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Whats a TV series that went completely off the rails, became absurd and lost sight of its own original premise? (piefed.social)
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I hear Riverdale was like that.

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[โ€“] popcornpizza@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, pretty much. The only thing keeping me interested in the stories after they reach that point is lore, but even that starts getting convoluted eventually.

[โ€“] Ilandar@lemmy.today 3 points 3 weeks ago

I think the associated "mythos" and all the online communities they create is a big part of the appeal of these shows. Scouring every scene and interview for clues, predicting what will happen well in advance, etc. Because they take forever to answer the big questions, tons of different theories can exist at the same time and everyone can feel like they're right (until they're eventually not, another reason why people often hate the endings of these shows).