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Marvel’s Agatha All Along is the latest queer series to be bombarded with reviews

Marvel’s Agatha All Along is the latest queer series to be bombarded with reviews

Marvel’s new show Agatha all the time is the latest television project dominated by queer characters to bombard reviews an obsessive and rabid anti-LGBTQ+ mob less progressive viewers.

The show is a spin-off of WandaVisionand stars Kathryn Hahn as Agatha Harkness, an antagonist originally introduced alongside Elisabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch. Critics gave mostly positive reviews and the film achieved an average score of 83 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.

However, some viewers weren’t exactly thrilled with a show that’s been called “the gayest project” in Marvel history — and they haven’t made their opinions known quietly.

There was a review bombardment on various websites, but especially on IMDB. According to The Direct, about a fifth of entries there gave the show only one out of ten – the lowest possible score.

Many reviewers have given it a 10 out of 10, but the negative reviews have started to lower the average rating, which currently stands at 6.7.

Some of the negative reviews include comments describing and concluding the series as too “bright,” “childish,” and “amateurish.” Agatha all the time might be one of Marvel’s worst projects.

The series is about Agatha, who was freed from a spell by a character known only as Teen and played by her Heart stopperis Joe Locke, and the pair then go on an adventure to regain their powers.

Locke’s character is queer and it’s revealed early on that he has a boyfriend he avoids, while Agatha and Aubrey Plaza’s character, Rio Vidal, are exes. An argument between the two is characterized by an underlying erotic tension.

There are also other witches who are described as queer.

It seems that with so many canonically gay characters and storylines involving queer relationships, Agatha all the time has angered Marvel fans, much like the studio Eternal and Disney+’s The Acolytedid. Both were met with negative reviews. Ms. Marvel was also criticized for focusing on a woman of color.

There should be no sequel Eternal And The Acolyte was canceled after just one season, which some people attribute to the backlash and its impact on box office and streaming numbers.

Rotten Tomatoes recently took action to prevent review bombing of shows and films that focus on LGBTQ+ and racially diverse characters and storylines by only accepting submissions from people who could prove they had seen the film by bought a ticket via Fandango, the owner of the review site.

The idea is that people would have to buy a ticket to review the film, thus still supporting box office sales. It’s unclear how this would work for projects released directly on streaming services.

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