A lot of TV shows were edited around commercial breaks and sometimes the commercial break could even enhance the drama in a meaningful way. You could pace your watch around that and the whole experience was fine.
Youtube and other streaming platforms tend to just throw ads wherever while modern editing also often feels less grounded in any particular structure. The ad break might slice right between an interesting moment in a way that just feels like someone walking in front of you at the theater basically
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u/ckglle3lle Sep 07 '26
A lot of TV shows were edited around commercial breaks and sometimes the commercial break could even enhance the drama in a meaningful way. You could pace your watch around that and the whole experience was fine.
Youtube and other streaming platforms tend to just throw ads wherever while modern editing also often feels less grounded in any particular structure. The ad break might slice right between an interesting moment in a way that just feels like someone walking in front of you at the theater basically