i hate when people try to introduce ygo gx to people and entice them to it by saying it ‘gets good at season three, you can skip to there’ like no you cannot. even if you supplement them with any context they may need no one’s going to fully enjoy a show that they have to watch from the middle with no context. the first two seasons are important parts of what makes gx so fun and unique even if their plots- in the minds of the majority- aren’t as interesting or tight as season three or four. 

it’s not endearing a person to a show to basically tell them the first two seasons are worthless.

Seriously. I got my friend Ava to watch GX with me after I showed her a couple clips of Hassleberry and she totally fell in love with him. But I told her, I’m sorry honey, your boy doesn’t come in until season 2 so you’ll have to wait because you can’t just skip the 1st season, there’s important stuff in there.

I’ve literally had this conversation with people, that even though the later parts may be “the best”, the beginning is still very important. And it’s just so fun and quirky, a lot of the charm and magic of the series is in those first 2 seasons. They’re so important, there’s no way you can skip them and think you’re getting the full GX experience. You aren’t.

Reminds me of Revolutionary Girl Utena in a way. That one also had a more slice-of-life Season 1 with darker arcs afterward, and I’ve heard of fans skipping it even though it sets up important context.

But yeah. I have no intention of skipping seasons when watching GX.