Binge watching from a distance!

Me and my bestie have this funny habit of binge watching entire series of movies or daily soaps once we put our minds to it. Though we are far from each other, there are so many stories we’ve shared and lived together. I wanted to write about three of those stories and the gist I grasped from them.

Dark, a story of twisted and tangled web of timelines so complex, it blows your mind. So without delving too deep into the story line, let’s just suffice by saying that a time machine was created for a purpose, which in turn warped the time and created multiple timelines with people who wouldn’t have otherwise existed.. three whole seasons of trying to understand what’s going on and who’s who and trying to figure which timeline is currently in play, it finally ended with a simple fact that the warped timeline had to be destroyed and the characters that we so worried about shouldn’t have existed in the first place. Jonas and Martha save the time from being warped and are disintegrated in the process.. WHAT YOU SOOOO CARE ABOUT, MIGHT NOT EXIST AT ALL..

Game of Thrones, the epic, with such a wide spectrum of characters. The first two seasons you simply try to understand who’s related to who as you get acquainted to all the characters. One such character is Daenerys Targaryen. At first, you see Dany, the delicate. A girl so soft, she would wither away at the slightest touch. A doll on display. Then you see her rise, from Daenerys to the Khaleesi, to the breaker of chains, to the mother of dragons, Daenerys Stormborn. You see her birthing dragons, taming them, riding them. She fights battle after battle until you start believing that she’s the most deserving heir to the iron throne. That part where you see the dragon wings open behind her, proves that she was indeed the last dragon. To have evolved so much, to have been through so much, and then to be killed at the hands of an illegitimate love-child, NO AMOUNT OF POWER CAN EVER BE ENOUGH.

Harry Potter, my most favourite, my go-to series for every mood. The boy who lived, the boy who didn’t know he was a wizard, the boy who had the courage to stand up against wrong even when he knew he was too small for the evil he was to face. The saga of love, friendship, bravery and courage. The story that makes us believe in magic. The first three movies are well versed in creating the fear of the dark and evil that has yet to surface. The fourth movie is where we see Lord Voldemort, the face of fear, for the first time. The story of how little Harry grows up under threat and fear, how he learns his way to stand up against and fight evil, what love and friendship really mean, makes you believe that THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE AND A LIL’ BIT OF MAGIC.. ALWAYS!!

It’s fun discussing the story, scenes, back stories and theories with her. Our friendship isn’t just about lending a shoulder, it’s also about exploring things together, indulging each other, widening our horizons and doing crazy things together. Feels good to know we don’t need reasons to keep chattering. I look forward to binge watch Friends with her now.. just a reminder..

J. K. Rowling said and I quote, “the stories we love best, live in us forever!” I believe every story leaves a part of itself in us and takes away a part of us with it.