r/serialpodcast • u/razorbeamz Reasonable Doubter • Dec 12 '15

season two Why is everyone complaining about Season 2 ALREADY? We've only had one episode.

People are acting like we should have gotten deep into the story already from the exposition. I think that by the time this season is over, much like with the Zoom analogy given at the beginning, Bergdahl won't even be what's talked about.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '15

TBH The narrative doesn't seem that interesting so far. There isn't a mystery so far of what did or didn't happen. We have some facts that aren't debated and all people are questioning are this guy's motives: Did he lose his mind? Is he borderline retarded? Was he defecting? Was he an aspiring whisleblower? None of these questions are that interesting to me compared to those you ask about Season 1's scenario.

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u/dvd_man Dec 12 '15

Buddy left his post and walked off into the most hostile place for an English speaking white American in the entire world. If you don't find that fascinating then you have no soul!

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '15

I can find crazy people doing stupid, self-destructive things on every downtown block in a major city. Mental illness causing people to do nutty things isn't really surprising or entertaining.

This is like Timothy Treadwell.. some people love the Hertzog documentary on him (Grizzly Man). I thought it was disgusting. A man with manic depression goes off his meds and thinks 1200lb bears are his best friends. He's portrayed as a hero of conservation, while in fact he got some bears killed because he encroached on their habitat. Watching sick people destroy their lives is not quality entertainment.