History YMMV / Clickbait

* SoOkayItsAverage: The general consensus from critics and viewers alike. The most common complaint is that though the show brings up questions about the role of social media and technology on hot button issues like online dating, doxxing, true crime and criminal investigations, the show doesn't really take any kind of hard stance on these issues, keeping it from making a compelling argument either way. The flat characters and limited range in their portrayals (outside of Betty Gabriel's turn as Sophie) are another oft point of criticism.

* IdiotBall: Several in the finale:
** [[spoiler: There’s Kai deciding to go to the catfisher’s house, intending to get into a fight.]] But at least this is partially explained as him being a hurt and reckless teenager and treated as an idiotic move by the other characters.
** Then it’s revealed that [[spoiler: after being let go, Nick decided to go to Dawn’s house instead of the police.]] Um… What?
** Finally, there’s [[spoiler: Dawn and Ed, who bizarrely decide to kidnap Kai, instead of sending him on his way and either running for it or taking the fall for the catfish but pleading innocent to murder.]]

* IdiotPlot: The primary mystery presented about where Nick is and who took him is straightforward for the most part. However, the idea that Nick is a serial cheater who uses dating apps and websites to emotionally abuse and use women relies on all of the women who "dated" him to never reveal that they had not actually met him in person. This isn't so bad with Maggie since she's dead, but in Emma's case, she was interviewed by the police and gave an interview to a reporter, and apparently at no point did the fact that she never met Nick in person ever come up. This becomes a huge issue because it leads to the police shutting the investigation after arresting Simon which leads to the series of IdiotBall actions taken by the rest of the Brewer family.

* IdiotPlot: The primary mystery presented about where Nick is and who took him is straightforward for the most part. However, the idea that Nick is a serial cheater who uses dating apps and websites to emotionally abuse and use women relies on all off the women who have "dated" him to never reveal that they had not actually met him in person. This isn't so bad with Maggie since she's dead, but in Emma's case, she was interviewed by the police and gave an interview to a reporter, and apparently at no point did the fact that she never met Nick in person ever come up. This becomes a huge issue because it leads to the police shutting the investigation after arresting Simon which leads to the series of IdiotBall actions taken by the rest of the Brewer family.

** Finally, there’s [[spoiler: Dawn and Ted, who bizarrely decide to kidnap Kai, instead of sending him on his way and either running for it or taking the fall for the catfish but pleading innocent to murder.]]

* SoOkayItsAverage: The general consensus from critics and viewers alike. The most common complain is that though the show brings up questions about the role of social media and technology on hot button issues like online dating, doxxing, true crime and criminal investigations, the show doesn't really take any kind of hard stance on these issues, keeping it from making a compelling argument either way. The flat characters and limited range in their portrayals (outside of Betty Gabriel's turn as Sophie) are another oft point of criticism.

** Finally, there’s [[spoiler: Dawn and Ted, who bizarrely decide to kidnap Kai, instead of sending him on his way and either running for it or taking the fall for the catfish but pleading innocent to murder.]]

** [[spoiler: There’s Kai deciding to go to the catfisher’s house, intending to get into a fight.]] But, at least this is partially explained as him being a hurt and reckless teenager.