Fill in the blank with the appropriate option to make a meaningful se…

The correct answer is Option (3) → go down

A phrasal verb is a verb joined with a small word such as up, out or together. The two words together have a new meaning.

The sentence says that an abstract storyline will not be liked or accepted by ordinary viewers, so it "will not go down with the masses".
Complete sentence: The abstract storyline will not go down with the masses.

Phrasal verb	Meaning	Example
(1) go by	to pass (of time) or to follow or judge by something. "Go by with the masses" makes no sense.	Never go by appearances alone.
(2) go into	to examine or describe in detail, or to enter a profession. It does not express how something is received.	The report goes into the causes of the accident.
(3) go down (answer)	to be received or accepted by people in a particular way. It is often used as "go down well/badly with".	The new school timings did not go down well with the parents.
(4) go through	to experience something difficult or to examine something carefully. It does not fit "with the masses".	The family went through hard times after the flood.