Byron Baes is savaged by critics as the controversial series finally hits Netflix

Early reviews are in for the controversial new Netflix series, Byron Baes, and it’s not looking good for the reality show.

The most scathing review came from the TV Blackbox Podcast, who declared: ‘The stink is so bad, I can’t wash it off. I can’t wash it off!’

‘If there’s one group that I detest, it’s bloody influencers, so I can’t stand this show… I’m just very excited to never watch that show, ever,’ they added.

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Another reviewer decried: ‘I’d rather drink my own sick than watch that show.’  

According to a blistering review by The Sydney Morning Herald on Wednesday, the show is ‘both appalling and enthralling’. 

‘You can’t tear your eyeballs away even as you feel them melting. It’s a glorious hate-watch,’ they continued.

The review went on to describe the show as providing ‘proof of the decline of Western civilisation’.   

‘Look no further: the narcissism, the shallowness, the materialism masquerading as spirituality that seems to define so much of our moment is on full display here,’ they added.

Meanwhile, TV Tonight claimed on Wednesday that while ‘the backdrop is indeed alluring’, they were left feeling ‘pretty cheated’ by the series.

‘The show does walk a delicate tightrope between serious namaste and w**ker skepticism… So far, I’m left to ponder what was all the fuss about?’ they concluded.

Byron Baes follows a group of Byron Bay-based artists, influencers and entrepreneurs as they navigate life in the trendy coastal town.

The series has already attracted plenty of controversy, with furious locals last year protesting the production of the show and Netflix forced to hold ‘crisis talks with stakeholders’ amid growing backlash.