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What made me finally stop watching shows week to week
I was that person who always watched shows as they aired, one episode per week like a good little viewer. Last summer I decided to try binging Succession since everyone kept talking about it and I had the whole series available. Man, the way the plot threads stayed fresh in my head from one episode to the next made the whole experience way better for me. I realized I spent half of each weekly episode trying to remember what happened seven days ago. Now I wait until at least half a season is out before I start anything new, keeps the momentum going. Has anyone else made the switch from weekly watching to binging and found it totally changes how you feel about the show?
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the_rowan3d ago
the way the plot threads stayed fresh in my head" is exactly it, but here's a weird thing I noticed. When I binge, I actually get way more attached to minor characters because I see them more often without forgetting their names or roles between weeks. Like, on weekly shows I'd be like "who is that guy again?" and by the time I remembered, the episode was over. But binging makes every side character feel like part of the family, you know?
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drew_chen1d ago
Do you rewatch earlier episodes to catch their names again, or just roll with it?
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