ugh, yeah, I've pretty much resigned myself to not being able to see it! almost couldn't get through the first Guardians of the Galaxy! it's just SO prevalent, and, yeah, there's definitely some cognitive bias, it's pretty much my one Big No trigger (and even then i'm sometimes fine with forewarning, but it's really the only thing that will put me off watching something, content-wise), but it's deeeefinitely a huge go-to plot device, too.

IT IS RIDICULOUSLY UNFAIR. that show was super fun, though, i really enjoyed it!