Tbh, I paused my way out of the show's big surprise

I was binge-watching this cool spy series last weekend, and I got way too curious. Honestly, I kept hitting pause to look up character backgrounds on my phone. Ngl, it totally messed up the flow and I missed how scenes connected. By episode five, I had already guessed the main betrayal from all my digging. Honestly, the finale fell flat because I took away my own shock. The whole point was the slow build, but I rushed through with extra info. Now I know to just let the episodes play without stopping. It's a dumb mistake I won't make again.

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the_evan6h ago

What drove the need to check fan theories so often?

hannahdixon8h ago

Had the exact same problem with a book series last month. I kept flipping to the wiki page after every chapter to check fan theories. It completely spoiled the big twist in the third book. I knew who the killer was before the main character did. Felt so stupid for not just letting the story unfold. Now I avoid all extra info until I finish the thing.