THE BOYS Season 2 Is Being Review Bombed On Amazon Due To The Show's New Staggered Release Schedule

THE BOYS Season 2 Is Being Review Bombed On Amazon Due To The Show's New Staggered Release Schedule

Season two of The Boys arrived on Amazon last week...well, three episodes did, anyway! Needless to say, fans aren't happy about the new release schedule, and are making their voices heard with reviews.

By JoshWilding - Sep 08, 2020 02:09 AM EST
Filed Under: The Boys

The Boys has been certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes - you can read our review by clicking here - but the reviews which have been uploaded to Amazon itself aren't quite as positive. That's not because fans aren't enjoying the show, but a result of the streaming service's decision to stagger the release of each episode. 

Last Friday, the first three instalments debuted, but the plan now is for the subsequent five to follow on a weekly basis. That's a contrast to the first season which was released all in one go. 

The Boys has been a huge hit for Amazon, and the streamer has even launched a companion series, Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys, which features interviews with the cast and crew. That's likely the reasons it's now "airing" weekly because it keeps people coming back to the platform.

As you might expect, fans aren't happy, and they're responding by review bombing the show. Some are threatening to cancel their subscriptions, while others are saying they'll no longer watch the show. As of right now, though, 49% of reviewers have given The Boys a 1* rating in response to this decision to stagger the release, while 35% obviously didn't care too much as they've awarded it 5*.

It's unlikely Amazon will change the release schedule for season two, but given the negative response to how they've handled the show's debut this year, things may very well change for season three.

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dracula
dracula - 9/8/2020, 2:42 AM
Just finished rewatching Firefly, right now rewatching Batman The Animated series. Soon almost done with everything on netflix, so will probably switch to amazon soon and check this out, maybe watch it back to back with The Tick
dragon316
dragon316 - 9/8/2020, 4:28 AM
@dracula - I have those shows I save money by not streaming
dracula
dracula - 9/8/2020, 4:30 AM
@dragon316 - i have firefly and batman as well, but pretty sure the tick isnt out on home video. Does amazon ever release home video versions of their original content
parkerray
parkerray - 9/8/2020, 8:36 PM
@dracula - staggered schedule is less annoying than cancelling The Tick after two seasons. That show was brilliant.
dracula
dracula - 9/8/2020, 8:45 PM
@parkerray - yeah season 2 was a step down, but they could have easily recovered and its not like it was bad
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 9/9/2020, 4:32 AM
@dragon316 - Do you buy every show and movie that you want to watch thats on Netflix?
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 9/8/2020, 2:49 AM
Or just like me, just wait a month to watch it all in one week. Although I imagine it must be a pain in the ass for some folks if they want to watch weekly, but now have to pay for two months subscription
FinnishDude
FinnishDude - 9/8/2020, 2:52 AM
This is why I don't take user reviews on RT or IMDB seriously. You always have those childish people, who have nothing better to do and try to make the products they like/dislike look as good/bad as possible.
dragon316
dragon316 - 9/8/2020, 4:29 AM
@FinnishDude - I don’t take any reviews seriously one opinion that matters is important is my own I never listen to critics
FearTheLiving
FearTheLiving - 9/8/2020, 2:57 AM
I'm not gonna lie I was a bit miffed I couldn't watch the entire season, but that doesn't effect the quality of the show.
teefurtree
teefurtree - 9/8/2020, 7:02 AM
@FearTheLiving - Right. Whine whine whine, everything must be on demand, I have the attention span of a gnat.
FearTheLiving
FearTheLiving - 9/8/2020, 8:22 AM
@teefurtree - Are you attempting to mock me or the review bombers or both? It's hard to tell.
teefurtree
teefurtree - 9/8/2020, 7:29 PM
@FearTheLiving - No haha, sorry. The review bombers. I think slight annoyance is reasonable, provided the maturity to separate it from the show's quality.
NewAtrocitus3
NewAtrocitus3 - 9/8/2020, 2:58 AM
This was the [frick]ing dumbest idea Amazon could have regarding this show. The upcoming Prime shows are gonna be released in one go, so I don't get why they thought it was a good idea The Boys S2, and that excuse about having more content because of the pandemic (or something like that, as it was reported here), is pure bullshit.

Of course people would get pissed off, I just hope this doesn't happen with S3.
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