THE ACOLYTE and THE BOYS Season 4 Seem to Be Getting Review Bombed by Unhappy Fans

After four episodes of Star Wars: The Acolyte and three episodes of The Boys Season 4, the Audience Score for each of them has plummeted on Rotten Tomatoes, as the shows seem to be getting review bombed by unhappy fans.

When it comes to The Acolyte, the Critics Score stands at 85% while the Audience Score only has a 14% rating. Some fans are even review bombing the wrong project and going after the 2008 Australian horror film Acolytes, which is pretty hilarious.

As for The Boys Season 4, the series has a 95% rating from critics but only a 49% rating from audiences, which is the lowest of all three seasons. For context, The Boys Season 1 has 85%/95%, Season 2 has 97%/83%, and Season 3 is currently at 98%/75%.

So, you can see that the audience score has gradually been declining, but this latest season is the biggest drop yet.

There are a lot of reasons why these shows might not be connecting with fans that are driving them to tear them down on Rotten Tomatoes. A lot of the reviews are pretty mean-spirited.

I’ve never seen so much hate for a Star Wars project before The Acolyte came around. Some fans aren’t happy about some of the creative choices in the show, and many feel as though it doesn't fit with the rest of the Star Wars canon.

Others are not impressed with the show's quality and are generally unhappy with the direction the Star Wars franchise has been going.

Then there are those who are upset that the show is putting the focus on female characters, its diverse cast, and “woke” content.

When it comes to The Boys Season 4, I’ve seen a lot of people upset about its strong political messaging as we enter an already tense election year. 

Now, The Boys has never really shied away from this kind of thing, but Season 4 puts it all out there when it comes to how they really feel about far-right views. This is something showrunner Eric Kripke freely acknowledged in a recent interview. 

He said: "There’s just so few shows that can directly comment on the world we’re living in, and they get to do it as a cartoon. We get to hold up a mirror as a fantasy genre show.

“But again, because we’re just like, we’re right there. I mean, it’s all in the original comic. The comic is really political. It just, it’s political about the post-9/11 George Bush era."

"The show’s not subtle. It wears its politics on its sleeve. And it’s funny to rip on the madness on the right, and we get some shots in on the left of all the performative wokeness and everything."

"I'm just going to lean into it, and then the audience can sort of decide whether they want to watch or not. I mean, it’s almost become like 'South Park,' you know what I mean?"

Kripke has also made it clear he has little love for those who consider Homelander as a "hero."

What do you think about all of this?