> The Closer has a 97% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, indicating universal acclaim among real people These are usually gamed by culture warriors - positive

> The Closer has a 97% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, indicating universal acclaim among real people These are usually gamed by culture warriors - positively and negatively. They are virtue signalling support not commenting on the quality of the work. I say this as someone who is A) hugely supportive of trans rights, B) thought the special is not worthy of the vitriol it is getting - though it surely does have a lot of blind spots, and C) pretty mediocre as far as standup comedy specials go. I'm a huge Dave Chapelle fan. I've watched and re-watched all of his specials up to now. But Sticks and Stones and The Closer are both multiple notches below his usual high standards. They will not be remembered positively as far as having anything worthwhile to say about society or being funny.