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The rise of streaming platforms has revolutionized how audiences consume television, making binge-watching the norm and further complicating traditional episodic storytelling. Viewers now often watch entire seasons in one or two sittings, which diminishes the communal weekly experience of TV shows. As one speaker noted, with all episodes often dropping simultaneously, audiences feel overwhelmed, and the need to keep up with every episode becomes a chore rather than entertainment.