It appears that the book or movie are going no where but you continue to believe there must be some light at the end of the tunnel so you continuing reading/watching until all hope is lost. Where you draw your line determines how much time you will waste or whether you will truly get to the “good part” and whether it was really worth keeping it alive for this time. You want to believe there is some hope after seeing a glimmer of hope on page 18. I regret not killing the many books, movies and shows that I kept alive instead of giving them the proper burial hours or days before. Time wasted that could have been spent on projects that at least had some heartbeat. Yet if one project turns the corner isn’t it worth the time wasted on other projects for entertainment is something you truly don’t want to kill before it’s time. When the time is called is something every person must decide for themselves with some helpful advise from a critic.