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Appreciation post: The way we talk about filler episodes has totally shifted in the last 5 years
Back in 2018, my local anime club would just skip them, but now we have whole threads analyzing their character moments. Did the pandemic making us all watch more cause this?
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joelmoore3mo ago
Wait, you guys had a local anime club in 2018?
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moore.beth3mo ago
You know, I never saw it that way before. Binging does turn filler into a little break instead of a letdown.
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willowg883mo ago
Wonder if it's also about streaming. Binging a whole show makes filler feel different. You're not waiting a week for new plot, so those slower episodes become a breather. Maybe we just got better at enjoying the downtime in stories.
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Yeah, "breather" really hit me. I used to skip filler episodes entirely. Always thought they were wasting my time. But you're right, when you're binging they actually let you sit with the characters for a minute. Never considered that before.
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