My little cousin asked me what a 'season finale cliffhanger' was

We were talking about the show 'Stranger Things' and I mentioned waiting a whole year for the next season after that big ending. He just looked confused and said, 'Why didn't you just watch the next episode?' It hit me that he's never known a world where you couldn't just binge a whole story at once. I tried to explain the old weekly schedule, but it felt like describing dial-up internet. Made me miss the crazy theories and water-cooler talk we'd have for months. Anyone else feel like that shared weekly hype is totally gone now?

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wade_lewis15d ago

That water-cooler talk was half the fun of watching.

gray_roberts14d ago

Water-cooler talk just feels like forced hype now, Wade. The actual show should be good enough on its own.