Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad fans are embroiled in a review bomb war after an episode of spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms threatened to dethrone Breaking Bad’s Ozymandias’ status as the only 10/10 episode of TV on IMDb.
For years Ozymandias enjoyed legendary status online as the only episode of TV with a 10/10 user review rating on IMDb, but A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Episode 5, titled In the Name of the Mother, threatened to achieve the same rating after it released on HBO Max earlier this month.
It’s hard to know who shot first, but Breaking Bad fans began review-bombing A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms in a bid to drag its user review rating down from 10/10, thus, theoretically at least, preserving Breaking Bad’s place at the top. Predictably, this in turn activated Game of Thrones fans, who launched a counter offensive against Breaking Bad that similarly dragged Ozymandias down. The two sides have been trading 1/10 review scores ever since.
As it stands, Ozymandias, first aired September 2013, is down to a 9.5/10 user review rating on IMDb. “Good show, but this episode was a let down,” reads one 1/10 review left on Ozymandias. “They should have done a better job with character development. This episode was an egg when it should have been a slam Dunk. I really wanted this the to be the quintessential defining episode but the writers really knocked the rider off the horse on this one.”
“Changed my rating cuz of BB fans,” said another. “This episode deserves a 10 and I had it as a 10 for 13 years. But I’m tired of Breaking Bad fans review-bombing literally anything that comes close to 10. You ‘fans’ have review-bombed The Sopranos, The Wire, Mad Men, Bands of Brothers, Six Feet Under, now A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms and many more. I’m sad that I had to become petty like you, but honestly, that’s on you guys. Grow some *** and let everyone enjoy the things they enjoy. I hope some day I change my review back to 10 because this is one of the best episodes of TV.”
Another another 1/10 review reads: “Womp womp, if ya’ll just accepted the fact that other shows can be just as good I wouldn’t have to be here. We are taught how to share at a very young age and it amazes me how adults don’t understand it still. You don’t have to ruin another shows reviews just because you think your favorite show should be at the top, bunch of babies….”
