#but the way riptide was handled was sooo unfun

[hypershocked]

After seeing an entire segment dedicated Ethan Kurt on the latest episode which didn’t even feature a Riptide fight, I’m honestly considering not tuning in to battlebots anymore after this season if team Riptide returns and they don’t clean up their act. Maybe that sounds dramatic, but It’s clear that Battlebots is milking the situation for more views instead of taking it seriously, and I think it’s going to backfire on them. I skip past or mute Riptide’s segments now, and if I was a competitor I wouldn’t come back after seeing other teams being treated like that and the risk of losing money on facing a team that is unsportsmanlike and happy to break the rules. I think heels/villains are fine so long as respect and sportsmanship between teams is preserved, but clearly that’s not the case here and I don’t care to see that and I’m honestly disappointed in the network for promoting it so hard. The fact that riptide didn’t face repercussions for breaking the rules, and worse that the show is allowing him to flaunt it uncritically, makes the whole thing look like a joke.

ok hi sorry this has been sitting in my inbox for a while because i've been out of the country and generally not on tumblr a ton recently

but agreed agreed agreed. i am SOO sick of riptide. and i honestly don't even care that much about what they're doing (breaking the rules or otherwise) but it's the way that the show handles it that really bothers me. there gets to be a point where it's obvious that they're just milking the whole situation for views and it's especially annoying when it gets brought up in episodes that riptide DOESNT EVEN FIGHT IN

i don't think i'd boycott the show entirely if this continues next season, but i definitely have to skip past the segments. i don't have the stomach or patience for them anymore

#it's just not fun either #exhausting dumb drama #if i hear one more LETS GOOOO from ethan im gonna cry #i loved MOST of the editing this season #but the way riptide was handled was sooo unfun #ana talks bots #anon #riptide #ty for being patient btw anon #i totally agree with you it just took me a while to get to this ask