Melancholia

* Ratings are relative to the scores on MDL and based on my opinion that a show above 8.5 is mostly favorable for users on this site.  Making 7 the average and moving out from there prevents there being too large of a spread and forces me to be more systematic.  For me, anything I've rated 8 is still mostly decent.  10 is not perfection but the top of what is available.

* A show is judged according to its own genre.  My simple request is that the show succeeds at what it was made to be.  For example, rom-coms are meant to be consumed as rom-coms.  While pet peeves (such as too much filler) will definitely affect my score, some tropes can be acceptable if done in a way that still feels fresh. 

* Certain genres get judged more harshly depending on the rules each show creates for itself.  Shows with endings that kill the premise are penalized heavily.  

Genres I expect more out of: Psychological, Slice-of-life, Crime, Mystery, Political.
Genres I'm skeptical of: Law, Medical

10 = deserves the highest rating

9 = deserves a high rating

8 = better than average

7 = average.  ordinary.  

6 = worse than average

5 = deserves a low rating

4 = deserves the lowest rating

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