Context

The Indian Dream Hotel is a series shown on Discovery Asia. 

Often with series, I tend to watch whatever that is shown (unless of course you had planned to watch the series from the beginning). I watched the middle episodes first then the last few ones, then the beginning.

The series had Britt Ekland in it, a former Bond Girl from the 70s, together with a bunch of famous senior folks. They travelled across India to experience the sights, sounds, food and entertainment that the country has to offer. It struck me as "Lonely Planet" for older folks and did not think too much of it, until I saw the first episode months later. 

What the series was about: these folks were sampling India and deciding whether they would want to retire in that country. That context made a WHOLE lot of sense. Hence it explains why some participants were a tad 'critical' of the accommodation, the weather, the experience.

So it's not quite Lonely Planet, but "Will I make India my second home?". 

Context, is super important. It helps us make sense of what is happening, or what we're watching.

Had I seen the episodes in order, the whole series would have been a whole lot more enjoyable.

Hence this is where sometimes hubby gets irritated with me when I comment on or ask too many questions on the Malay dramas he's watching (when I haven't watched the earlier episodes). Will keep quiet from now on & just read the synopsis on google. That's my new approach 😷🙏