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My buddy called me out on dropping 12 shows at episode 3, and I think he was right
My friend Dan and I were grabbing burgers in Reno two weeks ago and I mentioned how I keep dropping shows around episode 3 when they haven't hooked me yet. He said most of his favorite anime took 8 or 9 episodes to really get going, and that I was basically reading the first chapter of a book and quitting. I went home and looked at my list and counted 12 shows I bailed on early, including one that a bunch of people say has the best final arc of the decade. So now I'm rewatching three of them with a rule of at least 8 episodes before I decide. How many episodes do you give a show before you drop it, and has that number changed for you?
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wren_wilson932h ago
Wait, you counted TWELVE shows you bailed on and one of them has the best final arc of the decade? That is wild to me. Twelve is not a small number, that is basically a whole season of TV you gave up on. I usually tap out around episode 3 too but I never went back and tallied it up, and now I am scared to look at my own list. The part about your buddy saying it is like reading the first chapter of a book and quitting really got me though, because he is kind of right and I hate it. Honestly I have maybe ONE show I stuck with past episode 5 that paid off, so I do not know if 8 episodes is the magic number for me or if I am just picky.
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