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chemgear · 02-02-2023, 11:35 AM

Unsurprising even in 2023.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultas...h=539cd9b95e30

The latest “this is why we can’t have nice things” story in media is that sadly, expectedly, we still live in an era where one of the best episodes of television in recent memory can end up being review bombed because of simple homophobia.

The unequivocal quality of the episode has not stopped trolls from going after it on IMDB, where 30,468 people have given it 1 star reviews, creating a familiar “review bomb split” where a hugely disproportionate number of 1 stars, 28.4% of reviews in this case. By contrast, the first two episodes had 1.4% and 1.6% 1 star reviews instead. Those episodes have an average of 9.2/10, while Long, Long Time is a 7.9/10, far lower. Overall, The Last of Us is still a 9.3/10, one of the highest rated TV series on IMDB overall.

02-02-2023, 11:35 AM	#526
chemgear Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2010 Exp:	Unsurprising even in 2023. https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultas...h=539cd9b95e30 The latest “this is why we can’t have nice things” story in media is that sadly, expectedly, we still live in an era where one of the best episodes of television in recent memory can end up being review bombed because of simple homophobia. The unequivocal quality of the episode has not stopped trolls from going after it on IMDB, where 30,468 people have given it 1 star reviews, creating a familiar “review bomb split” where a hugely disproportionate number of 1 stars, 28.4% of reviews in this case. By contrast, the first two episodes had 1.4% and 1.6% 1 star reviews instead. Those episodes have an average of 9.2/10, while Long, Long Time is a 7.9/10, far lower. Overall, The Last of Us is still a 9.3/10, one of the highest rated TV series on IMDB overall.