They have to know that 100% critic score turns a good chunk of people away. All that says to me is that it checks all the “representation” boxes and talking points. There was a time when I would watch anything HBO put out. Not anymore. Westworld seemed to come out right at the dividing line of the woke/TDS era. Amazing first season and by early season three I was done after the female head of a crime family was spared because it was nice to see a female in charge. Game of Thrones in a way too. Clearly the girl power agenda came in towards the end.
Take the Wire for instance. Would never be made today. Shows black on black violence and broken homes.
They have to know that 100% critic score turns a good chunk of people away. All that says to me is that it checks all the “representation” boxes and talking points. There was a time when I would watch anything HBO put out. Not anymore. Westworld seemed to come out right at the dividing line of the woke/TDS era. Amazing first season and by early season three I was done after the female head of a crime family was spared because it was nice to see a female in charge. Game of Thrones in a way too. Clearly the girl power agenda came in towards the end.
Take the Wire for instance. Would never be made today. Shows black on black violence and broken homes.
To me, the bigger the gap between audience and critic score (with the higher side being audience score), the more likely I am to enjoy the product.
Audience 85/Critic 85? Probably middling.
Audience 80/Critic 45? Probably aces.