5. Your Solution To Show Hiatuses Is To Find Even More Shows To Watch
You usually have something to watch, no matter what point in the TV airing calendar you're in, but some months are painfully slower than others. Naturally, you take to your streaming sites and find anything and everything to fill the void. This then causes you to add even more shows to your already full plate, and the vicious cycle of keeping up with them continues.
4. You Scout The Internet For All Of The Spoilers
When something insane happens on a show, you MUST search for any kind of hints or answers to what is yet to come. So you troll any and every entertainment news site for interviews with show creators, writers, and directors to see if they let anything slip. Waiting to find out on the next episode is not optional.
3. However, When Someone Spoils Something Without Your Permission, You Absolutely LOSE IT
If you are watching a show that has already aired, you have metaphorical earmuffs on your head until you've caught up to the rest of the world. I swear to GOD, if anyone tells me what this Red Wedding business is before I watch it, I might have to cut someone.
2. Missing A TV Show On The Night It Airs Takes A Huge Toll On Your Well-Being
Even if you've made the most wonderful plans for the night ever, the thought of missing tonight's newest episode of The Walking Dead is driving you to despair. You now have to avoid all social media for the rest of the night, and try to distract yourself from the fact that you are missing out. Those metaphorical earmuffs are most certainly ON.
1. But The Best Feeling In The World Is Having A Full List Of Shows On Netflix To Catch Up On
While missing a TV show is stressful, the best feeling in the whole entire universe is creating a permanent butt-impression on your couch, with a very full Netflix watch-list of your latest obsessions. With Netflix giving you 15 seconds to decide whether or not to watch the next episode, one thing is certain - you're definitely not doing anything else with your life today.
Holland Baker is based in New York City, where she is an editor, writer and co-host of Whatever It Takes: A Degrassi Podcast. In her free time, you can find her searching for bodega cats, eating mass amounts of pizza and using humor as a defense mechanism.
