Stranger Things, S5 E7 “The Bridge” coordinated review bombing.

Episode 7 of Stranger Things Season 5, “The Bridge,” appears to be experiencing coordinated review bombing on IMDb. Social media posts are actively encouraging users to mass-rate the episode with 1★ scores based on dissatisfaction with character relationship outcomes, rather than the episode’s actual writing, production, or storytelling quality. As a result, the episode’s weighted IMDb rating has dropped significantly (recently to the 6.8–6.9 range), which does not align with early unweighted averages, audience response patterns, or historical rating behavior for similarly received episodes. Based on: Early unweighted rating distributionsAudience reaction trendsComparable high-impact episodes from previous seasons A realistic stabilized rating for “The Bridge” would likely fall around 9.1–9.3/10 once coordinated manipulation subsides. There are also signs that Episodes 5 and 6 (“Shock Jock” and “Escape from Camazotz”) may be experiencing similar review bombing, though to a lesser degree. Based on their rating distributions, realistic ranges for those episodes appear to be: Escape from Camazotz: 9.4–9.6Shock Jock: 9.2–9.5 I respectfully request that IMDb review these episodes for coordinated voting behavior and allow the weighted ratings to stabilize in a way that reflects genuine audience reception rather than organized manipulation. Note: This comment was created from a merged conversation Link : https://community-imdb.sprinklr.com/conversations/data-issues-policy-discussions/stranger-things-s5-e7-the-bridge-coordinated-review-bombing/6950b4106396e03dbbbbf1ad Title : Stranger Things, S5 E7 “The Bridge” coordinated review bombing.