Yes because the majority of the audience are insane redditors looking for quirky twinks to soyjack for. That's all the endorsements were. Shinji was great the first week; being in the background really made him seem like an alpha who could do anything with style; but then half the cast left and he had to show his real personality and charisma, which was loud=funny and cringe humor, and esl babblings. He's a good person, but he was boring and cringe, but that didn't stop the audience from endorsing him more because he was still the japanese mascot.