Had to pick between watching the subbed or dubbed version of a 200 episode show in one weekend

My buddy dared me to finish Naruto Shippuden in a weekend. I know, ridiculous. I went with subbed because I figured faster reading equals faster watching. By hour 14 I was hallucinating ninjas in my peripheral vision and my eyes felt like sandpaper. Around episode 120 I accidentally started reading a pizza box menu as if it were subtitles. Did I finish? No, I passed out around episode 160 and woke up with a charlie horse in my neck. Has anyone else attempted a dumb binge like this and regretted their format choice?

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brooke_jones20h ago

Man I read somewhere that binge watching like that can actually mess up how your eyes track moving objects for days after. Bet that pizza box moment was a new level of low though.

nancy_wood15h ago

Ngl I had a friend who did a full 24 hour Naruto marathon and then tried to drive home. She said everything looked like it was sliding sideways for like two days. Pizza box moment sounds way safer honestly.

danielr996h ago

Oh gosh, that eye tracking thing sounds awful. I'll stick to shorter shows from now on.