Finally binged through all of The Terror in 3 days flat

I used to watch new shows one episode a week, taking it slow with breaks in between. But last weekend I caught a cold and just clicked play on episode 1 of The Terror season 1 around 2pm Friday. By Sunday night I had finished all 10 episodes, barely stopping for food or sleep. The way the tension builds with the ships stuck in the ice just hooked me completely. Has anyone else had a show grab them like that where you physically could not stop pushing play?

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king.wyatt23d ago

Man, I gotta disagree. Binging that hard just makes it all blur together and you miss the slow dread that makes the show work. The ice wasn't going anywhere, why rush through it?

riley_taylor22d ago

Episode 3 has that 47 minute single shot of the character just staring out at the ice during the storm. You literally cannot appreciate that pacing if you're clicking next episode in 10 seconds. I watched it weekly and even then I had to pause and let that scene sit with me for a minute. Binging would make you miss how that moment actually changes your breathing.

bettyfox22d ago

Hear you LOUD and clear on this one. I tried binging it and by episode 4 I couldn't even tell you what happened in episode 2. The whole point is that creeping feeling, the way the silence settles in like FROST on a window. Rushing through that is like drinking a fine whiskey in one gulp. You miss all the little moments, the looks between characters, the way the camera holds on a snowy landscape just long enough to make you uncomfortable. Its a show that RESPECTS your patience, and binging it feels like spitting in that respect.