the power of short stories
While it's fun to get cozy and binge 300 hundred episodes of your comfort show - some of the most compelling stories can be told in limited time with more detail and care than many shows out there. Here are a few shows that really stopped me in my tracks & made me think after a quick binge and short runtimes. Infinity Train Each season of Infinity Train is the length of a single movie, so binging is quite fast. The first half the season is usually time exploring the train itself while developing and learning about the core characters. Every midpoint of the season sees a shift where not only the action picks up, but the depth of the story does as well. By the final couple of episodes you're watching the climax and fully locked in to the deeper theme of the season. With each season focusing on different central characters - each of these themes are different. I remember when I first watched this show, finishing a season finale always left me in silence. The seasons are so q...
