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My Squid Game marathon felt hollow compared to my friend's weekly ritual. Which viewing style really sticks with you?

I plowed through all of Squid Game in a single night and it was a BLAST, but now the details are a blur. My buddy stretched it over weeks and claims every episode hit HARDER because of the wait. He says the tension built each time, making the twists more shocking. I argue that binging lets you live in the story without breaks, keeping the momentum going. Shows like Stranger Things drop whole seasons, while things like The Mandalorian trickle out, and I can't decide which I like more. Does spacing out episodes actually make a show more memorable, or just test your patience? Let's debate this.
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riverjackson
Honestly, weekly shows win because the group chat theories between episodes, as @mason.elizabeth hinted, become their own story.
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scott.william
Did your group ever have a wild theory that actually came true? Watching a show week to week last year, the slow build made our guesswork so much fun, and getting it right by the finale felt way better than just finishing a whole season in one weekend.
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mason.elizabeth
Doesn't binging just trade long-term impact for a short-term rush?
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