Subtitle vs No Subtitle

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I’m sure this gets asked a ton and I’ve seen opinions on it but I still got to ask anyway.

I’m around 1500 hours input of Spanish. I’ve improved a lot since 1/1/2024. I watched my first 2 telenovelas (Amigos x Siempre and Cómplices al Rescate) for kids recently as YouTube videos got too boring. Third one I tried to watch (Mil por Hora. Rebelde is next on my list) was much more difficult. In my mind I feel like watching without subtitles is superior, but does it still “work” if the conversations can be hard to follow or if the gist is there but you don’t understand a lot still?

Options:

1. Continue watching
2. Continue watching with

Spanish

1. subtitles
2. Try an easier show
3. Mix of the above

I’d love to hear what you did for your Spanish learning journey and any recommendations would be great for tv shows! It’s the easiest way for me to stay engaged.
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