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I finally watched 'Monster' after my friend kept calling it boring, and the slow burn totally paid off by episode 15.
The deliberate pacing I hated at first is what made the payoff so intense, so has anyone else had a show that won them over after a rough start?
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hernandez.miles1mo ago
Glad it worked for you, but that slow burn never clicked for me. I stuck with it because of the hype and found the payoff wasn't worth the hours of setup. Some shows just move too slow to ever grab me, no matter how good the ending is supposed to be. My friend had the same experience you did, so it seems to be a personal taste thing. I guess I need a plot to move a bit faster to stay invested.
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palmer.val1mo ago
Ever try watching slow shows at 1.25x speed? Sounds silly but it works for me. Lets you keep up with the story beats without feeling stuck. Totally get what you mean @hernandez.miles, some shows feel like homework. I drop them fast now, life's too short. Found my own rule: if I'm not into it after three episodes, I'm out.
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tyler_white425d ago
You watch stuff on fast forward? That's just admitting the show is boring. I tried that with one of those slow family dramas everyone loves, sped it up to 1.5x, and they all just sounded like chipmunks having a crisis. @hernandez.miles is right, if the setup takes forever, the payoff better be amazing, and it usually isn't. I sat through a whole season waiting for something to happen, and the big twist was that the dad liked gardening. Not worth it.
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