I finally found the trick to watching long shows without giving up after 3 episodes
For a while I kept starting these 6 season shows and dropping them by episode 3 because they felt too slow, so I tried watching with the subtitles on and 1.25x speed. Last month I made it through all of The Wire in 9 days doing this and actually followed the plot way better. I also started watching just 2 episodes a night instead of binging 6, which stopped me from getting bored. The subtitles caught names and details I would have missed at normal speed. Does anyone else mess with playback speed, or does that ruin the show for you?