But that’s the catch: Watch it like you’ve never seen it before and it sucks.

I didn’t give them a try until recently, and I came away wondering why everyone holds such goodwill for them. It’s that, the fact you know and like them and seeing their progression is enjoyable in itself. Without that relationship, without preexisting enthusiasm for RLM, their product is just like any other 10-year youtuber: Running on fumes to keep the bills paid because they can’t go back to day jobs

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That's a good observation, the energy is gone, I have happy memories watching them 7-8 years ago before the malaise set in. Fwiw they seem to be aware of it and play off it on occasion, but all the gimmicks feel forced now, they don't look like they enjoy what they're doing anymore. Might be a good allegory for the film and film criticism industry as a whole.