I have been reviewing shows for three weeks now and have seen a plethora or 4 and 5 star reviews pasted over nearly every poster I see. This makes me think just how important what I'm doing actually is considering that everyone seems to have as many stars as you can get. I know that my opinion is not worth much; I am a student who is not getting paid for what I do, but the stars have the power to make someone's career. 5 stars is a high five; 1 star is a kick in the teeth. I am lucky that I have been able to see so many shows without paying (this perk is great, but not worth any eternal damnation especially if the show I'm sent to is an hour-long alcoholic comedian talking about c**ts and football), but I have sold my soul. Or at least the part of my soul that yearns to be one of the people I am reviewing as opposed to one of my fellow reviewers. It is bitchy. I've just written my bitchiest review yet (still to be posted, but I'm going to wait till the guilt goes away) and I feel pretty shitty about it. Like I said, my opinion is not worth much. I enjoy a good turn-of-phrase and a nice metaphor, (I think I wrote that in my ThreeWeeks application actually) and I really didn't contemplate all the guilt that comes after. A real review rebel would give everything 5 stars. I'll stick to being honest for now, starting now with a 500-word review of this blog post, marking it out of 5. I think it's 1 star. And that doesn't feel so good.
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