The 2x speed trick that changed how I watch long series

I used to hate starting shows with 8+ seasons because I’d get stuck in the slow parts and give up halfway through season 2. Then I tried watching the first 3 episodes of a series at 2x speed just to get the setup out of the way. After that I drop it back to 1.25x or 1.5x for the main story unless it’s really dense. It saved me from quitting The Walking Dead after season 1 and got me through all 15 seasons of Supernatural in about 4 months. Anyone else do something similar to power through the sloggy parts?

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terryj4512d ago

Dude, "get the setup out of the way" is exactly what I call it lol. I did the same thing with The Walking Dead actually but I started at 1.5x for the first three seasons because everyone told me the first two were slow. Worked like a charm, I got through all the boring farm stuff way faster. For Supernatural I just watched the first five seasons normally and then blasted through the later ones at 1.5x because they got bogged down with angel drama. Some shows just need that little push to get past the filler, you know?

ross.jason12d ago

Yeah, the angel drama really dragged. 1.5x is perfect for that stuff.