‘Agatha All Along’ Is Getting Review-Bombed (Again)

“Agatha All Along” premiered over a week ago with its first two episodes. While viewers initially embraced it, critics were less favorable in their reviews. However, opinions have since stabilized, with the show earning an 83% approval rating from critics and 81% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.

The show also attracted a surprisingly large audience, which is noteworthy given that it centers on a less popular character and features a storyline that may not appeal to many casual Marvel fans.

Prior to the release, the show was expected to be heavily review-bombed, much like ‘The Acolyte’ was, primarily due to its queer themes and representation in the MCU.

As was the case with ‘The Acolyte’ the cast and crew also gave us some “charged” statements like Plaza confirming that the show will be the “gayest Marvel show” ever.

Now the review-bombing did not take place immediately after the show’s score on IMDb rose a few days following the premiere, a bunch of 1-star reviews were left.

Since then, the show’s rating has stabilized but another wave of 1-star reviews was left on site.

‘Agatha All Along’ currently holds a 6.7 rating on IMDb. 34.3% (4.8K) ratings marked the show with 10 stars, the second most common rating was 1 star based on 18.4% (2.6K) reviews.

What leads us to believe that this is a targeted review-bombing? Well, only a handful of users who rated the show with 1 star actually left a review explaining why they did not like the show.

Targeted review-bombing of a show is almost always related to DEI politics implemented in the show, and although ‘Agatha All Along’ features an organic queer storyline that isn’t just shoehorned in for the sake of representation, it still did not manage to escape review-bombing.

As far as legitimate criticism goes, the one-star reviews are clear. Viewers criticized the writing as convoluted, amateurish, and contradictory, making it hard to connect with the characters or story. Many found the dialogue cringe-worthy and noted a lack of depth in the script.

Many felt that the characters were uninteresting and poorly developed, leading to a lack of investment in their arcs.

Many reviewers felt the show offered nothing new to the Marvel universe, labeling it as mediocre and reminiscent of better magical series that provide more thrilling experiences.

The overall tone of the show was seen as childish, which disappointed fans expecting a more mature narrative, especially considering Marvel’s previous successes.

There is some truth to these negative reviews, I personally think the show is okay, but I have a hard time seeing it as MCU canon, in large part due to its campiness. It’s out of place, and It’s going to be difficult to connect it with a larger MCU in any meaningful way without the character being out of place.

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