Just realized I've been watching shows wrong my whole life

So I'm 32 and I just figured out last week that I've been binge watching TV shows completely backwards. I always thought you had to watch every single episode from season 1 episode 1 straight through to the end. But my buddy at work told me he skips whole episodes if they look boring and sometimes watches seasons out of order if the later ones are better reviewed. At first I thought he was crazy but then I tried it with a show I'd been struggling to get through and it actually worked. I skipped like 4 episodes of a slow season and suddenly the show was way more fun. Now I'm wondering how many other shows I gave up on just because I was too stubborn to skip a bad episode. Has anyone else tried this method or am I still doing it wrong?

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janac511mo ago

So wait, does that mean you never rewatch shows either? Like don't you end up missing stuff that ties together later from those episodes you skipped?

kelly9681mo ago

The Office got way better for me once I skipped season 1 too.

king.aaron1mo ago

oh man I did this exact same thing with The Office for years. finally gave up on season 1 and started at season 2 and it was way better. now I just look up which episodes people skip and do that too.