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meowskywalker t1_iu4u3wr wrote

People always had this problem even when there were only 12 weeks between seasons. That’s why previously on has to exist.

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TheSeventhAnimorph t1_iu63p39 wrote

> That’s why previously on has to exist.

Wasn't that more because they wanted people to be able to just jump in with some context for things even if they hadn't been watching previous episodes of the show?

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Orleanian t1_iu8108u wrote

I'd say that most "Previously On..."s would fall far short of catching someone up.

Short-episode recaps are present now in the day of digital distribution. A 3-minute season recap to prep you for a follow-on season with a bit of context.

But typical in-season recaps for an episode are kept to 30-60s, and really just give you a memory-jog of major plot points.

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meowskywalker t1_iu659iz wrote

None of them ever provide enough info unless you’ve already seen old episodes. Plus, like, Lord of the Rings has a previously on every episode even though it’s streaming and all the old episodes are available to watch at all times. But they released it weekly so they couldn’t trust people to remember the old episodes even over the course of 8 weeks. No, 7 weeks, because they put the first two out on one week, right?

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stomach t1_iu6jzfz wrote

you also just described what it's like to catch up with a show not having seen earlier episodes though.

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CTeam19 t1_iu6tqxb wrote

Eh. That was more because if you didn't watch your show specifically at the time it was released on TV then you had a near zero chance of ever seeing the episode again.

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