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A comment on a forum thread about 'Frieren' made me rethink how we talk about pacing
I was reading a thread yesterday where someone said, 'I dropped it after 3 episodes because nothing happened.' That got me thinking about how often we judge a show's speed before it has a chance to build. It seems like a lot of talk now is about fast hooks and instant payoff, not slow character growth. I wonder if this is because of how we watch things, like binging whole seasons in a day. Has anyone else felt that the way we discuss pacing has changed in the last few years?
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wyattbennett1mo ago
People drop shows because they're boring, that's the whole point. If three hours of a story can't make you care, that's a writing problem, not a viewer problem. The old slow burn model was built for weekly releases that forced engagement, but now there's too much good stuff to waste time on a show that hasn't earned it. Pacing talk changed because we finally have real choice.
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juliam401mo agoTop Commenter
Ugh, totally feel this. I used to force myself to finish shows, but now I give a new series exactly two episodes. If I'm not hooked by then, I drop it and move on. My watchlist is way too long to stick with something that feels like homework.
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