I thought I was onto a w***** here but halfway through I am about ready to throw in the towel. The constant leaps from one time period to another make it confusing and hard to follow. For me. If others find it easy to follow, I am envious. Making it even worse are storylines being interrupted for an episode dealing with an entirely different subplot. What is the point of that? It feels like a puritanical teacher trying to instill lessons in radical patience. Next, the soundtrack and songs are intrusive and are not particularly good. I don't want to have a loud, mediocre song playing while action and dialogue are taking place. (The movie "Weapons" had the same problem.) Finally, the lead characters are becoming increasingly annoying - self pitying and full of themselves. It's a shame because I liked it so much in the beginning.
It's only two timelines. I don't remember being confused at all.
You're not the only one, though, because I do recall people asking questions on the show's sublistnook about what was happening when, but I must admit that every question confused me because they were about fairly straightforward things. The show isn't trying to trick the viewer or present an overly complicated narrative. I thought it was a lovely show thematically and in terms of character arcs, but it wasn't a particularly convoluted story to follow.
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dedoktaMar 30, 2026
+17
That's how they fill in the backstory and let you understand why a particular situation is important to a character at that moment. There's only 2 different timelines, it really shouldn't be that hard to follow.
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OreoSpeedwaggonMar 30, 2026
+2
> it really shouldn't be that hard to follow.
It shouldn't be, but I've watched shows with people that have the attention span of a fish, or who try to multitask and easily get distracted, and they would struggle trying to understand flashbacks and non-linear storytelling even if it was tattooed onto their retinas. Some shows just aren't for everyone. OP would probably be really confused by shows like "Lost" or "Fringe."
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infoxicatedMar 30, 2026
+1
The book, one of the most over-written I've ever read, was the same and I almost threw in the towel with it too. I only persevered because I thought "this *has* to be going somewhere."
The timeline switching wasn't really the problem, for me, it was more that it was loaded with verbosity when it came to things that did not really matter yet the author left threads hanging all over the place.
Ultimately, the story was all wardrobe and no Narnia and it built to a plateau rather than a crescendo.
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ajgmtl2001Mar 30, 2026
+2
Get through it, it’s worth it.
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BlueberryWaspsMar 30, 2026
idk if “get through it” is the right advice here. i loved every minute of it, maybe slightly disappointed by the ending, but honestly if the experience of jumping between timelines, absorbing the characters, piecing together what happened, being held in suspense, etc is actively *annoying* them, maybe they should take a break or stop? it’s a show meant to be enjoyed, not endured. sometimes it’s just not for you
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