Rec | ENJOYING THINGS AFTER THE HYPE IS OVER

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I really hate when people say “you should watch this, it’s so good”. Maybe it’s my natural oppositional defiance at play, but any time something gets hyped up, I want nothing to do with it. So I just finished watching Challengers, and yeah. It lives up to the hype. But I’m glad I came to that conclusion in my own terms, makes it easier to see a piece of work for what it is, without the influence of too many opinions.

@justheretofillthevoid

Jan 15, 2025

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@beangirl94

I do this a lot with tv shows!

Jan 15, 2025

@grape

I am obnoxiously contrarian so this is pretty much my MO. I always feel out of the loop with popular shows and movies but it doesn't bug me too much.

Jan 15, 2025

@hannahla

I do this too! But I also found that one of the most fun parts of enjoying some things like movies or TV has been getting into it at the same time that other people are talking about it/making fanart of it/generally open to discussing it as an item of interest. Watching Succession at the same time as everyone else was so different for me than watching Mad Men years after it had come out

Jan 15, 2025

@justheretofillthevoid

hannahla I agree. I also watched succession at the same time as everyone else and it was fun to talk about it, but I think it really depends on the show and the audience. If people are too obnoxious about something it really turns me off.

Jan 15, 2025

@chare_bearr

i feel like i explain this exact feeling to someone everytime something new starts trending😭 like i physically can’t enjoy it until everyone else moves on

Jan 15, 2025

@sunch1ld

i feel like the kind of hype you’re talking about is what ruined my experience with The Substance, i was so disappointed when i saw it, i mean it’s good but the hype set my expectations too high

Jan 15, 2025

@justheretofillthevoid

sunch1ld yeah I’m waiting a while to watch that one

Jan 15, 2025

@quesitofeo

for me it’s like, yall hype it up so much but like im scared of watching or listening and then it’s gonna be MID, the utter disa and then everyone turning back on your for not liking, I just be waiting till the hype dies, if it’s really good there will still be a fandom for it, if it was mid like I feared then people won’t ever remember or care

Jan 15, 2025

@chiawase_

I do this too. I remember when Frozen came out, I vehemently chose to not watch it. Watched the first 30 minutes of it last year, and for a kids movie it wasn’t bad

Jan 15, 2025

@fairycat

i'm the same. i'm always consuming media after the hype of it has died down. something about it being discussed so much puts me off it idk. but when i finally get to it i understand the hype hahah

Jan 15, 2025

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