Warning: stop skipping the intro episodes of shows just because they're slow

I kept seeing people in here saying they jump ahead 3 or 4 episodes into a series to get past the boring setup. I did that with The Expanse and missed like 5 character introductions and a key plot point about the protomolecule. Took me 8 episodes to figure out who was who and why anyone cared about the Cant. My buddy Matt in Denver warned me last year about doing the same thing with Dark and I laughed it off. Ended up having to rewatch the whole first season anyway because nothing made sense. If you skip setup you're basically reading the last chapter of a book first. Has anyone else ruined a show by trying to speed through the early episodes?

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casey90926d ago

Read a article saying skipping intros makes shows feel empty halfway through.

hannaht2926d ago

casey909 your point about articles saying skipping intros makes shows feel empty is spot on for the most part, but I gotta push back a little. It's not just about them feeling empty halfway through, it's about the whole show falling apart by the end. I did exactly this with Dark and I was so lost by episode 6 I had to rewind everything. The setup episodes are the foundation of the story, you can't just jump past them and expect the plot to hold together. Without those early character moments and world building, the later twists just feel random and unearned. It's like trying to build a house starting with the roof.