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As viewers or readers, how do we process the 4.5? We feel a strange sense of guilt for not liking it more. We say things like, "The acting was good, but..." or "The concept was interesting, however..."

In the world of online reviews and instant critiques, we are conditioned to seek the extremes. We want the 9s that change our lives or the 1s that we can collectively mock. But there is a particular kind of quiet tragedy in the . It is the numerical embodiment of "almost, but not quite." 1. The Ghost of What Could Have Been 4.5 / 10 DramaView ...

The Liminal Space: Why 4.5/10 is the Hardest Rating to Swallow As viewers or readers, how do we process the 4