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This can be particularly (even excessively) apparent if what the reviewer is criticizing is either (a) incredibly popular and / or (b) possesses an intensely committed fan-base. It's not easy to go against the grain and admit that your tastes are not in step with the majority, especially if that majority consists of people who mistake an attack on their favorite show as an attack on ''them'' personally and are primed to [[Fan Dumb|flamewar first and skip the asking questions part]].
There can be some justification though. If a review comes across as excessively snobbish (like bashing a work for things other than its content, and for standards that the reviewers seems to be arbitrarily applying) or if a reviewer [[Fan Hater|expands their judgement to the fanbase]], there might be some grounds to lose respect to the reviewer for that. Other grounds to lose respect for the reviewer may include bad journalism; such as where they [[
A sub-trope of [[Accentuate the Negative]], and often a direct result of [[8.8]]. Fairly common when [[Critical Backlash]] is involved.
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