• Feirdro@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    The more middle aged I get, I can just rewatch series over and over. They’re new every time.

    Cuts down on streaming bills.

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    2 years ago

    My least favorite is when you go back to watch season 1, enjoy it, then watch the new season and you can’t even finish it due to how different it is

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      2 years ago

      Oof altered carbon got me that hard. The first season is so confusing and amazing. The second season… Well

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      2 years ago

      Loved the first volume of a new fantasy series. Wait eagerly for Volume II. Nope out halfway through because it stinks.

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    2 years ago

    This is presently happening with me for invincible. Season two just started and I have no idea what happened to get us where we are.

    But Dr. Who is returning, so I’m rewatching the entire series. Just got to Matt Smith…

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    2 years ago

    That’s usually good.

    If it’s been literally years, you know the new writers and director are probably going to screw everything up relative to the original, and there will also probably be a change in cast.

    I’d much prefer to forget the original than have a good memory of it and be disappointed with the changes.

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      2 years ago

      I mean the original is like 6 episodes, right? Thanks for putting that song into my brain btw. “With the kids sing of the future. Maybe kids don’t need the masters.”

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        2 years ago

        I am gonna disagree here and say Dark only gets worse over time. To be honest, I have not even finished it, because it became super silly.

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          2 years ago

          Then you missed how the end ties everything perfectly together and makes it one of the most consistent time travel stories ever filmed.

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            2 years ago

            LOL. You must’ve been watching a different Dark than the one I did.

            Time travel is a difficult trope to do well, because there is so much potential for paradoxes and other confusion. I always find myself going “So, if they could travel through time, couldn’t they just do X?”

            In Dark, it started with a good premise, but the last season was a total wreck. It felt slapped together, like they had to come up with an ending in a hurry.

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              I believe the writers actually wrote much of the story line for the entire show before filming the first season. As such, it’s probably one the most internally consistent time travel stories. That said, I do think season 3 gets bogged down by all of the exposition needed for the story to actually make any sense.

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      2 years ago

      I believe Netflix actually has a website with the timelines for each character so you don’t get confused. IIIRC you can tell it what episode you’re on so you won’t get any spoilers.

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    2 years ago

    This happened to my wife and I with season 4 or Ozark. Fortunately I found a well made video on YouTube that summarized Seasons 1-3. I was amazed at how much stuff we had forgotten.