Can we talk about that one show that hooked me after a slow start

I was scrolling Netflix on my couch in Chicago around midnight last Tuesday. I put on this show called The Fall and almost quit after the first two episodes because it felt too slow. But I forced myself to stick with it after a friend said it picks up. By episode four I was glued to the screen and finished the whole season in two days. The tension just builds in a way that sneaks up on you. Has anyone else pushed through a slow beginning and ended up loving a show?

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sean_murray1mo ago

That bit about almost quitting after the first two episodes reminds me of my friend Dave. He's the guy who tells me about every show he watches, and last year he kept complaining about this British crime drama called Broadchurch. He said the first three episodes moved like molasses and he nearly turned it off. But his wife made him stay, and by episode five he was texting me at 2 AM about how good it got. He said he watched the rest of the season in one sitting that weekend, just couldn't stop.

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alex_coleman1mo ago

Dave got some real patience then. I want to know what exactly clicked for him around episode five. Was it a specific scene or just the overall pace finally picking up? Because I've had that with shows where I'm close to dropping them and then one moment totally flips it. Like with The Americans, I nearly quit until that scene in the garage in season one episode three, then I was hooked. What was the moment for your buddy?