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True Detective: Night Country Showrunner Calls Out Review-Bombing
True Detective: Night Country showrunner Issa López called out the "bros and hardcore fanboys" who were review-bombing the series.
Article Summary
- Issa López addresses review-bombing of True Detective: Night Country by "bros and fanboys."
- The show premiered to strong critical acclaim but faced backlash from gatekeepers of S1.
- López encourages supporters to leave positive feedback on Rotten Tomatoes if they like what they're seeing.
- After initial criticism, López retracts a post and praises supportive fans of S1.
Showrunner (and so much more) Issa López's (Tigers Are Not Afraid / Vuelven) Jodie Foster & Kali Reis-starring True Detective: Night Country kicked off its season on Sunday night, riding a wave of very strong critical reviews. But for the more "gatekeeping" corners of the fandom, anything that didn't genuflect to Nic Pizzolatto's Woody Harrelson & Matthew McConaughey-starring first season wasn't deserving of calling itself "True Detective." That meant that the HBO anthology series faced the same toxic practice that so many other shows have in the past – review bombing Rotten Tomatoes. Well, López wasn't willing to be silent about it, taking to social media to urge those who watched the opener and liked it to head over to RT to counter the damage that "bros and hardcore fanboys" were doing.
"So, if you liked last night's [episode] of ['True Detective: Night Country'], and have a Rotten Tomatoes account, maybe head over there and leave an audience review? The bros and hardcore fanboys of [Season 1] have made it a mission to drag the rating down, and it's kind of sad, considering all the 5 star ones," Lopez wrote in her original tweet/x. Not long after, Lopez offered an additional tweet/x making thanking "many a (lovely) bro and hard-core fan of S1" who are showing their support for the season.
Since that time, we've learned that the first episode of the fourth season scored big-time on Sunday night, locking down approximately 2 million viewers across Max and linear airings (according to Warner Bros. Discovery). In addition, Rotten Tomatoes currently has "Night Country" listed with a Tomatometer Score of 92% & an Audience Score of 72% (an improvement). Those reasons – and the feeling that she might've been a little too unfairly generalizing – led López to take down her post. Though her initial feelings on review-bombing haven't changed:
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