Literally watched it when it first aired. Never watched another episode after even though it’s the kind of thing that should be my cup of tea and I hear so much good about it. Whenever I hear people talk about it I think I should try it again, then forget about it.
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pandora@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 hours ago
I always recommend to skip this particular episode. It just is really disgusting and does not convey any meaning whatsoever. It absolutely fails to be an example for the rest of the series. If you haven’t seen it, just skip it. If you did see it and stopped watching the show because of it, please watch another episode. They are all good in their own way, except for this first one. I have no idea how anyone could have thought, it would be a good idea to open the show with this particular episode …
It’s called “The National Anthem”, btw. Just skip it, seriously.
then_three_more@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
My wife and I were like you… if that episode was representative of what the series was like it wasn’t something we wanted to watch. We stopped after the 1st. Our adult kids kept telling us though the rest weren’t like that one and to watch the rest and we eventually gave it another shot.
Honestly while quite different than the 1st, we both thought the 2nd episode was weak and weren’t too enthused about continuing, but they honestly get soo good that it’s worth it. A couple episodes still stand as some of my favorite moments of any series ever. Very thought-provoking and moving. You should definitely consider giving it another chance.
Speculater@lemmy.world 12 minutes ago
I always recommend Bees as the first episode. If that doesn’t hook you, the the series isn’t for you.
DanceMomsSavedMe@lemmy.zip 5 hours ago
Doesn’t convey any meaning whatsoever??
what did you watch it?
restingOface@quokk.au 3 hours ago
It’s clearly “what could happen when someone abuses technology”, just like the rest of the series.
marcos@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
The author said in an interview that it was a filter to get the public he wants for the series. No idea if that’s post-facto rationalization, though.
Anyway, Netflix changed their entire system so that they could order that one show differently. It’s the last episode there.
pandora@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 hours ago
You mean, he was actually trying to hook a certain kind of audience with this episode, so they would be open for the other episodes, they would not have been interested in otherwise? What kind of audience would that be?
Yes, netflix plays the seasons of the show in reverse chronological order, because it’s an anthology and the episodes don’t directly build on one another. I am actually really glad they did that. If I had started with the first episode of season one, I would probably not have continued watching.
snooggums@piefed.world 5 hours ago
The first episode hooked me because it chose not to back out of the premise it set up so apparently I am the audience.
marcos@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
In the sense that “if you can’t stand this, you probably won’t like the rest of the show”.
What is clearly false, but that he intended it to be that way.
pandora@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 hours ago
that really does not make any sense to, but it’s intresting background info