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That is the whole job. Doing it well means being useful and honest at the same time, which means telling you where every judgement comes from. So each Getyzap review keeps three layers apart and labels them: the facts we verified, what viewers say, and our own editorial score. This page explains how each one is built, so you can disagree with us on purpose instead of by accident.
The editorial score
Every reviewed title gets one number from 0 to 10. It is a weighted average of seven dimensions, and each dimension carries a one-line justification in the review's scorecard, so you can see exactly which part of the title pulled the number up or down.
The score is editorial. It is not an average of user ratings, it is not borrowed from other sites, and it is never paid for. Nobody can buy a point.
The rubric
| Dimension | Weight | What it measures |
|---|---|---|
| Story & Coherence | 20 | Whether the plot holds together and earns its turns |
| Hook & Pacing | 20 | How fast it grabs you, and whether it keeps moving afterwards |
| Performances & Chemistry | 15 | The cast, and whether the central pairing actually works |
| Trope Execution | 15 | How well the title delivers the tropes it promises |
| Vertical Craft | 10 | Craft in the format's own terms; for series and films, direction and cinematography |
| Payoff | 10 | Whether the ending pays off the setup |
| Bingeability | 10 | The pull from one episode to the next |
What the numbers mean
- 9 to 10 — exceptional for the format.
- 8 to 8.9 — very good.
- 7 to 7.9 — good for the right audience.
- 6 to 6.9 — mixed-positive.
- 5 to 5.9 — mixed.
- 4 to 4.9 — weak.
- Below 4 — hard to recommend.
Note the first line: exceptional for the format. A 9 on a vertical drama and a 9 on a prestige series are not the same object, and we do not pretend otherwise.
Confidence level
Not every title arrives with the same amount of evidence behind it, so every review states its confidence level.
- High — several independent reception sources, including critic aggregators and audience data.
- Medium — two or three sources.
- Low — a single source. The review says so on the page, and the score stays conservative.
The Pulse
The Pulse is what viewers say, synthesised into four lines: what they praise, what they criticise, what divides them, and who tends to like it. We classify it as positive, mixed, polarized or negative.
We never convert the Pulse into a percentage. A number would look more precise than the evidence actually is, and that kind of false precision is exactly what this site is built to avoid.
Facts
Each review carries a verified fact sheet: format, number of episodes or runtime, country, network or platform, language, rating and year. Every entry has its source and the date we accessed it. When something is not confirmed, the sheet says not confirmed. We never fill a gap with a guess.
Where to watch
Availability is verified per market, on a stated date. This edition covers the United States and the United Kingdom. Subscription options come first, then rent or purchase, then theatres.
Catalogues change constantly, so the date is the promise. It tells you how fresh the check is instead of pretending availability is permanent. If you find a listing that has moved, tell us through Contact.
One review per title
We publish one review per canonical title and list the alternative titles beneath it. The same show circulates under several names depending on the platform and the market, and you should land on the same page whichever name you searched for.
Tropes
A title gets a trope only when that trope drives the plot, never because it shows up for one scene. Each trope has a written definition and explicit inclusion rules, collected in the glossary at /tropes/.
Browse titles by trope in Tropes, or start from a themed list in Guides when you would rather be handed a shortlist than build one.
Cast pages
Anyone who appears in two or more reviewed titles gets their own page, listing everything we have reviewed with them, ranked by score. It is the shortest route from "I liked this one person" to the next thing worth your evening.
How we use AI
Our reviews are AI-assisted and fact-checked against the sources listed on each page, under human editorial responsibility (DDMP). The byline Lente Editorial is the site's editorial persona, not a stand-in for a person who does not exist.
We do not claim to have watched what we did not watch. Where a judgement rests on reception rather than a full viewing, the confidence level says so.
Images
We use official posters at reduced size to identify the work under discussion. Rights holders can request removal by writing to [email protected]; we respond within five business days.
Corrections
Mistakes get fixed on the page itself, with an updated date, so the change is visible rather than quietly swallowed. If you spot one, write to [email protected].
How the site pays for itself
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