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5 min readIn a recent episode of Asmongold TV, the host wades into a controversy that erupted around Rotten Tomatoes, the review aggregation site. The central incident: the audience score for the TV show The Acolyte—a Star Wars series with a massive gap between critic praise (83%) and audience disdain (14%)—appeared to have been removed from the show’s main page. A user would have to click into a specific season to see it. Screenshots circulated, accusations of censorship flew, and within hours, the scores were restored. The episode is not just about a glitch or a conspiracy; it is a sustained argument about who gets to judge culture, why platforms and studios resent the audience, and how the impulse to cry censorship can undermine a reasonable critique.
The Disappearing Score and the Immediate Reaction
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:43) **Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score Disappears** - The host opens by revealing that Rotten Tomatoes removed the audience score for The Acolyte, requiring users to scroll down and click into the season to see the 14% rating.
- 2 (09:28) **The Role of Critics vs. Audience Reviews** - The host argues that critics exist to serve the audience, and when there's a large disparity, the audience is always right.
- 3 (13:03) **The "Technical Glitch" Explanation and Hit Pieces** - The host discusses articles claiming the missing score was a technical glitch, calling them "hit pieces" designed to discredit those who reported it.
- 4 (17:32) **Predicting the End of Audience Scores** - The host predicts that Rotten Tomatoes will eventually remove audience scores entirely, as the industry resents the power of fan reviews.
- 5 (22:05) **The Value of Anonymity and Real Opinions** - The host argues that anonymous platforms like 4chan provide the most honest feedback because there is no social or professional cost to speaking your mind.
- 6 (24:46) **Speculation on a Lucasfilm Conspiracy** - The host speculates that Rotten Tomatoes was doing a "solid" for Lucasfilm by hiding the low score for The Acolyte, but the plan backfired when it was caught and reported.
- 7 (27:58) **The Industry's Resentment of Audience Power** - The host argues that studios and industry professionals genuinely resent the power of the audience and view them as inauthentic, which is why they want to control reviews.
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