Binge watching

Who's loves watching those one a week shows, watching a episode and letting it simmer for a week before continuing. No? Well, maybe you're more of a fan of just watching an entire series in one go? Binge watching is a popular practice of consuming all a show has to offer in a relatively small amount of time. Usually for those who just can't wait to find out if Kimmy Schmidt will be able to live her comfortable new life or not. Or perhaps they just got a few days off work/school and want something to do for the next few hours.

There are some pros to binge watching, but you do lose something in it as well. When you binge watch, you absorb all the content in a mere matter of hours, and you're satisfied that you do not have to wait any longer for the rest of the story. However, the show stays in your life for a smaller amount of time, after a little while you might no longer remember the plot of the characters. In contrast, when you watch a show on schedule, the show tends to stick around longer and you end up feeling like the characters are part of your everyday life. You tend to remember more about the plot and the characters.

For example, I binge watched Kimmy Schmidt, and though I throughly enjoyed it, and cannot for the life of me remember the mother character's name. The only character's name that I remember is the title character. But when compared to when I watch a show weekly (Once Upon a Time), I can remember all the major characters names (Emma, Regina, Henry, David, Killian, Zelena, Gold, etc...), as well as the major plot points.

When you watch a show on schedule, you give yourself the time to grow to like and care for the characters in a show, but when you binge you may satisfy your plot craving, but there's a higher probability you might not remember it further down the line. Like with everything in this world, there's is always positive things about thing such as this, but there will always be something you lose from it as well. Binge watching definitely affecting your overall experience with a show, and it's ultimately up to you to decide if you would rather binge watch an entire show and watch it in moderation.