‘Rings of Power’ bombed the critics? Amazon suspends reviews

Where is the witch to fight the trolls when you need her?

A mega budget fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Some of its viewers are under criticism. A day after the first two episodes of Amazon’s Billionaire Kid premiered on prime video, the show’s average viewership score on Rotten Tomatoes is a “rotten” 37%, and the reviews on Amazon seem to hold up.

Compare that to the TV Critics’ score, who gave the show a pretty cool average of 83%, with many reviews being praised (“It’s great: a wonderfully immersive, wildly ambitious production filled with stunning visuals and compelling storylines.”, he wrote tv line). the hollywood reporter He called the first two episodes off to a successful and promising start.

The scores come a few weeks after Marvel. she-hulk The review was reported as bombed on the site, with 88% critical and an initial rating of 36%.

which The power rings What it does with Amazon’s own customer ratings ecosystem is still unclear, as the company took the unusual step of suspending user ratings for the program. An Amazon source says that reviews are kept for 72 hours to help weed out trolls and ensure that each review is legitimate. A source later said that Prime Video initiated the policy on all of its shows this summer.

“Review blitz” is when a group of online consumers posts multiple negative reviews of a product or service because of its perceived political or cultural issues rather than its actual quality. Study audience ratings on Rotten Tomatoes power ringsr, there are several single-star entries that satisfy the definition. “They wanted to include such important work in the current policy and they succeeded,” says the example. “No one has a problem seeing people of color in movies, TV shows or stories…but this story has already been written and it shouldn’t have been spoiled.” Someone else’s opinion: “It’s a strange goal that the diversity of the world is reflected in Middle-earth, although it’s good for marketing, but it was clearly more important back then. [sic] Make a functional TV series.”

But most negative reviews, regardless of the writers’ personal feelings, criticized the show for its lack of diversity. “They spent a billion dollars on the movie’s background and soundtrack,” wrote one. “The rest is hard, slow action, and there’s no reason to be too fond of the main characters. None of them have a soul.”

There was one aspect that even the show’s biggest enemies agreed: power rings looks amazing “An incredibly beautiful world,” wrote one reviewer. “Unfortunately, my mind was bored.”

inside tv lineThe site’s post-premiere poll found that the majority of viewers had a much more positive reaction, with 62% of viewers giving the show an “A” grade.

Amazon owns IMDb, but it hasn’t stopped ranking the site’s audience. The IMDb score was also higher than the Rotten Tomatoes score, though still average, with an average score of 6.1 out of 10. The latter suggests there is at least some outburst of outrage. interesting, power rings Women (6.8) had a higher mean score than men (5.9).

If the review fails, the audience score will likely increase. she-hulk It went from 36% to 50% on RT in the last week and is expected to grow even more if the show makes it to the next episodes. Fans approach big franchise titles with high expectations, but if shows can deliver consistent quality over time, they tend to win people over over time and move those viewing points.

But for now, at least on the Amazon website: Reviews…shouldn’t…happen!