Off topic: Do people actually appreciate to be eased into the topic by tangents like "It’s not hard to imagine a young Hugh Grant rushing through the churchyard

Off topic: Do people actually appreciate to be eased into the topic by tangents like "It’s not hard to imagine a young Hugh Grant rushing through the churchyard in a morning suit and mumbling apologies for being late again." ? It distracted me, i absentmindedly switched the tab and later remembered to read it further.