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While I personally enjoyed the entire series, I would at least watch season 3 while skipping the first two.
I've been considering this approach. I know the plot of the first two but don't want to go through them based on what I've heard - I guess it will be fine to just jump into S3?
If you’re familiar with the plot of the first two, absolutely. There are some like Nepenthe I think you should watch, but it is fairly standalone.
Nice, I will try that approach then, thanks!
One of the difficulties of the making of season 2 was that it was happening at the same time as the making of season 3 so they couldn't really connect them that much... so you are fine skipping right to season 3 if you want
The only problem is that if you skip those 2 (though I admit that 1 is sort of okay at best and 2 is... pretty bad), a lot of the best stuff that happens in 3 is a lot to handle.
I'm very new to Lemmy and can't find a spoiler button so I'll be vague instead: there is a huge plot in season 3 for a beloved character, and if that had all happened in the first season, it wouldn't have felt earned.
I would never skip them myself, but I understand why someone might want to.
spoiler
Testing a spoiler! It appears to be the ⚠️button, at least on the mobile webpage.I believe we're in the same boat.
And tragically, on the Jerboa app, no such button, and your spoiler text is just showing as normal text. Growing pains!