#hate watching

My mind cannot comprehend watching a show, getting into the characters and lore, just to be a snarky bytch and criticize it 24/7.

Like.... then don't watch it? Just walk away? Why are you clogging Fandom spaces just to whine and gripe about something no one is forcing you to watch?

It's hardly the first of its kind but I find that the show's popularity and general like interesting when contrasted with the high volume of YouTube video essays that (some being in good faith to be fair) who pick it apart from meager plot holes to the messages it may or may not be sending. I think this contributes to the show's success:

-You have fans of the show who've been here since day one who are either enjoying where the show's going or have commited to some sunk cost fallacy of "One day it will be entirely to my tastes, I just know it."

-You have Video Essayists who are keen to make their low opinions known about Stolas/Blitzo, the show's pacing and character writing. Their audience takes Helluva for hot garbage while fans will step up to object for the sake of their faves.

-This either leads to avoiding the show to avoid the fandom or becoming curious about the show that's been hyped as hot garbage. However, you find that it's either good actually or your hot garbage.

I also think it relates to a Tumblr post I found here that relates to how some writers are afraid of their audiences or making them mad: https://matt0044.tumblr.com/post/778507231345999872

Vivzie is anything but afraid. She stick to her guns and the direction of her stories without compromising it to please XYZ YouTuber be they decent or scummy. And that vibe, I think, keeps people from just walking away from it.

It's not like some live action remake slop that we whinge and toss aside until the next one comes to whine about. You can tell that Vivianne and her team put their all into this without some corporate overseer sticking their hand in where it shouldn't be.

And it's especially not afraid of being problematic or messy. I think... that's why I like it at least. And I think that's why its hard to put down for certain hate-watchers.

it still doesnt make sense when you watch it on a subscription service you already pay for. yeah you pay for it anyways but the analytics for the show or movie wont count you as any different than the people who loved it. if media was only ever consumed by people who hate it, media would still be made and profited on. those motherfuckers who made the show that was so bad and should never have been made are gonna see that they got a ton of views and thus that content is profitable. other people who make shows will also see that that type of content is profitable.

youtubers and other kinds of content creators who are infamous and awful and are widely hated often keep making content, not just because they still have fans who support them, but also because people who hate them still give them attention and viewership.