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Binged 12 episodes at 2x speed before realizing I missed the whole point
I was catching up on Attack on Titan and kept cranking the speed to 1.5x or 2x to get through it faster. After episode 8 I paused and thought 'wait what just happened?' Completely lost track of who died and why. Ended up rewatching the whole arc at normal speed and it hit me - I was treating anime like a chore to finish instead of something to enjoy. Has anyone else ruined a show for themselves by rushing through it?
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harperschmidt22h ago
Binge rushing is basically the quickest way to vibe check yourself right out of the experience lol. I did the exact same thing with Steins;Gate and had to restart from scratch because I kept missing all the subtle time travel clues. @lane.angela had the right idea with the one episode a day lunch break thing, that actually forces your brain to sit with what happened. It's wild how we treat our hobbies like homework sometimes, just trying to beat the checklist instead of feeling the story. Nothing worse than realizing you sat through a whole season on fast forward and can't even name the main character's motivation.
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lane.angela23h ago
I switched to watching one episode a day during lunch and actually remember the plot now.
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