You didn't even have to see the movie to comment. That removed a major barrier.
Zog logged in.
He searched for *Beyond Reach*.
The results popped up.
Good lord, a 2.2.
It was dead last among the Shadows of Evil released at the same time, and by a landslide.
The second-to-last one still had a 5.4.
The gap was wider than the lead Zog's own rating platform had over its closest competitor.
Zog understood. He didn't know why yet, but the armchair critics—the ones who hadn't even seen it—had come to despise this Shadow of Evil.
That's why even after the film's fans saw it, they couldn't attract the general audience.
'I'm starting to get murderous thoughts,' Zog considered. 'Maybe I should just find an excuse to get this Shadow of Evil forum shut down.'
'No, that won't work. You can't kill the desire to speak out. If I shut down the forum, these people will just find somewhere else to gather.'
'They might even end up hating *Beyond Reach* even more because of it.'
