I don't think SilverDragon was specifically being insulting or hateful toward XSeanXLongX... just critical (being critical is not necessarily the same as being insulting or hateful).
I got nothing against Sean Long (I occasionally speak with him on Tformers), but I think his reviews are like the majority of reviews on Youtube... they don't actually review the toy. Rather he tends to just showcase them. They're decent showcase videos, but in a review you're meant to be critical, evaluative and analytical. A lot of these reviewers remind me of the episode of The Simpsons where Homer became a food critic where "Homer's love for food causes all of his reviews to be exceptionally great (including one rating of nine thumbs up)" -- I find a lot of Youtube reviewers are like this.
It's for this reason that good reviewers like Peaugh stand out amongst the others. Peaugh doesn't just showcase the toys in his videos, he actually _reviews_ them with a critical, evaluative and analytical approach. If he says a toy is good or bad he justifies his opinions well. Again, just as Homer lost his credibility as a critic when he kept on proclaiming everything as being excellent, I find it's the same with toy reviewers. As Syndrome from The Incredibles once said, "Everyone can be super. And when everyone's super... no one will be."
In terms of "sounding pathetic"... I think it might be better to say that Sean doesn't have a good public speaking voice. He sounds like he's constantly whispering into his microphone. In order to engage your audience you need to project and sound confident and enthusiastic about what you're talking about. Again Peaugh is quite good at this.
My main criticism with Peaugh is his handle... how the hell do you pronounce that?! "Pew"? "Pee-yew"? "Peeeerrgh"?I like how he occasionally interjects a bit of humour too - like when he comments about his hairy arms obstructing the view of a toy. Heh.
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