Both of those suggestions confuse me.
unrealistic expectations
“Their acting sucked. I expected it to be good!” “Well, that was unreasonable of you! Clearly, you should have expected it to suck!” “Oh, well, in that case… yep, it sucked.”
???
didn’t watch the show with an open mind.
What on earth does that mean...?
More like:
“That show was not in the top 30% of all entertainment I have ever consumed.”
″...How was it as amateur theater goes?”
“Oh, easily top fifteen percent there.”
The open-mindedness criterion is a little harder to explain.
Both of those suggestions confuse me.
“Their acting sucked. I expected it to be good!” “Well, that was unreasonable of you! Clearly, you should have expected it to suck!” “Oh, well, in that case… yep, it sucked.”
???
What on earth does that mean...?
More like:
“That show was not in the top 30% of all entertainment I have ever consumed.”
″...How was it as amateur theater goes?”
“Oh, easily top fifteen percent there.”
The open-mindedness criterion is a little harder to explain.