ▁a ▁rating ▁average ▁of ▁ 4 . 7 9 / 1 0 . ▁The ▁site ' s ▁critical ▁cons ensus ▁reads , ▁" An ▁all - around ▁disappoint ment , ▁Marco ▁Pol o ▁is ▁less ▁entertain ing ▁than ▁a ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁that ▁shares ▁its ▁name ." ▁On ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁the ▁show ' s ▁first ▁season ▁has ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 8 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁based ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁reviews ▁by ▁critics , ▁indicating ▁" m ixed ▁reviews ". ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁review ▁for ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly , ▁Jeff ▁J ensen ▁gave ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁a ▁" B − " ▁rating , ▁calling ▁the ▁prem ise ▁" st ale ", ▁but ▁added ▁" Some where ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁episode ▁ 2 , ▁though , ▁Marco ▁Pol o ▁becomes ▁surprising ly ▁watch able . ▁The ▁film making ▁becomes