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Review bombing—the technique whereby people flood a website or platform with bad reviews to artificially decrease the rating—has targeted The Boys Season 4. Although the season has gotten good marks from critics, terrible Tomatoes gives it a fresh score of 95%; yet, its audience score right now is a terrible 51%, mostly because of the deliberate effort of review bombing.
One excellent illustration of how internet platforms may be controlled to shape public opinion is the Review Bombing of The Boys Season 4. Renowned for its humorous and frequently provocative approach to superheroes, the show has constantly stretched limits, sparking intense debates and strong fan responses. The review bombing exposes the flaws in online review systems, whereby a noisy few can influence the general rating disproportionately.
Review Bombing is the deliberate manipulation of online review systems by several bad reviews, usually under coordination through social media groups or forums. Although the practice is generally denounced, it nonetheless comes up often on websites like Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb.
Review Bombing's driving force can differ as well. While some people might follow this habit to voice discontent with a given show or movie, others might be motivated by political or personal goals. Review bombing is immoral and compromises the integrity of online review systems for whatever the motivations are.
Reacting to the review bombing in an original and funny manner, The Boys—a program parodies the power and corruption of superhero companies— reacted. The fictitious company Vought International, which runs the Superheroes in The Boys universe, produced a promotional video squarely addressing the controversy.
Colby Minifie's Vought CEO Ashley Barrett introduces a fake online browser dubbed "Vought's Review Bombing Browser," which she fervuously says lets people review bomb TV episodes in the video. This tongue-in-cheek reply deftly parodies review bombing as a tactic and highlights the ridiculousness of changing web ratings.
Based on the same-named comic series, Eric Kripke developed the Superhero/dark humor satire series The Boys. Set in a "what-if" universe honoring superheroes as gods and celebrities with few consequences for their deeds. To reveal them for what they are, one squad of vigilantes under the direction of a vengeance-obsessed guy called Billy Butcher will fight back against these super-charged "heroes".
Critics of the fourth Boys season have hailed its darker tone, strong social satire, and examination of power and corruption. The show enjoys a devoted audience that value its distinctive mix of action, comedy, and drama even with review bombing. Once more proving its reputation as a provocative and entertaining series, the Boys season 4 shows that the show is not hesitant to challenge limits and explore contentious issues.