• @[email protected]OPM
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    118 hours ago

    Filler episodes are important because they focus on character development and they give a break from the main plot.

    I guess it depends on the show. Some shows are structured to work like that. Other shows like Game of Thrones, Black Sails, just aren’t.

    • @[email protected]
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      117 hours ago

      Black Sails is a rare exception, but most shows would benefit from having filler episodes

      • @[email protected]OPM
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        117 hours ago

        I can’t see how GoT would, but then it depends what you consider as “filler”. I don’t think Dark would either. Or Silo

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          315 hours ago

          Dark would have definitely benefitted from it, I love it but it’s a drag to binge watch because it’s too much sad shit in a row

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            114 hours ago

            Well, what does “filler” here mean to you? Dark is a tragedy where the characters in a personal sense aren’t really relevant. It’s hardly a series about ‘slice of life’ or “spend time with Jonas/Martha” to see what they get up to.

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              130 minutes ago

              Well I disagree, the characters in Dark matter a lot, a filler episode would have been something like having an episode in season 1 from Martha’s POV