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My sister swore I'd drop 'The Wire' by episode 4, and I almost believed her
My sister watched 'The Wire' back in 2019 and quit after 3 episodes, so when I started it last month she kept telling me it doesn't get good until season 2 and I should just skip ahead. I trusted her and jumped to season 2, which was a huge mistake, I had no clue who half the characters were or why the docks mattered. Went back and watched season 1 straight through and by episode 5 I was hooked, finished all 5 seasons in 11 days. So now I'm wondering, what show did someone tell you to skip ahead on and it totally backfired?
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fisher.thomas10d ago
My buddy told me to start Breaking Bad at season 3 because "the first two seasons are slow." I did it for about 20 minutes, realized I had zero idea why Walt was acting so weird or who this Gus guy even was, and turned it off. Went back to episode 1 and binged the whole thing in two weeks. The thing is, the slow stuff is the whole point. You need those early episodes to see Walt as a normal sad guy before he turns, otherwise the change means nothing. Skipping ahead is like reading the last chapter of a book first, sure you get the ending but you miss why it matters. My sister pulled the same thing with The Wire and I'm glad I ignored her the second time around.
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