Ms. Marvel Shows There's A Serious Problem With Internet Reviews

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Anyone not previously familiarized withMs. Marvel and her comic book appearances is in for a shock if they decide glance past some internet reviews available before giving the new MCU series a worthy shot. That is because, as of now, the show stands as a perfect symbol for the very strange landscape that surrounds movies, TV, and video games when it comes to reviews.

While Ms. Marvel is indeed being review bombed, the show is also being lauded with outstanding reception from many outlets. Reviews consistently call it a definitive 10 out of 10 which, although welcome for newcomer Kamala Khan, hardly helps in painting a clear picture for audiences of what the series is really is like. At the time of writing and after the second episode’s release, Ms. Marvel holds an admirable 96% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes critics’ score (down from 97% last week). However, said reviews show great imbalance, thus raising the question: what is really going on with Ms. Marvel?

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It's a phenomenon that’s widely known to gamers. A new title (such as Diablo Immortal) comes out, and the inclusion of a feature or plot element irks a certain part of the fanbase (such as microtransactions), or renders the entire experience wholly unsatisfying, thus triggering a wave of negative scores. While the internet enables the democratization of reviews via user-submitted scores, it also opens the door for severe manipulation on either side of the spectrum.

It’s hard to believe 28% percent of all viewers that have seen Ms. Marvel consider it an absolutely miserable experience; not even Morbius does that to people. Yet at the same time, the notion that a newcomer superhero can magically earn