At times I have a… complex relationship with shows that get a lot of hype. On one hand, where there’s smoke there is often fire, and while I don’t find every heavily hyped show to be a winner, they do probably have something to them more often than shows that didn’t get much attention. On the other hand, the hype can also be hard for a show to live up to. Yeah, it’s good, but if it’s been built up as the best thing since sliced bread it’s going to be inevitably somewhat disappointing when it’s… just kind of nice. Back to the first side, though, not every show that gets a lot of attention gets unmetered praise above and beyond what it actually deserves.
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