Question about whether you finish a bad season or just quit...

I tried sticking through the final season of a show I loved for 5 years... it got so slow and weird by episode 3. But I kept thinking maybe it would get better, so I forced myself through all 12 episodes. Now I kind of wish I had just stopped because the ending ruined the whole series for me. On the other hand, my friend quit after episode 2 and says she has no regrets. Has anyone else dealt with this debate between finishing a show out of loyalty versus cutting your losses?

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anna75819d ago

The thing about "ruining the whole series" is kind of interesting though because I actually don't think an ending can do that. The good stuff still happened. Like Breaking Bad's finale is perfect but even if it wasn't that wouldn't make the train heist episode suck all of a sudden. You still got 5 years of enjoyment out of that show. The bad ending just lives in your head more because it's fresh. I think your friend quitting early actually missed out on some possible good episodes that could have been worth it. You at least gave the show a real chance to redeem itself.

ryan_clark4019d ago

You said the bad ending "just lives in your head more because it's fresh" but I gotta disagree hard. When a show ends badly it literally rewires how I see everything that came before it. Like if a friend turns out to be a total snake the whole time, you look back at good times differently. Same with shows. The character arcs feel hollow, the foreshadowing feels cheap, it all gets retroactively ruined. I've had shows where I can't even rewatch the early seasons after a garbage finale because it just makes me angry knowing where it's heading. The good stuff doesn't just exist in a vacuum anymore.