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The thing I love about the binge strategy is that it makes it a lot easier to follow a complicated and twisting storyline.
The 6 month-or-more breaks between season finale and season premiere sometimes made it very difficult to remember all of the important aspects of the story, let along details from earlier seasons.
The producers of these shows don't make it any easier by not releasing a "previously on ###" episode before the premiere to get you back up to speed and remind you of the important details before you dive into the latest season. A 5-10 minute catch-up episode #x00 would be awesome for a lot of shows.
What I don't like about a lot of these new shows is the short seasons. 24 episodes meant you had a lot to look forward to when a show finally returned, but these 10-15 epsiode seasons (if you're lucky!) just aren't as satisfying.
The recent Lost Season 2 was barely enough for 3 days of light binging (three eps a night).
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