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Posted by:	LegitOnce 09:45 am EDT 08/09/14
In reply to:	re: Reactions - AlanScott 05:05 pm EDT 08/08/14

Since "knocked their socks off" is a metaphor in the first place, it seems a little pedantic to try to apply it as literally as you guys seem to want to do. As I read it, the critic is saying, "this show has thus far not turned out to be either a popular or an artistic success," or, to keep the metaphor alive, "I haven't noticed any major knocking-off of socks." It's one thing to disagree with a critic's opinion: you liked it more than he did, fine. But it's another thing to claim that the show was a hit (or was generally regarded as artistically dazzling) because then you're speaking for other people. The Visit has been limping around for 15 years and now there is some vague talk about bringing it in to New York for a limited run. This is not the description of a show that knocks off socks.

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