I’m in the “pro subtitles” camp, too, but they too have disadvantages. By changing part of the screen, they don’t preserve the original performance, either (but

I’m in the “pro subtitles” camp, too, but they too have disadvantages. By changing part of the screen, they don’t preserve the original performance, either (but IMO, that’s a lesser problem than dubbing) and their timing often is off. You’ll read a joke before or after it’s made, may know somebody gets shot before it happens, etc. I think aster readers will have a larger problem there. They (obviously) also work less well for slower readers.