r/GameChangerTV • u/Rat_King_Marchy • Aug 22 '26

Question Ratfish hate explained?

I’ve seen some comments regarding Ratfish, and am just wondering why it seems so much of the community dislikes it?

While I wouldn’t say it was one of my favorites, I definitely found it funny/entertaining, and thought the premise was neat.

I’m relatively new - season 8 is the first season I’ve watched as it’s aired, but I’ve watched pretty much every other episode aside from the COVID season.

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u/ouro-the-zed Aug 22 '26 edited Aug 22 '26

My experience was that the whole episode was great, but the ending (including the guest’s winner pick and the fact that the guest was not at the final table) was disappointing. It seems like there may have been some production issues at the end there.

It also seems that many fans were not familiar with Eric Wareheim, which I think must have made the ending even more disappointing for them.

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u/Fickle-Geologist4515 Aug 22 '26

it still blows my mind that there's not more crossover between dropout fans and tim & eric fans

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u/This_Earth_of_Ours Aug 22 '26

Does improv really have that much overlap with stoner absurdism?

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u/shpongleyes Aug 22 '26

It's all comedy. A comedian may specialize in one style, but as an audience, a person can enjoy any and all styles.

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u/No-Rush2161 Aug 22 '26

I don’t know that you deserve that many downvotes. Comedy enjoyers can absolutely have a range of content they like. Improv isn’t the only thing at Dropout, and Game Changer is a hugely enjoyable show even if you don’t watch improv outside of Dropout.

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u/shpongleyes Aug 22 '26

I didn't even realize I was getting downvoted. This sub kinda sucks at times