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Just one more Episode?


Summers are here, and for those of us who are neither taking a vacation to some fairy tale land, nor indulging in any self help course or internship, this is the time to unwind and be at leisure, by simply staying at home, mainly trying to elude the scorching sun outside. 
Now being a graduate and having a post graduate college of my preference in hand, I personally feel that I have earned myself this - not to exaggerate - imperative break. So as I sit at home sipping my coffee, having the air conditioner blast cool air at my face, with my laptop in front of me, I decide to watch a TV show called <insert title here>. I've deliberately omitted the title of the TV show in here, because let's face it, I'm a binge watcher. And before I realize, I'll be over with series number 1, and on to series number 2, 3, 4 and the summer would come to an end. So yes, I'm a vegetable, and I guiltlessly so. If you are a binge watcher too, you have an affinity towards TV shows and you (knowingly or not) go through the stages that I've very astutely tried to enlist here.

  Stage 1: Introduction

  This is the stage where you, after some very careful consideration, have settled upon a TV show to watch, and after spending hours (or minutes) downloading the first few episodes, you finally play it. You start the show and gradually begin to get a hang of the characters. You may initially remember them as the tall one, the blonde one, or the evil one, but slowly you get acquainted to them and their nuances.

  Stage 2: Getting hooked

  This stage occurs after you've watched a handful of episodes, and have been well versed with all the the story-line and the dramatis personae. The plot begins to develop, you decide which characters to root for, and before you know it, you're hooked, promising yourself that you'll watch only one more episode, ultimately turning that one episode into an entire season. And voila, the sun is up, and you've spent your night in front of the laptop. This could go on for a while depending upon how engaging the series might get.

  Stage 3: Reality versus virtuality

  Next, comes the stage where you have become enamored of whatever you're watching. So much so, that you overlook the reality and live in the virtuality. You might as well start having dreams about the characters and/or start behaving like them in real life - I know I do. You are influenced by the characters, big time. And in all sincerity this is what inclines me most towards these shows - no matter how forlorn your own life might be, they make you forget about it, albeit temporarily. 

  Stage 4: Withdrawal

  Ah! The last phase of the TV show mania. That juncture when you know that the end is near. You're expecting miracles to happen, and desperately waiting for that “happy ending” to take place, so that you can start saying your goodbyes to the characters that you've spent your precious time befriending (or wait for the next season) and begin the series next in line. 

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