kaih36•15d ago

The 10-minute rule that stopped me from quitting every show halfway

I kept dropping series around episode 4 because nothing GRABBED me. Then a friend said give any show exactly 10 more minutes after you feel like turning it off. I tried it on Dark Matter and that 10 minutes had a twist that locked me in for the whole season. Now I do this every time and I've finished 6 shows this month alone. Has anyone else got a weird trick for pushing through a slow start?

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parker18315d ago

Did the same thing with Counterpart. Was ready to shut it off around episode 3 but forced myself through one more and the whole thing clicked. Now I just give everything a full four episodes minimum before making up my mind.

rubyshah14d ago

Haven't you ever stuck with a show for 4 hours and still hated it? I gave Ozark a full season and a half before I realized it just wasn't for me, no matter how many people told me it gets better. Sometimes a show's just not your speed, and that's fine, you don't owe it more episodes.

murphy.abby15d ago

The same thing happened to me with The Expanse actually, I was ready to shut it off and then bam a huge reveal hit and I was glued. It's wild how a tiny window can flip your whole impression of a show.